Re: [CR] Motobecane Mixte

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From: "Putman, Clyde" <cputman@mail.smu.edu>
To: "billydavid13@comcast.net" <billydavid13@comcast.net>, mitch harris <mitch.harris531@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:44 -0500
Thread-Topic: [CR] Motobecane Mixte
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Subject: Re: [CR] Motobecane Mixte


That is the twin to the bike my mom put TONS of miles on back when I was in high school. I did not keep good track, I just knew that she rode it for weekend group rides, and then during the week she mostly rode it instead of taking the car for local errands. I maintained it, but did not watch is closely. (I had school, music programs, fantasies about being a racer, and a job at a bike shop, so mom's bike ended up low on the list) I do remember once she complained that it peddled funny. I determined that the problem was that she had worn the drivetrain so much that the FW teeth were almost missing!

I also sold a bunch of those and customers liked them a lot.

Thanks for the memories!

-Clyde (back in the day) Putman Dallas, TX, USA, Earth

________________________________________ From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of billydavid13@comcast.net [billydavid13@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:45 PM To: mitch harris Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Motobecane Mixte

Hi all. I just want to add my 2 cents worth. I'm a big fan of Motobecane mixtes built this way. It's a superior design to the typical full twin laterals and much nicer execution. That's all. Billy Ketchum; Chicago, IL; USA.


----- Original Message -----
From: mitch harris
To: "Richard G. Elmendorf"
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:27:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] Motobecane Mixte


Interesting drop tube that I haven't seen before. Halfway between the usual twin tube method and the Herse single tube mixte method.

Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah, usa

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Richard G. Elmendorf <Elmendor@uwyo.edu>wrote:
> I have posted pictures of the bike at
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/44121241@N05/sets/72157624603600268/
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> Thanks,
>
> Dick Elmendorf
> Longmont, CO, USA