This bike keeps confusing me. It’s a le champion made by motobceanes alternative brand. Plus can’t tell how good it is based on parts. Original wheels are tubeless and in final slide. Any help is appreciated!!
by Ed_red1
This bike keeps confusing me. It’s a le champion made by motobceanes alternative brand. Plus can’t tell how good it is based on parts. Original wheels are tubeless and in final slide. Any help is appreciated!!
by Ed_red1
7 Comments
Found in a brocante/junk shop the other day
Why/how is it confusing you?
It’s not a strange bike. It’s simply old – from a time before brifters/STI. Looks pretty ok – if it shifts and brakes well and does not have any loose bearings, it could be a very fine ride.
However, its still a really old bike. Bike technology has developed since then for a couple of decades – i.e., a really long time. It should be clear that this bike will miss a lot of modern features. Whether thats a problem for you or not is for you to decide.
Also, are you sure that is a tubeless setup? Just because the tires are tubeless-ready does not mean they are installed tubeless – in fact, I would assume the opposite since the rims don’t look like tubeless already existed when they where made.
*Edit: Had a look at the last picture. Those are almost certainly not tubeless – maybe tubular tires, but I never had those, so maybe someone else can chime in.*
Find a local bike shop with an old crusty mechanic. Tell him/her that you want it to shine again and watch there eyes light up. You are welcome.
It’s a very basic, cheap steel framed 1970’s bike. Simplex derailleurs and shifters, Weinmann caliper brakes and levers, Shimano Tourney crankset. The wheels have steel rims (which are not tubeless or tubular, they’re normal tubed tyres) built onto Pelissier hubs with a Suntour freewheel. Probably a Sedis chain.
It’s a mass-produced bicycle that’s probably worth £50 here in the UK, so around the same in €. Hope thy helps.
personally i wouldnt get a bike this old
Great find it looks to be a fun bike to ride, and in really good shape. It is amazing what you can find in second hand stores.
I don’t recognise the brand but my guess is that it is 1970s to 1990s steel frame road bike, I would lean towards 1980s as my vintage recumbent has the same brake callipers. I would also guess that it would be mid range as my recumbent is mid range, and the front derailer looks like the one on my vintage racing bike
Also you may want to lower its handle bars a bit the quill stem doesn’t look too secure
It’s so sleek looking having the shifters on the down tube. I’ve always loved that look.