tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post2254596071194620077..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Obligatory Pumpkin Photos and Baker's BikeVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-61798245813310617882007-11-19T06:22:00.000-05:002007-11-19T06:22:00.000-05:00Do you know what year the motobecane is in the pic...Do you know what year the motobecane is in the picture? I have a similar track frame (nervex lugs and semi-wrap around seat lug) that I am trying to date. any links to other motobecanes of this era would be appreicated.<BR/><BR/>thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-81946257663798364512007-10-25T20:09:00.000-04:002007-10-25T20:09:00.000-04:00and by that I meant "another" louisand by that I meant "another" louisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-80983286042432016122007-10-25T20:07:00.000-04:002007-10-25T20:07:00.000-04:00Pumpkins make everything look better. Thanks! http...Pumpkins make everything look better. Thanks! http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonologic/1469389937/in/set-72157602231961587/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-34425904076948695702007-10-23T14:46:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:46:00.000-04:00Thanks for the input and my apologies for veering ...Thanks for the input and my apologies for veering so far off track. Great pumpkin shots, BTW.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924675803713552495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-59706534621958081502007-10-23T14:44:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:44:00.000-04:00This is completely off topic, but is there any upd...This is completely off topic, but is there any update on the B M light mount discussed in the VO Blog post from September 17. I am not that handy at working with metal, so I am using a modified chest lid hinge part as my mount until the VO mount is available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-75465620613662543962007-10-23T13:53:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:53:00.000-04:00Serge, The MB is a fair city bike, too performance...Serge, The MB is a fair city bike, too performance oriented for a load carrier, but okay. You might search the blog for a previous post on Motobecanes.<BR/><BR/>Yann, That's for a prototype tail light we had made. Many constructeur bikes had lights like that.<BR/><BR/>Mark and Alf, I have some Edco BBs that use a strange plastic cam to fit into any size/thread BB shell. Who needs Swiss cups when you have bizarre Swiss components?<BR/><BR/>Louis, Motobecane used Swiss BBs and French everything else. Don't ask me why; that's just the way they did it.<BR/><BR/>Frame sizing needs a separate, and long, post.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-49634617906489463452007-10-23T12:37:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:37:00.000-04:00i'd say you should be on a 68 or 70 cm. hard to c...i'd say you should be on a 68 or 70 cm. hard to come by, but they are out there. Nishiki made nice ones in the 80s, maybe a few others did too. Try mt airy cycles, if you can put up with them. when i worked at a shop selling touring bikes our motto was if a bike isnt too big for you, its too small for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-22448755546648808972007-10-23T11:56:00.000-04:002007-10-23T11:56:00.000-04:00I know this is WAY off topic but what's this about...I know this is WAY off topic but what's this about swiss cups for Motobecanes? I just bought one on ebay and I'll want to install a new headset and BB in it. Is the headset french and the BB swiss?<BR/><BR/>This is even more off topic, but I'd like to hear everyone's take on frame sizing. If you look at old drawings of bikes there's usually only like a half an inch of seatpost sticking out of the frame. The stem is similarly extended and the saddle and handlebar are level. This makes for a comfortable riding position but a high toptube which is anathema to modern cyclists' eyes. I believe is was Daniel Rebour who said to subtract 25cm from your pubic bone height to arrive at your frame size. I'm 6'-3", my pbh is 93cm, so, according to Rebour, my frame size should be 68cm. Thoughts?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924675803713552495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-58019477837285803632007-10-23T10:32:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:32:00.000-04:00"IN Maryland", I meant (or "on the Delmarva penins..."IN Maryland", I meant (or "on the Delmarva peninsula", maybe... )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-56395386475987538762007-10-23T10:30:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:30:00.000-04:00Wow, that's too bad about the baskets - they are b...Wow, that's too bad about the baskets - they are beautiful. Besides the large community of Amish in Pennsylvania, I seem to remember (from my ~2 years living in PG County) that there are some on Maryland as well. Are you going to try to find another source for the baskets?<BR/><BR/>(Side note re: food delivery: when I lived in New York City, I saw lots of places using bikes from Worksman, who have been making them right in NYC continuously since 1898: http://www.worksman.com/ )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-42259203283103681142007-10-23T09:26:00.000-04:002007-10-23T09:26:00.000-04:00The is a pizzeria in Boston called The Upper Crust...The is a pizzeria in Boston called The Upper Crust.<BR/><BR/>Not only is it the best pizza in town by far, the shops use bicycles to deliver hot pizza from giant boxes mounted on racks.<BR/><BR/>Check out the photos: http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/<BR/><BR/>BrunoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-89933142096170979892007-10-23T07:39:00.000-04:002007-10-23T07:39:00.000-04:00Mark,I have a Cilo which has a Swiss threaded BB t...Mark,<BR/><BR/>I have a Cilo which has a Swiss threaded BB that had to be replaced. I agree - thank goodness for Phil.<BR/><BR/>-AlfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57799320871322970812007-10-23T00:08:00.000-04:002007-10-23T00:08:00.000-04:00That's a cool old Motobecane, Chris. I rode a sim...That's a cool old Motobecane, Chris. I rode a similar one for years, they handle amazingly well. Yours looks very clean and nicely tricked out. Until you need swiss cups... thank goodness for Phil wood dot com.<BR/><BR/>Mark Petry<BR/>Bainbridge Island, WAmpetry912https://www.blogger.com/profile/02434530239246909594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-21439787800403512512007-10-22T21:07:00.000-04:002007-10-22T21:07:00.000-04:00sorry a little un related... I remember seeing a b...sorry a little un related... I remember seeing a brazed on rear light mounted behind and under the seat on the seat tube.... I meant to ask then... what exactly was that?Yann G.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13946197159361678841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-73257496045222739082007-10-22T19:23:00.000-04:002007-10-22T19:23:00.000-04:00How well does the Jubile work as a city bicycle? W...How well does the Jubile work as a city bicycle? What's the front end geometry? Or is that a grand jubile. I've been thinking about using a Motobecane frame to make a city bicycle but I'm afraid I don't know much about the different models.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-60732093583949738962007-10-22T19:13:00.000-04:002007-10-22T19:13:00.000-04:00That strida would sure look nicer with a leather s...That strida would sure look nicer with a leather saddle and some metal pedals. And cork grips too. A green Brooks would be awesome.<BR/>M BurdgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com