A
Art Harris
Guest
My wife has a 1982 Motobecane model "Grand Touring," and has started riding again after a few
years off the bike. I cleaned it up, replaced the brakes, cables, and housings, and it's riding
pretty well.
It has a nice lugged frame (Vitus 888 straight gauge) with generous clearance and wheelbase. I'm
thinking of upgrading it further, but am not sure if it has French or English threads. (My 1981
Motobecane had French thread, but I think they switched to English shortly thereafter.)
Anyone know for sure if the '82 Motobecanes had French thread?
I can live with the fact that the bike was designed for 27" wheels and normal reach brakes. But
French thread might be a show stopper.
Couple of other questions:
1) Could I install a different crankset (like Veloce, Sora, or Alivio) on the existing BB? It
currently has a Stronglight 99 crankset
(1/1/1).
2) Are the rear dropouts on these old French bikes compatible with modern derailleurs? The stock der
is a Huret Duopar Eco.
Thanks, Art Harris
years off the bike. I cleaned it up, replaced the brakes, cables, and housings, and it's riding
pretty well.
It has a nice lugged frame (Vitus 888 straight gauge) with generous clearance and wheelbase. I'm
thinking of upgrading it further, but am not sure if it has French or English threads. (My 1981
Motobecane had French thread, but I think they switched to English shortly thereafter.)
Anyone know for sure if the '82 Motobecanes had French thread?
I can live with the fact that the bike was designed for 27" wheels and normal reach brakes. But
French thread might be a show stopper.
Couple of other questions:
1) Could I install a different crankset (like Veloce, Sora, or Alivio) on the existing BB? It
currently has a Stronglight 99 crankset
(1/1/1).
2) Are the rear dropouts on these old French bikes compatible with modern derailleurs? The stock der
is a Huret Duopar Eco.
Thanks, Art Harris