Here is my latest project, a 1978 Motobecane Super Mirage that I picked it up from the original owner from an ad on CL while my wife and I were on a weekend trip in eastern CT. Other than being very dusty and grimy, it was in remarkably good condition for the age. From what I can tell, it’s all original apart from the saddle and rear wheel. In fact, the bike came with the original Motobecane brand tires and tubes, which were fused onto the rims and had to be forcibly removed. According to what I could find on-line, the Super Mirage came with QR hubs both front and back. But this one has a very strange bolt-on rear hub. Rather than using traditional hex nuts, there is a pair of conical nuts that are loosened/tightened with a 5mm Allen wrench. Can’t say I’ve ever seen that before, but I am sure that some other OTSG’ers have. And you gotta love that faux leather handlebar wrap! Enjoy the photos. “Phil H”
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