Motobécane Catalog of about 1975 — The Tandem, Riviera, Nobly, Nomade, Mirage, Grand Touring, Grand Jubile, Grand Record, Le Champion and Team Champion

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MOTOBÉCANE

[The front cover: a woman and a man on two bicycles on a coastal bluff above the sea in a color photograph, with the MOTOBECANE winged M crest and name in black at the upper right.]

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MOTOBECANE exports to many countries around the world with a special design to suit the needs of each. The models in this catalogue are built for the U.S. market with unique specifications especially designed for the American taste and riding habits.
MOTOBECANE was established over a half century ago and is now the largest two wheel manufacturer in Europe. The factory is divided into three divisions; motorcycles and motorbikes; standard bicycles; and hand built racing and touring bicycles.
MOTOBECANE quality and performance speak for itself — ASK YOUR DEALER TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE!

[An aerial color photograph of a large factory with several long roofed halls and parking lots, beside three paragraphs of text on a plain cream page. A thin dark edge of the adjoining page shows at the top right.]

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for a family get together

TANDEM
Semi-racing under 45 lbs. For touring and sport, it doubles the pleasure of bicycling together.

NOMADE 24″
Built to similar specifications of its big brother 27″ Nomade, giving an adult ride to the young cyclist.

NOMADE 18″
Definitely not a toy, but designed for the beginner who wants to enjoy the pleasures of true cycling.

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[A tandem, a Nomade 24″ and a Nomade 18″ bicycle photographed with a woman, a man, a boy and a girl beside a lake, with the slogan “for a family get together”, the Motobecane crest and a short description of each model.]

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riviera
3-speed folding, designed for everyone in the family to enjoy by simply adjusting the handlebar and the seat. It is easy to carry in a car, camper, or a boat and is fun to ride anywhere.

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[The riviera folding bicycle ridden by a woman past a brick building in a large photograph, with three smaller photographs on the right of the bicycle at a fountain, beside a boat and being folded at the back of a car, and the Motobecane crest beside the model name and its description.]

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nobly/3 SPEEDS
Probably the lightest and most nimble 3-speed bicycle built today, for those who want comfort and simplicity.
MOTOBÉCANE

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[The nobly/3 SPEEDS bicycles, a man’s model and a woman’s model, ridden by a man and a woman on a gravel track beside stone farm buildings, with two studio photographs of the two frames below and the Motobecane crest above the model name.]

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nobly/10 SPEEDS
Distinctively classic in design. Built for comfort with easy-reach handlebar, soft saddle, streamlined fenders and handy carrier. Made for those who want a 10-speed bicycle with a noble ride.
Simplex Prestige

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[The nobly/10 SPEEDS bicycles, a man’s model and a woman’s model, on a lawn beside a harbor with a man and a woman standing at the railing, and a detail photograph of the rear wheel and derailleur captioned “Simplex Prestige”, with the Motobecane crest beside the model name.]

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MOTOBÉCANE nomade
Definitely French. Light and beautiful. For those who demand the most without any sacrifice in Motobecane’s high quality standard of fine 10-speed bicycles.
Huret Challenger

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[The nomade bicycles, a woman’s model and a man’s model with drop handlebars, on a beach with a woman looking down and a man fishing in the surf, and a detail photograph of the rear derailleur and crankset captioned “Huret Challenger”.]

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mirage
Beautifully detailed, showing the high quality in design and workmanship. Constructed of “1020” light weight tubing and equipped with fine European components, coupled by the wide ratio alloy derailleur to make riding a real pleasure.
Sun Tour V.G.T. Lux

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[The mirage bicycles, a silver man’s model with drop handlebars held by a young man and a green woman’s model behind it with a woman reading, on a paved plaza, and a detail photograph of the rear derailleur and crankset captioned “Sun Tour V.G.T. Lux”, with the Motobecane crest above the model name.]

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MOTOBÉCANE grand touring
Light, resilient and under 27 lbs. Frame built with “1020” tubing and completely fitted with choice alloy components. It is certainly made to be a long distance or a Grand Touring bicycle.
Sun Tour V.G.T. Lux

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[The grand touring bicycles, a red man’s model and a silver woman’s model with drop handlebars, on a seawall with two young people standing between them, and a detail photograph of the rear derailleur and crankset captioned “Sun Tour V.G.T. Lux”.]

