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if i was a rich man...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ROSSIN-Pursuit-Pista-Track-Lo-Pro-CAMPAGNOLO-Super-Record-Pista-Track-NOS-/111569586521?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19fa10c959

fair enough, its pretty comfy though! shimazaki has ground to a halt with christmas. the wheels are being built so it should be finished early january hopefully. should be pretty nice hopefully.

here are my two lo pros. an australian built beasley and a gitane pursuit.

read this over breakfast this morning, looks really nice. i need to do this with my corima, if you end up printing the hub decal can you print a couple more to sell to me?!

thanks @russmeyer
i also received the saddle yesterday! thanks @Vince !

the wheels are getting built, so not long to go.

not much progress @zaurbek, i am getting the wheels built this weekend but still need bars/stem and saddle/seatpost. headset is in though which is a start i guess!

thanks again @vince, still cant believe my luck!

thanks @aron, i cant wait to get the wheels build and the saddle and finish it off!

ive looked at this everyday for about a week now. i wish i was taller!
are the down and seat tubes a little flattened/aero in the middle?
its a super nice old frame! glws.

@bellabici does it have a thread/pictures anywhere?
@noiser thanks :)

@Skull_&_Biscuits here are some pictures. i saw your gazelle (what a banger!) if you have the little cable guide for the front derailleur i'm not sure what could cause the problem. maybe the shifter needs to be tightened because it cant take the tension?

leave it with me, i'll get a photo and put it up.

i really like the work you have down in tidying up the ht lugs. they look really good!

also thanks everyone @Breso @beejay7575 @tpr @.gaz. @veLLo @7VEN for the positive feedback.

thanks for your help @vince , i never thought i would find a blue saddle ever.
the power of the internet!

hopefully not reposts

thanks for the reply @vince , i have a white bike and really only need the blue saddle. can you take close up photos of the logos of yours? i might actually send you a pm.

this is a beast breso. you have the nicest collection!

so i couldnt really wait to get the wheels built. i recieved some motobecane bars 40 c-c from france, taped them up and built the bike up.


i will get the wheels built pronto, so stay tuned.

@bellabici i really like the early 80's aero craze too. what colour is your profil 2?
@Vince it wasnt that much, i did collect the group over the space of a few years piece by piece, and i ama tight arse so it was all well priced. it is hard to find a complete profil in australia too. i bought some nos da ax hoods from ebay.co.uk about 6 months ago. they come up from time to time.
@Breso i did put some dark wheels on it last night, i build it up with some spares. it looks good but i want it be as og as possible.
@vello thanks!

thanks @breso , i have dark blue benotto tape to match the decals and a matching blue cheap concor saddle copy. it will do until/if i can ever find an original motobecane saddle.
my aim is to make it as close to the catalogue picture as possible. mavic speciale sport rims came with the bike originally, but i think the mavic monthlery pro i have are a little better and will suit the build just as well.

Hi, if anybody has a motobecane profil blue saddle lying around i would be interested in hearing from you.
its a long shot, but it will finish a project nicely so worth a try.
thanks, adam

i have some mavic montherly rims for the hubs, then i need to get three wheelsets built to finish off three projects then i will update this thread and the shimazaki with some finished photos!
also, if anybody has or knows somebody that has a dark/royal blue motobecane saddle with the profil printed on the sides and the m logo on the back i want it!

here is the shimano 600 ax group for the profil too.

i have since sold the clamp on deraileur and replaced it with a braze on.

there were a few scratches which i carefully touched up, and i also found the original gipiemme bottle on ebay. only to find one for half the price on flickr two days later!

so then the hunt for a headbadge begun.
i sent a few emails to people that had old auctions that never sold and a few bikes shops that had posted photos of the headbadge i needed with no luck.
i did a saved-search-ebay-send-me-an-email thing, then one night a headbadge was listed!
my max bid was stupid to guarantee i wouldnt miss it, then it came in the post.

i stuck it on with some silicone carefully and took a few more photos in my backyard.