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@Vince
I've had this lying around for a while and this was supposed to be Mrs Vince' ride but things have changed so it's going to be a pretty sweet bike for another lucky lady who likes red!
I have amassed a lot of geared parts from fellow forum members so I thought I was put it together (tastefully?) in one pretty fast ladies' 2x8 speed bike.
It is a 1985 MBK Mirage bike, 54cm step through frame. It was used for a year when new then was stored in a barn so it's in good condition for a 27 years old bike.
It looks like this when I pulled it out the barn.
The original spec was Sach Huret Eco 2x5 speed (52/42 - 16/28), Rigida rims on Maillard hubs, Atom freewheel, plastic mudguards, rear rack, pretty sweet Hutchinson rubber grips:
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-03-20073133.jpg
First step it to pull it all apart and clean/degrease - then regreased BB and headset:
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-06174356.jpg
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-06172845.jpg
Clean & polished bars, stem & brake lever:
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-06182540.jpg
Fitted a modern AlexRims DA22 wheels that can take 8/9/10 speed cassettes and colour coded Schwalbe Blizzard Sports (Thanks ElPrez and ApolloXL). The cassette is a BBB 12-21T so that'll be much quicker than the original 16-28T.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-06184537.jpg
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-06191439.jpg
I picked up a few bits at the Herne Hill Jumble last weekend including a pretty sweet SR Royal 53-45T double chainset, an 8 speed Shimano RD-3300 Sora rear derailleur and a Shimano RX100 double front mech so I have fitted these (after a clean and polish) and adjusted the derailleur.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-06193756.jpg
I have also fitted a brand new Clarks 8 speed chain in red and some really good Maillard pedals with Christophe mini toe clips:
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-07144720.jpg
I've rigged up all the brake and gear cables and did the necessary adjustments:
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-07151152.jpg
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-07151813.jpg
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g361/lasseaux/Useful%20Bike%20Stuff/1985%20MBK%20Motobecane%20Mirage%20Step%20Through%2054cm/2012-04-07163803.jpg