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grand jubile
Hand built for the connoisseur with maximum detail, 531 Reynolds tubing, beautifully crafted Nervex Professional lugs, Fitted with carefully selected fine European alloy components.
Huret Jubile

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[The grand jubile bicycles, a red man’s model and a silver woman’s model with drop handlebars, in a driveway before a house with a man and a woman standing beside them, and a detail photograph of the rear derailleur and crankset captioned “Huret Jubile”, with the Motobecane crest at the top of the text column.]

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MOTOBÉCANE
grand record
Designed for the cyclist who demands the ultimate in performance, whether in touring or racing. A combination many riders seek but is very difficult to find.
Campagnolo Nuovo Record
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[The Grand Record bicycle photographed beside a lake with a cyclist in a red jersey leaning over its rear wheel, with a close photograph of the rear wheel, derailleur and chainwheel labeled Campagnolo Nuovo Record.]

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MOTOBÉCANE
le champion
It is a performance machine built with 531 Reynolds double-butted tubing throughout and fitted with Campagnolo Nuovo Record group. Definitely handcrafted and beautifully designed to please the most sophisticated cyclist.
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[The Le Champion bicycle in a studio photograph inside a gold frame with the red Motobécane winged crest below it, with its description, and a smaller photograph of a cyclist in a blue jersey riding on a road.]

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MOTOBÉCANE
team champion
Strictly a racing machine, limited in production. Built for the Motobecane BiC racing team with its distinctive orange team color.
Luis Ocana and his Motobecane “Team Champion” bicycle speeds to victory in the famed Tour de France
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[The orange Team Champion bicycle in a studio photograph inside a gold frame with the red Motobécane winged crest below it, with its description, and a smaller photograph of a racer in a yellow jersey riding a bicycle on a mountain road with a caption.]

