How's this Motobecane racer?

I'm thinking of buying this for 50£. I currently ride a Pug 103 Carbolite, so this will be an improvement, but is it worth the cash?

the red one.

Yep, more photos?

He doesn't have anymore. Says it's in good shape, no serious rusting..

It looks like it's easily worth £50
It's got reasonably tight clearances, clipless pedals, chrome forks. Those look to be tubular wheels though, so budget for either many more tyres than you'd normally need, or a set of clincher rims.
What's the tubing?

I'm going to ride it fixed, so basically only use the frame, bars/stem and seat/post. Maybe I'll keep the bottle-thing.
The wheels will probably be sold or thrown away..=)

Don't know, the only thing he said is "the red Motobecane for 50£", when I asked about how it is he said it's on good cond. I might go take a look at it during the week, if noone else snatches it before me..

Well worth it if the pic is doing it justice...almost too good to convert.

Keep the hubs (or the front at least - can't make out what's happening at the back) - looks like classic Normandy so you can use or sell; groupset should also be of interest so I wouldn't throw away any of it...

It's a big frame. How tall are you?

@Spudger: Yeah, I figured if it's all original, then I might get at least some money for it.

@wiganwill: He says it's 58cm, I'm about 185-187'ish.

The fact that it got clipless pedals alone says a lots of that bike, who know it probably have campangolo part.

go for it mate, if you find it too big, let me know, I'd be willing to buy it from you (frame should fit you, depend on whether you're 6" or 6"1.

Ed, I live in Norway so it'd be a b*tch to ship..=P But I hope it fits, I find my 54cm Pug a bit too small. And it gives me back pain after about an hour of riding, god knows why.

I'll go for it, and hope for the best. Don't know if I need a bike with gears, maybe I'll keep it as it is. If not, sell/give away the group set if it's anything good/well known.

You have nowt to lose either way, if it turn out to be decent, I.e, made with Columbus tubing, campnagolo, then it would be worth fixing it up and use it as a geared bike! Or sell the component either way to get money back.

Out of interest...

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/France/Motobecane_Hm.htm

The 'Team Champion' description leaves a little to be desired

No holds barred handcrafted racing model. Appeared to be made by different "hands."

haha

The fact that it got clipless pedals alone says a lots of that bike, who know it probably have campangolo part.

go for it mate, if you find it too big, let me know, I'd be willing to buy it from you (frame should fit you, depend on whether you're 6" or 6"1.

This is true, no one ever put clipless pedals on a shit bike.

ha!

This is true, no one ever put clipless pedals on a shit bike.

Interesting...

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2779/clipshl8.jpg

Made me smile :)

I picked this bike up yesterday! =)
It looks very nice, almost no chipping paint. The headbadge is there, and it's a Motobecane Grand Sprint. I read it's a semi-good road model, so I reckon it isn't all so great but that doesn't matter..!

It's got Vitus 888 tubing (apparently aluminium, have no idea if it's good or not), Stronglight cranks which I'll probably use, Shimano Altus-LT gears. The drop bars are also Motobecane, and look pretty good, so I'll keep them as well if I'll manage to un-anodize them and make them bling again. The pedals are "look", know nothing about them and probably won't use them either! The forks are chrome (ish, very dull-looking, so I'll have to find a way to make them sparkle again..), and the clearence is a lot tighter than on my old Pug which looks much nicer!

Don't remember what the hubs are, but I think I'll use the front one for a first time wheel-building project..!

So, I'm pretty pleased with it and looking forward to trying it out!