MBK Special pro…thoughts?

[sefton1275gt]

wow..i cant believe this thread!

did this ever sell?

 

[mikestr]

I believe the seller decided to keep it after trying for some time to find a buyer at a price that wasn't insulting. Values of vintage bikes are arbitrary. If this bike were blue it would sell fast, especially in England. It's like a Mercier that isn't pink.

 

[mikestr]

I meant dark blue, "Night Blue," the color of the main years of the La Redoute team. I personally don't follow the herd, but the reason I didn't buy that bike is the size--slightly too small. And the fact that I have enough French racers for now.

 

[LondonClassic]

Does anyone know if the film rights for this thread are up for sale?

 

[mikestr]

Please contact my solicitors, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

 

[marshalllucky]

Paul Sherwens bike has now turned up on. Ebay as below !

 

[mikestr]

Link?

 

[mikestr]

In any event, this is another genuine team bike from 1985. This model doe not appear in Motobecane catalogues. It seems the last team model sold to the public the was a blue La Redoute replica with a groove under the top tube to conceal the rear brake cable, and the A9 roller bearing headset. These appear in the 1984 catalogue, but I think production actually stopped the year before.