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Pocked chrome? Thinning paint? What size is that exactly? Sacré bleu, share your love/hate relationship with the world's most infuriating bicycles.

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FS Jeunet City Bike

I'm selling my beloved Jeunet city bike $150 - Not including the pedals, Brooks or the dynamo set-up. (sorry, but this is my daily rider or I'd already have this stuff off) - I've got a number of…Continue

Started by Kevin Mulcky Mar 30, 2012.

Vintage Mixte Sizes 2 Replies

Anyone know the sizes that Motobecane Grand Touring mixte frames were made in?  I know it probably varied through the years.

Started by SlyRed. Last reply by SlyRed Mar 26, 2012.

Repair and Maintenance 9 Replies

Ask questions or offer advice. I will direct everyone to Sheldon Brown's French Bike page to start this off. If you own a French bike, you should read through this:…Continue

Started by Moc Artsy. Last reply by ilter Jan 7, 2012.

Parts Exchange 19 Replies

This thread is to offer or request French specific parts, frames, complete bikes. 

Started by Moc Artsy. Last reply by Moc Artsy Jun 14, 2011.

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Comment by S. Campbell on April 25, 2010 at 7:10am
oh but i don't speak any french... i can get away with spanish and some italian...
Comment by Moc Artsy on April 21, 2010 at 9:45am
Well, now we have to worry about the monolingual folks on the board. Shall we make the group French language only?
Comment by Lee Diamond on April 21, 2010 at 7:37am
I will work on some ideas for a Bastille Day Tour and put it up on the calendar! What else do I have to do?

Also, shouldn't we call the group:
Bicyclettes Français? or Vélos français or something?

Que?
Comment by Moc Artsy on April 20, 2010 at 5:32pm
Lee, I love the Bastille Day ride idea. Maybe stop at the Alliance Francaise and grab a bite at a bistro.
Please let me know (I'm Michael) what forums you would like for the group. I would like to have a parts exchange, as the British Bike group does--those Limeys have nothing on us. Lee and I will offer advice and tips on dealing with your French beasties, and I can point you towards good sources of parts. For example, did you know Velo-Orange is having their manufacturers machine brand new shiny bottom brackets and headsets for you? Have a look around their site:
Headset: http://www.velo-orange.com/vofrthhe.html
BB: http://www.velo-orange.com/grcrufrthbob.html
As for those misaligned forks, I will post a picture for you all of the dropout alignment tools I made. They cost about $7.00 for the components and work like a charm.
I'm totally open to ideas for discussion threads here, so chime in.
In the mean time, post lovely pictures of your garçons and filles.
Comment by S. Campbell on April 20, 2010 at 2:02pm
every time i bring my bike to west town in an open shop, alex inevitably wanders over and ponders the hilarity of my bike... his phrase (that i've heard several times), "the best thing the french ever did for a bicycle was stop making them."

yeah, he's pretty much hit the nail on the head
Comment by S. Campbell on April 20, 2010 at 2:01pm
lee- what a super awesome idea!
Comment by mike w. on April 20, 2010 at 12:46pm
i have a many-times-rebuilt '72 PX-10 that just keeps on rolling, along with a '69 Gitane Pista that i still race on... Jolly fun trying to get BB cups & headsets. Used to sell Gitanes back in the day... never had one come through with an aligned fork! And that paint! We used to believe that the French were sending back all the surplus paint we left behind there after the war...
Comment by Lee Diamond on April 20, 2010 at 12:44pm
We need a Bastille Day ride with only French bikes.....
Comment by Michelle Green on April 20, 2010 at 12:34pm
My poor Gitane is getting a makeover this summer. She got me through my first winter ever and I need to show her how much I have appreciated her sacrifices.
Comment by Shay on April 20, 2010 at 10:33am
I love my Peugeot! Her name is Claudette and she's beautiful.
 

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