1982 Motobécane Vélover… The first french mtb ?

[27motorhead]

@Imlach @Woz @grantoury @KermitGKona88

Watch out, The CCC have summoned!

The Crusty Cruiser Crew by the way!

 

[KermitGKona88]

Only the French... Totally bonkers but built with flair and jouir de la vie..

 

[KermitGKona88]

Watch out, The CCC have summoned!

The Crusty Cruiser Crew by the way!

I resemble that remark...

 

[27motorhead]

I resemble that remark...

I think the comment could apply to quite a large percentage on here!

 

[yakboy]

Wow thanks for posting. I remember seeing French kids on them in the 80's on our caravan holidays to France and thinking they looked so futuristic. My Dad I remember couldn't see the point of the rear suspension saying it would rob you of pedal power

 

[eric_james]

truly insane little bike

 

[Wilou]

I love the sticker on the gear console saying DIGITAL-6 can someone please tell what actual part of the gears is digital???

Hello,

It's the display (circled in red on the photo below).
This bike is so ugly that it's lovely !
I have never seen one albeit french and living it France since... 50 years or so.
The weight is 19,6 kg.

W.

 

[27motorhead]

Hello,

It's the display (circled in red on the photo below).
This bike is so ugly that it's lovely !
I have never seen one albeit french and living it France since... 50 years or so.
The weight is 19,6 kg.

W.

That makes it even more amazing!

 

[raidan73]

This has had everything thrown at it. I would have loved to have designed this. Imaging being at the marketing strategy meeting of what this bike should be all about and then the briefing to the design team. I suspect it was all done down the pub after a few and then some more...

A bit like that episode of The Simpsons when Homer gets to design a car

 

[24pouces]

The bike is in the same way of the « Matra Simca Rancho » . Not really an off road but with all things for