[CR]Motobecane Team Champion Questions

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 14:43:11 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Bob Hufford" <bhufford@mail.orion.org>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <02f101c0eb53$ec0a8820$3a790cd1@pwrbrtazone.net>
Subject: [CR]Motobecane Team Champion Questions

Hey Francophiles -- I need help.

Can someone identify my latest garage sale find.

http://www.geocities.com/swingbikegallery/mototeam.html

Motobecane Team Champion; Columbus tubing/fork; lugged 59cm (c-c) frame with thinned, cutout lugs, fully chromed fork and stays, Cinelli BB with what looks like " 1 40 11 33" stamped ; Malliard Helicomatic six-speed freewheel (13-24), Gipiemme Q/R; Malliard low-flange front hub with "(13)" and "Made in France" imprinted, Spiedel Q/R; rims are Mavic clincher. Stronglight double crank (52/42) -- 170mm with "107" and "170 9/16" stamped near the pedal hole on the outside face and "Made in France" along with "J3" inside a hexagon on the inside of the arms. Rear derailleur is a Simplex SLJ 6600 with Motobecane "M" badging and "Aerodynamic" in script in a smaller badge. Front derailleur is Simplex with Motobecane "M" badging. Simplex downtube shifters (Retrofriction?). Rims are Mavic clincher. Front brake caliper is Modoly Speedy, rear is Dia-Compe with Dia-Compe non-aero levers and hoods. Stem is SR Custom and bars are SR/Sakae Road Champion. Post is fluted SR Laprade with a non-descript Voyageur gel saddle. Pedals and clips are Shimano. White Silca Impero pump.

Nice paint and decals except for rust starting on the top tube lug junctures.

Any info you can tell me will be greatly appreciated. Trying to determine year and originality of the components. Value wouldn't hurt either.

I paid $40. :-)

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO
bhufford@mail.orion.org