Motobecane MT Becane 1983 (Blue)

[DalryBikeDepot]

https://dalrybicycledepot.co.uk/products/motobecane-mt-becane-blue

 

[PhillB]

That's funky!! Looks heavy. But very cool!

Looks like it has sold too!

Edit - although I just noticed it seems to have Columbus pipes, so I'm probably wrong about the weight!!

 

[Ozzy_axelrod]

Sold quick! Would’ve had that too…

 

[27motorhead]

That's funky!! Looks heavy. But very cool!

Looks like it has sold too!

Edit - although I just noticed it seems to have Columbus pipes, so I'm probably wrong about the weight!!

@PhillB trust me, that still would have weighed a ton. MBK had a knack of building heavy bikes from early on! Very, very cool though.

 

[DalryBikeDepot]

Did not expect it to sell that quickly!
@PhillB weighs in at 10.5Kg as it is, which is almost complete, save tyres tube...cranks seat and chain etc

 

[PhillB]

Did not expect it to sell that quickly!
@PhillB weighs in at 10.5Kg as it is, which is almost complete, save tyres tube...cranks seat and chain etc

Wow! It's a really interesting bike. I hope someone on here bought it, I'd like to see more of it!

 

[Synthiaks]

Hello!.....been ages since I looked on here as life/work have been insane recently, I dropped in yesterday & this MBK was the first thing i saw, I had one a couple of years ago which was in near mint condition (theres a thread on here somewhere) so never wanted to use it, plus it was the large size frame so too big really so i moved it on, so seeing this one it was so coincidental I snapped it up as the frame size is better for me, theres a middle size that would be ideal, but this smaller one I can make work....will be a next summer project along with a bunch of other things that have been sitting around while life got in the way. anyhow, excited to see it, I have the TA crank that its missing (in a box of bits somewhere!), looks like someone may have bought it for the crank (& tyres?) as weird its not been totally stripped, but most of the original items are there right down to the grips, the one i had was also missing the original seat tube & seat as it'd been stolen...should be a 25.4 laprade style.

They are heavy, not crazy but like any steel MTB, interestingly the tubes are internally & externally welded.

 

[PhillB]

Hello!.....been ages since I looked on here as life/work have been insane recently, I dropped in yesterday & this MBK was the first thing i saw, I had one a couple of years ago which was in near mint condition (theres a thread on here somewhere) so never wanted to use it, plus it was the large size frame so too big really so i moved it on, so seeing this one it was so coincidental I snapped it up as the frame size is better for me, theres a middle size that would be ideal, but this smaller one I can make work....will be a next summer project along with a bunch of other things that have been sitting around while life got in the way. anyhow, excited to see it, I have the TA crank that its missing (in a box of bits somewhere!), looks like someone may have bought it for the crank (& tyres?) as weird its not been totally stripped, but most of the original items are there right down to the grips, the one i had was also missing the original seat tube & seat as it'd been stolen...should be a 25.4 laprade style.

They are heavy, not crazy but like any steel MTB, interestingly the tubes are internally & externally welded.

Cool, glad you got it! Look forward to seeing more of it next summer hopefully!!

 

[Synthiaks]

Heres the mint one I had....paid £200 for it off ebay when I got it, so was cheaper than this one in theory!