Damn man, how do you keep your Motobecane looking so nice? I swear I even look at mine wrong and that purty orange paint chips off just to spite me. I'm going to be repainting just so I don't have to deal with that anymore.

it appears a cross lever was modded into a tt lever (wtf?) (???)

huh, looks similar to a biuld that exists only in my mind. i might bring it into existence one day. maybe not. also depends if i start some velodrome riding.

edit: and since yours is a conversion with full aerospoke, i'm saying....

scraper bike!

yeah, for sure.

yeah, but why sideways? or backwards?
thumb-braking?

I'm back from the dead...

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...0224071353.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...0215071849.jpg


...I can't let go.

Nice of Ceya to lend you his camera!

[More seriously, the bike looks awesome - I'm happy you found a way to keep it. Hope all is well...]

hi. i'm lucky enough to have a job that allows me to keep my bike indoors and when I lock it up i have the foam from an old bmx frame pad for top tubr protection... so far so good... it rides great!

i always thought white Deep V's would look amazing on that bike.

now has tire and chain...
 

I posted a picture a couple days ago of my new vintage track bike, it did not have any tires on it and I got called out. Well its done for now. It's sports these vintage parts, Sugino 65 151 bdc cranks, with campy bottom bracket and campy pedals. Super Champion rims 36 hole with Campy Champion high flange hubs, front and back. Cinelli steel chrome stem and 3ttt bars. The frame was built by a Jim Rogers who was from Chicago using Renolds 531 with campy dropout, the fork is columbus. I got the bike off the original owner who race it one season in 1974 in Chicago, he moved out east after college and it's been sitting in his basement until I got her.. He also include in the way to good to be true price 6 rear cogs and 5 new front chain rings for the 151's.. Doing some research on these parts I would have to say that this is way better bike than I could have ever afforded to build..

Sorry for the bad pics. Cheapo camera. My 04 flite 100.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...rcal/blue3.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...rcal/blue2.jpg

i really hope you ride and enjoy the jim rogers rather than trying to sell it for a profit.

amen.

Rode it around the block today, first time on a fixed gear. Felt comfortable but had a hell of a time getting my left foot in the toe clip. I left the chain a bit long until I find the right gearing. The only thing is I felt bad riding it, the bike is so clean. What to do, that is the question?

ride it more.

sell that *****!

If it fits, and you love it...ride it. If you think someone else will enjoy it more, sell it.

My bike is amazingly clean and beautiful...but if I had no chance of riding it again, I would have sold it.:)

Don't get attached to material things.

DONKEY!!

(That's my semi-drunken way of saying "Fine steed, may it bring you much joy.")

DONKEYDONKEYDONKEYDONKDONKDONK

Mine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameroncharles/534753926/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameroncharles/534754322/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameroncharles/534755092/

serendipper, your bike is so awesome.
i gotta say if it were mine, that would be the last bike i ever got rid of...that's the way my bob jackson is for me. the track bike is what i ride all the time.

His
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1235/...ea160e10_b.jpg

Thanks! I was having a bit of trouble on the work computer to post.

what fork is that?

i like that motobecane that was posted. i have similar components on my bike.

It's a steel fork off an older fuji road bike I believe.

hmmm????
 

Advice....what should I do??
It's an all original 60's foldable (actually breaks in 2).

Do I hook it ala Raleigh Twenty or leave it alone?