How do i tellif i have a motobecane bike
 

I think I have a 60's or 70's tour de france riviera. I heard it might be a motobecane but I don't know how to tell if it is. Any help?:thumb:

A picture, or pictures, will help with your question. Send good clear pictures of frame and component details, then ask your question.

If your bicycle looks like mine, then you do have a Motobecane. Of course, if I don't present a picture, you have nothing to compare to and my statement is all but useless. Get some pics and the folks on the forum will jump at the chance to assist.

All I have is my phone and I can't seem to put any pics on here with that. Unless someone knows how. I can send it through an email though

Post your pics on Photobucket and then post a link.

try this... http://www.velobase.com/Velos/ListFrames.aspx

No bike photos at that link.

I see Camaros and TAs....

EDIT: Try this

And I would venture to say not a Moto

Look one more time. I changed it again and I went to an office computer and it worked.

Here you go:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0yk6x6PmmwU/TL...1018173026.jpg

Looks like a Riviera to me.

Well, it may be a Riviera but it's not a Motobecane Riviera. They were folding bicycles.

Bike boom department store quality bike in poor condition. Needs a lot of work. Unless you have the tools/time/aptitude/interest in doing the work yourself, I would pass this bike on. Even then, I would pass it on myself. As is, might be a $10 bike. Fully restored it might be a $50 bike, and it would cost quite a bit more than that to restore, even if you do the work.

If it is indeed a lowball bike, it could still make for a theft proof college "rat bike", which will actually serve a college kid better than something modern/CF he/she can't take everywhere because he/she will always have to worry about it out there. I used one in college that I think my older brother bought from Sears. It was my main transportation around the campus and the neighborhood for at least a year till I got my Peugeot to replace it. It's still alive in my brother's garage in SE Wisconsin. I think his son is now using it for the same purpose.
I wouldn't bother cleaning it too much, just grease/adjust and make sure everything is working nice and secure and it will make for that perfect conveyance for a college or highschool kid.
I wouldn't even change that saddle as it is kryptonite to bike stealers.....

Chombi

Well. I guess I will have to find a better way to put pics on herem

Thanks for all the help with the bike and pictures and stuff. I don't mind being told I bought a 10 dollar bike. I only paid 3. For it. I bought some more bikes I will try andh post in the other section for asking for the values and stuff. Many thanks to yall! :thumb: