Re: [CR]Grand Record--Motobecane?

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In-Reply-To: <00ef01c6b738$7d6b3f70$6101a8c0@Dickey>
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From: "Steve Leitgen" <sleitgen@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Grand Record--Motobecane?
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:52:22 -0500
To: <ogreer@bellsouth.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

"Garantuit" not Ganti

Means Guaranteed built with Reynolds 531 reinforced tubes (double butted) fork blades and stays.

Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI

On Aug 3, 2006, at 3:07 PM, <ogreer@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Some one who can read French please decode this:
> Ganti construit avec Reynolds 531 Tubes renforces fourrreaux de
> fourche
> et arrieres
>
>
> This decal was on a 1973 and a 1974 Motobecane Grand Record. I bought
> both from a bike shop the 74 in 1974. My decal was in French and said
> ( Ganti construit avec Reynolds 531 Tubes renforces fourrreaux de
> fourche et arrieres ). The frame decal has 531 and Reynolds at an
> angle
> across the sticker. And the fork blades had the lil 531 triangle decal
> on each blade. Please post so I'll know,Thanks alot.
> Dickey Greer
> West Monroe,La
> Dickey's Recreation Room