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Specifications

| TANDEM Page 1 | RIVIERA Page 2 | NOBLY/3 Page 3 | NOBLY/10 Page 4 | NOMADE Page 5 | MIRAGE Page 6
WEIGHT Approx. | 45 lbs. | 34 lbs. | 32 lbs. | 32 lbs. | 29lbs. | 29 lbs.
FRAME SIZE | Gents: Front 22″ Ladies: Rear 20″ Mixte | Folding – adjustable | Gents: 21″, 23″ Ladies: 19-½” | Gents: 21″ – 23″ Ladies: 19-½” | Gents: 19-½”, 21″, 23″ or 25″ Ladies 19-½” Mixte | Gents: 19½” 21″, 23″ or 25″ Ladies: 21″ Mixte
FRAME | Light steel tubing | Light steel tubing | Fully lugged, light steel tubing | Fully lugged, light steel tubing | Fully lugged, light steel tubing | Fully lugged, 1020 light steel tubing
LUGS | | None | MOTOBECANE Racing | MOTOBECANE Racing | MOTOBECANE Racing | MOTOBECANE Racing
FORK | Special heavy duty tubular, chrome crown and tips | MOTOBECANE tubular, painted | MOTOBECANE tubular, painted | MOTOBECANE tubular, painted | MOTOBECANE de Luxe tubular, painted | MOTOBECANE de Luxe tubular with chrome crown and ends
HEADSET | MOTOBECANE | MOTOBECANE | MOTOBECANE | MOTOBECANE | MOTOBECANE | MOTOBECANE
HANDLEBARS | PIVO Professional front, comfort rear | MOTOBECANE, touring bend | MOTOBECANE, touring bend | MOTOBECANE, touring bend | MOTOBECANE, Randonneur bend Ladies: Touring | MOTOBECANE, Randonneur bend
STEM | PIVO Professional | MOTOBECANE | PIVO alloy | PIVO alloy | PIVO alloy | PIVO de Luxe alloy
BRAKES | MAFAC RACER center pull 1 front – 2 rear | WEINMANN side pull | WEINMANN side pull | WEINMANN side pull | WEINMANN 999 center pull with extension levers | WEINMANN 999 center pull, quick release, extension levers
DERAILLEUR | SUN TOUR V.G.T. Luxe, down tube ratchet shifters | STURMEY ARCHER 3 speed hub | STURMEY ARCHER 3 speed hub | SIMPLEX PRESTIGE, stem shifter | HURET Challenger, stem shifter | SUN TOUR V.G.T. Luxe stem power shifter
CLUSTER | ATOM 14-32, with HURET spoke protector | ATOM 20 tooth sprocket | ATOM 20 tooth sprocket | ATOM or MAEDA 14-28, with HURET spoke protector | ATOM or MAEDA 14-28, with HURET spoke protector | ATOM or MAEDA, 14-32 with HURET spoke protector
CHAIN | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS
CRANKSET | TA Criterium cotterless alloy 40 x 52 chainwheel | SOLIDA steel cottered 48 tooth with guard | SOLIDA steel cottered 48 tooth with guard | NERVAR Steel 40-52 with guard | NERVAR Steel 40-52 with guard | NERVAR Steel 40-52 with guard
PEDALS | LYOTARD Steel with reflectors | UNION Rubber with reflectors | UNION Rubber with reflectors | UNION Rubber with reflectors | UNION Steel with reflectors | LYOTARD Steel with reflectors
WHEELS | Steel rims 27″x1-¼” gum wall tires | Steel rims 22×1-⅜” black tires | Steel rims 27″x1¼” gum wall tires | Steel rims 27″x1¼” gum wall tires | Steel rims 27″x1¼”, gum wall tires | Steel rims 27″x1-¼”, MICHELIN or HUTCHINSON high pressure tires
HUBS | NORMANDY alloy | Steel chrome front S.A. rear | NORMANDY front S.A. rear | NORMANDY alloy | NORMANDY alloy | NORMANDY alloy with quick release front
SADDLE | Racing padded, suede type | Touring padded | Touring padded | Touring padded, black | Racing padded black | Racing padded suede type, black
STANDARD EQUIPMENT No Charge | | Stainless Steel fenders, rear carrier and alloy kickstand | Fenders, rear carrier and alloy kickstand | Stainless Steel fenders, rear carrier and alloy kickstand | Alloy kickstand | Alloy kickstand
COLOR | Silver Blue or Orange | Green or White | Silver Blue or Red | Blue or Coffee | Blue, Coffee or White | Blue, Green or Silver

[A specifications table for the Tandem, Riviera, Nobly/3, Nobly/10, Nomade and Mirage beside a blue panel with the red crest and the heading “Specifications”. The table runs into the right edge of the scan, where the letters of a further column are cut off. The lugs and standard equipment cells under the Tandem are empty.]

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| GRAND TOURING Page 7 | GRAND JUBILE Page 8 | GRAND RECORD Page 9 | LE CHAMPION Page 10 | TEAM CHAMPION Page 11
WEIGHT Approx. | 27 lbs. | 24 lbs. | 23 lbs. | 22 lbs. | 21 lbs.
FRAME SIZE | Gents: 19-½”, 21″, 23″ or 25″ Ladies: 21″ Mixte | Gents: 21″, 23″, 24″ or 25″ Ladies: 19-½”, 21″ Mixte | Gents: 21″, 23″, 24″ or 25″ | Gents: 20″, 21″, 22″, 23″, 24″, or 25″ | Gents: 20″, 21″, 22″, 23″, 24″, or 25″
FRAME | Fully lugged, 1020 light steel tubing | REYNOLDS 531 double butted forged tips | REYNOLDS 531 double butted tubing CAMPAGNOLO tips | REYNOLDS 531 double butted tubing throughout, CAMPAGNOLO tips | REYNOLDS 531 double butted tubing throughout, CAMPAGNOLO tips
LUGS | MOTOBECANE Racing | NERVEX Professional | NERVEX Professional | PRUGNAT Professional | PRUGNAT Professional
FORK | MOTOBECANE de Luxe tubular, racing crown, chrome ends | MOTOBECANE de Luxe tubular, racing crown, chrome ends | REYNOLDS 531, CAMPAGNOLO tips, chrome ends | REYNOLDS 531, CAMPAGNOLO tips chromed | REYNOLDS 531, CAMPAGNOLO tips, chromed
HEADSET | MOTOBECANE | STRONGLIGHT Competition | STRONGLIGHT Competition | CAMPAGNOLO Record | CAMPAGNOLO Record
HANDLEBARS | PIVO Professional, Randonneur bend | PIVO Professional | PHILIPPE Professional | PHILIPPE Professional | CINELLI GIRO D’ITALIA
STEM | S. R. alloy Recessed bolt | PIVO Professional | PHILIPPE Professional | PHILIPPE Professional | CINELLI GIRO D’ITALIA
BRAKES | WEINMANN 999 center, pull, with quick release, extension levers | WEINMANN 999 de Luxe center pull, with quick release levers | WEINMANN 999 center pull, with quick release de Luxe fitting | UNIVERSAL Mod 68 side pull racing | CAMPAGNOLO Record
DERAILLEUR | SUN TOUR V.G.T. Luxe, stem power shifter | HURET JUBILE, wide ratio | CAMPAGNOLO Nuovo Record | CAMPAGNOLO Nuovo Record | CAMPAGNOLO Nuovo Record
CLUSTER | ATOM or MAEDA, 14-32 with HURET spoke protector | ATOM 14-28 with HURET spoke portector | ATOM 14-26 | ATOM 14-26 | REGINA ORO 13-21
CHAIN | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS | SEDIS GOLD
CRANKSET | TOURNEY Alloy Cotterless, 40-52 chainwheel with alloy guard | STRONGLIGHT 49 D cotterless, 42-52 | T.A. PROFESSIONAL 42-52 | CAMPAGNOLO Record 42-53 | CAMPAGNOLO Record 42-53
PEDALS | ATOM 440, alloy with reflectors | ATOM 440 alloy, with reflectors | ATOM 700 alloy | CAMPAGNOLO Record | CAMPAGNOLO Record
WHEELS | WEINMANN H. P. alloy, knurled sides 27″ x 1¼”, MICHELIN high pressure tires | WEINMANN H. P. alloy, knurled sides 27″ x 1¼”, MICHELIN high pressure tires | SUPER CHAMPION rims, ELVEZIA tubulars | SUPER CHAMPION rims, GRAN-TURISMO tubulars | SUPER CHAMPION rims, PARIS-ROUBAIX tubulars
HUBS | NORMANDY alloy with quick release | NORMANDY alloy with quick release | NORMANDY LUXE Competition | CAMPAGNOLO Record large flange | CAMPAGNOLO Record low flange
SADDLE | Racing padded, De LUXE suede top, with alloy seat post | Racing padded, De LUXE suede top, with alloy seat post | BROOKS PROFES-SIONAL with alloy seat post | IDEALE 2001 with CAMPAGNOLO seat post | UNICANITOR with CAMPAGNOLO seat post
STANDARD EQUIPMENT No Charge | Alloy kickstand | | Toe clips and straps | SILCA IMPERO pump with CAMPAGNOLO end toe clips and straps | SILCA IMPERO pump with CAMPAGNOLO end toe clips and straps
COLOR | Silver Blue or Red | Red or Silver | Black or Silver | Silver Lilac | Competition Orange

YOUR MOTOBECANE GUARANTEE
for lasting performance and pleasure.
Motobecane is justly proud of its global fame as producers of quality bicycles and zealously guards the integrity of this reputation.
A complete guarantee accompanies each Motobecane bicycle.
Motobecane guarantees that the bicycles it manufactures are free of any defects in material and workmanship.

[A specification table for the Grand Touring, Grand Jubile, Grand Record, Le Champion and Team Champion models, beside a pale yellow panel headed “YOUR MOTOBECANE GUARANTEE”. The red Motobecane crest sits above the heading, the columns are tinted blue, white and yellow in turn, and the SADDLE and STANDARD EQUIPMENT No Charge entries share one tall row.]

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MOTOBÉCANE
definitely French
Ask your dealer to show you the difference

[The back cover with the blue circular Motobécane crest of an M with wings above the red MOTOBÉCANE logotype and the line “definitely French” on a plain pale ground, with a line for the dealer below.]