Post Your Bike Thread>Winter Commuter>"I'm not a cyclist">Limited EditionPrevious Edition>>2018643
Can we get some love for a vintage ride?1977 Motobecane Grand JubileeMy first ride on a bike with drop bars and it was very fun other than a broken quick link ending my ride prematurely. I'm amazed at how nimble and flexy the whole thing is coming from mountain bikes.
>>2028201Nice bike. The grand jubilee is a mid range model and from that era made in france. The vitus tubing is french and was generally known to be more flexy then tange, colombus, or other brands. Add in the larger frame size(60cm?) and it will be a little flexy.Looks like some old continental tires on there, a 42-52 crankset, and a nice wide range freewheel.sigh I can't be assed to shrink my photos right now, but here is one of my vintage rides.
>>2028201it seems cool if you can avoid getting boned by French standards. but I figured an NBA player could afford a custom frame
Taken on a bike tour across Denmark and Southern Sweden last January.
>>2028221neat
>>2028212It's only mid-range if you consider the team racing bikes as top of the line. Otherwise the Grand Jubile is the top touring bike they made, and it shows in some of the fine details. This one has some non original parts on it, with the strangest being a 6 speed shimano indexed downtube shifter despite being a 5 speed. I think a previous owner wanted indexed shifting and just set the derailleur limits to ignore the 6th gear.It's got new Panaracer tires on it now, the front was a Kenda with rotting sidewalls.I got it for $60 and I'm going to have loads of fun with it. >>2028215Yeah French stuff is special snowflake, but I'll keep this one original. I must be a masochist though, because I bought this 1975 Mirage frame for $20 and I'm going to build it up next year. I just like French bikes, I guess
>>2028212That's a nice ride there. Was the top tube replaced or is that a factory thing?
>>2028228No idea tbqh. Dad bought it off ebay from a dutchman in the early 2000's when I was a kid. I think it came with a campy groupset. Weighs in around 22.8lbs right now with some heavier tires and wheels.>>2028227Oh, didn't know it was top of the line motobecane touring at the time, I just know it was in the middle of the catalogue, but still a very good buy. Aesthetically I always liked the red and black grand record's with nervex lugs60 bucks?nice, that's in my vintage road bike buying range as well. I don't do much over 100 since there were so many deals popping up.
>>2028227>I'm going to build it upfor someone else? that frame is radically smaller than the GJ
>>2028233After some quick googling I do believe that your top tube was replaced, but it looks good in my opinion! You keep your bike in very good condition.>>2028234I think it's just perspective. The Jubile seat tube measures 24" and the Mirage is 23". It's only a little smaller
>>2028188My all weather all terrain 80s beauty
>>2028248>perspectiveprobably the wide angle lens. that's kind of cool to have a racer and a tourer same make same era same paint.
>>2028201>>2028227Nice. Before getting over myself and succumbing to 26" MTB I had an early 80's grand touring as my one bike and rebuilt it in a lot of wacky ways. Good ride, looked cool, real cheap and stout. Ended up fitting 700x35's in there and gear hacking for a really low range. Could only find an old pic with the OG 27 wheels and fork; eventually I bent 2 forks(!) and just threw on whatever was around that fit. Luckily it ended up riding great with the last one. It was a good painful lesson in what I actually need to be strong>>2028263Jealous, this is properly badass
A 2014 Trek 520 that I had picked up a few months back and refurbished. It needed some work, but I picked it up for $250 and it has been dead reliable once everything was sorted out. Love this bike -- recently took it on a trip to South Carolina and back and it was comfortable as hell.
>>2028265Interesting stem choice lol. Based on your photo, you can help me with a question. Bar end shifters can fit in pretty much any drop bar?I've been thinking about putting some on my Mirage frame but I wasn't sure if I'd run into problems fitting them in a vintage drop bar. Did you enjoy them, and would you recommend them? I'm not excited about putting stem shifters back on.
>>2028298I like the white, it's not that common of a bike color. The matching pedals and bar tape are nice accents too.
>>2028298Interesting paintjob considering you are running old school headbadge, and seatpost decal with a newer trek frame?The parts are hilarious to me since they are very utilitarian with some expensive options.
>>2028306Maybe someone can correct me but I think control diameter on drops is basically universally standardized. At least, I've always swapped controls between "classic" and modern bars and not had issues.By all means use bar ends. They lack the instant "snap" of downtube shifters due to the extra bit of cabling, but I imagine nice modern housings and hyperglide would clean that up nicely. That bike had a ratty drivetrain. You can kind of slide your hands down the outside of the hooks to shift from whatever riding position, so you really don't have to take your hands off the bar when it gets bumpy, which is obsiously really nice. You might think they would be fragile in such an exposed spot, but I abused the shit out of that thing and those shifters are the one thing I held onto when I got rid of the bike...
I'm not a cyclist, but my car is a piece of shit, so I use this second-hand bicycle to get around most of the time.It's a warm -7C and there's plenty of grip so cycling is actually pleasant right now.
>>2028353I like the idea of barcons with their simplicity and (I assume) low maintenance but on my average daily 25 mile ride I probably shift over 100 times, I would lose my mind. I think it's more of a flatlander apparatus>but you don't need to shifttrue but my linux days are behind me, I'm tired of that mentality
>>2028374Bar ends are a joy compared to downtube
