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1976 Motobecane Grand Touring restomod

My father's old bike, updating it from a vintage MAMIL's recreational ride to a daily rider/commuter. Not super worried about keeping the parts vintage or original (the wheels and saddle had been changed once before when I got it) but the end goal is to have something of a luxe vintage roadie.

Frame:
1976 Motobecane Grand Touring

Fork/Headset:
Motobecane/Motobecane

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
S.R. AX5 cotterless alloy crank

Pedals:
MKS Sylvan road pedals w/ Velo-Orange half clips and elkhide wraps

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Stock (S.R. AX5?)

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Suntour VGT Luxe/Suntour ratcheting downtube shifters

Handlebars/Stem:
PIVO Professional Randonneur/PIVO Professional

Saddle/Seatpost:
Velo-Orange Model 6/Stock SR seatpost

Brakes:
Weinmann Vanqueuer 999

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Matrix ISO C-II 700c/late 90s Shimano 105/Panaracer Pasela TG 700x28c

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Matrix ISO C-II 700/late 90s Shimano 7sp 105 cassette /Panaracer Pasela TG 700x28c

Added by Hellarar. Last updated over 10 years ago.

1 Comment

thebaron

thebaron says:

i really like this.

Posted about 10 years ago