On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:59:34 GMT, "Jimmy Cluverius"
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>Does anyone know anything about Motobecane bikes? Someone told me the name was sold and now the
>frames are made cheaply in Taiwan. Is this true? Are the new frames any good? Thanks for any help.
Not Taiwan; they're from China.
The people importing them are apparently in Florida; the domain name registration for their website
comes up there, as does all of the other information I have found. They have no visible connection
with the original owners of the name. From what little I have been told, the bikes are a stock off-the-
shelf design from their actual supplier, and the Motobecane name is simply applied to the bike. They
spec the gear that goes into it to an extent, and some have some decent (but not top-of-the-line)
components, but the bottom line is that today, Motobecane is not a maker, just a name.
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