tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post510358691744785369..comments2024-03-17T08:45:48.243-07:00Comments on John's Bicycle Restorations: A Motobeacon Grand Record - Very Cool Components!!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038559533807088090noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-31308638494993047682017-01-31T07:12:13.662-08:002017-01-31T07:12:13.662-08:00Can you explain how you polish both the frame and ...Can you explain how you polish both the frame and fork as well as components? Do you do the frame and fork by hand? Do you use a polish wheel for the components?NNOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908609703332633343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-21724809432534376742016-11-15T15:09:24.947-08:002016-11-15T15:09:24.947-08:00John,
Beautiful restoration! Thanks for all the d...John, <br />Beautiful restoration! Thanks for all the detail. I've just acquired a bike that is virtually the twin to this one. Were you able to determine conclusively the year of yours? Is it a '74?<br />Kirby<br />Bologna, ItalyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141965505510971530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-49987721829332043572015-11-02T19:34:36.436-08:002015-11-02T19:34:36.436-08:00Hi John,
Great inspiring work. I got my Grand Rec...Hi John,<br />Great inspiring work. I got my Grand Record in 1982. Still riding. Crashed a few times. The handlebar was replaced with a newer brand about 10 years. I now want to replace it back with an "original". But not sure what it should be. Not clear from your pictures either. Should it be a TTT? Thanks,<br />yveswhyseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069193711384895984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-518919903587641632015-11-01T21:00:25.375-08:002015-11-01T21:00:25.375-08:00Hi John,
Great inspiring work. I got my Grand Rec...Hi John,<br />Great inspiring work. I got my Grand Record in 1982. Still riding. Crashed a few times. The handlebar was replaced with a newer brand about 10 years. I now want to replace it back with an "original". But not sure what it should be. Not clear from your pictures either. Should it be a TTT? Thanks,<br />yveswhyseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069193711384895984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-20849758363068991622015-02-26T09:29:04.139-08:002015-02-26T09:29:04.139-08:00Motobecane is one of my favorite brands from the b...Motobecane is one of my favorite brands from the bike boom era, so much so I spent years looking for a Grand Touring model in my size and finally found a 1977 GT last year that is going to get an overhaul soon. But a Grand Record...WOW I envy you getting to work on this bike! I find some of the Shimano Arabesque/600 parts as lovely as the Campy stuff of the era so I get you digging on the cool Suntour parts, those power ratchet shifters are tough to beat, Your finished product is just stunning, some lucky person is going to get a one of a kind beauty. Chapeau!RoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-45226154643530713522015-01-06T17:09:50.913-08:002015-01-06T17:09:50.913-08:00Hi Peter,
Thank you! I do believe in reuse but a...Hi Peter,<br /><br />Thank you! I do believe in reuse but also this stuff is just so cool! I do think a lot about all the bikes that find the land fill each year or the scrap trucks.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038559533807088090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644962941958841994.post-50529556277699340312015-01-06T11:28:28.544-08:002015-01-06T11:28:28.544-08:00John,
That looks beautiful. You seem to be a firm ...John,<br />That looks beautiful. You seem to be a firm believer in reuse, as opposed to replace. It's probably a shame to think of how many quality older bikes, get discarded, and replaced with new. Thank you for your enlightened view.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983905986323231752noreply@blogger.com