What steel is that, @Vince?
I have a similar era Motobecane, with "2040" steel - the ride is hard, and sucky. :-/
Only the finest french steel.
2040 tensile
Broadly equivalent to Reynolds 501
Hi-ten steel is nowhere near as good as 501. Also, I believe you need a colour intervention.
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What steel is that, @Vince?
I have a similar era Motobecane, with "2040" steel - the ride is hard, and sucky. :-/