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'83/84 BENOTTO Modelo 850 Paris-Roubaix

The frame has a sticker saying "B. Beheyt", which stands for Benoni Beheyt. Benoni won the 1963 World Championship in Ronse (Belgium) in the sprint before Rik Van Looy. After his cycling career, Benoni had a bicycle shop in Roeselare, Belgium.

Frame:
Benotto Modelo 850 Paris-Roubaix (stamped R6819 on the bottom bracket) - 59,5 cm C-T

Fork/Headset:
Benotto

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
SR

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Suntour Vx / Suntour

Handlebars/Stem:
Sakae Custom Road Champion / SR with Benotto pantograph

Saddle/Seatpost:
Corsaire 313 San Marco (NOS) / SR Laprade

Brakes:
Benotto brakes with Dia-Compe Cherry with CLB brake lever hoods

Added by bonzoxedge. Last updated over 9 years ago.

2 Comments

sloman

sloman says:

Freakin Awesome. Where did you find these? Orig, or resto?

Posted about 10 years ago

bonzoxedge

bonzoxedge says:

It's original! Both are in excellent condition with very little mileage. I found this one at the home of a fellow collector who didn't care much. The second one was in an online ad several months later, my mind was blown when I saw that the serial number was that close!

Posted about 10 years ago