Originally Posted by
rainycamp
Motobecane = Motobecain or Motobecahn or Motobecah-nay?
"Moto bay cahn" or, for short: "Moto."
Motobécane is a compound word, since the company used to make both bicycles and motorcycles.
"Moto" is the French word for "bike" when speaking of motorcycles.
"Bécane" is the French word for "bike" when speaking of bicycles.
Sheldon "
http://sheldonbrown.com/velos " Brown