Sincere dittos to everything you wrote, Billy.
NG/pulp - Campy/Huret analogy is particularly appropriate.
I have the GJ, GR, & GT in my size. They are all good riders. I had Franklin Cycles add canti bosses to the GT and Sarah at Acme Bicycle Co. added centerpull bosses to my GR. I like the results.
I'll let y'all know when I have it ready to go.
Best, Calvert
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 7:35 AM, <billydavid13@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Calvert. If it was your size i'd strongly recommend keeping it. Second
> [or third] tier bikes like the Grand Jubilee and similar Raleigh Competition
> MkII had a special interest for me as they were "almost" affordable when i
> was a teen. The Jubilee derailleurs are jewels and the SL 49 crank is sooo
> lovely! To my mind these bikes w/ their 531db main tubes and careful
> selection of functional parts show more imagination than your typical full
> Campy bike. Everyone collects the full Campy stuff, rather like everyone
> saved National Geographics because it was so obviously a "classy" magazine.
> But old NGs are essentially valueless wheras the pulpy Action Comics #1 goes
> for $1 million and up. Please let the list know when you start selling.
> Cheers. Billy [predicting an eventual rise in value for non top of the line
> stuff] Ketchum; Chicago, IL; USA.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Calvert Guthrie" <calvertguthrie@gmail.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 10:48:53 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [CR] Circa 73 Red Motobecane Grand Jubilee
>
> It turned up today at an estate sale in KC.
>
> Stronglight 49, Ideale 80, Jubilee derailleurs/shifters.
>
> Lightly used condition.
>
> I don't think this marque & model were special enough
> to argue against breaking it down for parts.
> It's 56 c-c & too small for me--so why not?
>
> I can use the saddle but I'll likely list the rest.
>
> Stop me if your POV runs to the contrary.
>
> Every once in a weak moment I can made
> to see reason.
>
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