Matt K’s 1980 Motobecane Mirage

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This is Matt K’s 1980 Motobecane Mirage.

I found this bike on Craigslist and picked it up for $100. It’s all-original (even the tubes and tires) and has been in storage almost its whole life. There’s a little patina I’m hoping will polish off, but everything works flawlessly. I was looking for something like my dad’s early 80s Pugeot (the first 10-speed I ever rode). This bike absolutely has the feel I was looking for and I couldn’t be happier. It sure beats the hell out of the 20″ BMX I’d been riding since 1993!

Thanks Matt

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  • edh

    Nice.

    BTW the quick release on the front wheel is on the wrong side (that’s a pet peeve of mine).

  • grant

    And lower that stem before you kill youself.

  • Doug W.

    A great find! Glad to read/feel your enthusiasm for this nice ride. I bet it feels like a sports car after the bmx. Keep it rolling!

  • Matt K

    The stem has been lowered and the seat is higher–I took those pics during my giddy first hour of ownership, before any adjustments. I am curious, though, what difference does it make which side the quick release is on? Is it just a matter oh having the front and rear levers on the same side?

  • grant

    A quick release lever on the wrong side is a sure sign of a neophyte.
    With time you will learn not to question the small pearls of wisdom dropped in your path, just stoop and pick them up.

  • Matt K

    Mee-ow!

  • Steven L

    Nice bike Matt, I love old euro bikes and the I think the 70’s Moto’s had the best paint and paint schemes. The reason qr’s are on the same side – a lot of old bikers like me have ocd…and if an old biker tells you to bend over to pick something up, don’t.