Re: [CR] Motobecane Grand Record frameset: $1,425

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To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:31:29 -0700
From: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR] Motobecane Grand Record frameset: $1,425


Hey Listmembers, where's the difficulty in finding a nice MASI twin plate bike? I mean, REALLY ??

Piece of cake !! You can find something at the bottom of a stream, send it to Brian, wait umpteen weeks/months, and you'll get back a work of art with perfect art !!!

But, to find a production bike, an ORIGINAL FRENCH production bike, with basically perfect brazing and paint, NOW THERE IS A CHALLENGE !!

In my opinion, the buyer is getting a bargain at $1425... :-) :-) I have seen carbon steel emerald green ~1973 Raleigh Grand Prix's go for ~$350 when the paint was original and the brazing was nice ...

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA