Motobecane frame's arrived, and almost immediately proved that the colour of a frame (in this case a racy looking viper green metallic) should not denccesaily be the prime consideration when buying.
In short, a past owner has started a fixie conversion and has cut out the rear drop outs, reversed them so they are horizontal and rearward facing, and then remounted them higher and further forward than they were before, with the result that 700c wheels will only ft with extreme reluctance and I guess the bike will have a very odd nose up attitude, even if they could be made to fit.
The same person has also cut off the guides for the gear and rear brake cables, in a fit of cart-before-the-horse enthusiasm. I'll stick some photos up so you can see what I mean.
It is still a lovely shade of green though, and for that reason I'm still going to see if I can make a good lookng bike out of it. The question is what exactly the finished article should look like. I'd be grateful for any suggestions on that.
Cheers,
Luke