1982 Motobécane Vélover… The first french mtb ?

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
 
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.
 

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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! 😍💪👍
 
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 🤣
 
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