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@AlexKh
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!