MOPED ARMY

Just got back from Paris. Saw a whole bunch of Peugeot Vogues, along with other small cc bikes. Pretty rad.

Happy to hear this! When I first went to France in the 90s there were mopeds everywhere, but in recent years I've been disappointed to see only scooters and motorcycles.

When I get it, I'll see if there is any option of subscriptions for Americans or maybe it would be available in Canada? Hopefully they do an online version?

All I thought about all day, working in the rain, was picking up a copy of the mag. I went to both the Tabacs (small stores that sell tobacco, lottery tickets, a healthy selection of porn magazines and candy) in town and both had sold out. Last ditch attempt was to go to the supermarket and there on the shelf was 4 copies, boom! It looks good for a first edition. I hope by the fact it was sold out in some shops, there will be a strong following. The subscriptions page didn't have an option for US delivery, but you could try hounding Mob & Co subscriptions to see if they can get an outlet over there. Here are a few pictures

There have been a few in the past few years in Europe, semi-annual or whatever. and that one in the states that turned out to just be one man's shameless self promotion

Mopeds have never stopped being popular in Europe, just declined from main stream as competition heated up with the cheap asian invasion, similar to the demise of larger bikes in North America... but with the 'scooter-factor' being a bit more of a major influence in addition to the EU regulatory demands on anything with a engine.

well, they've got 21 years left to ride them i guess

I think, for the most part, it's because they are still living in that time, in a way. Technology and the internet really hasn't taken hold here anything like the UK or US. They don't find everything they search for and of course, things they didn't search for, at the end of a screen. So magazines like these can exist here. There used to be a super well known magazine called "Mob Chop", it ran for years. That all changed in the late 90's when fifty shifties took over and the moped scene dried up, so did the magazine. The last couple of years has seen a return to youth for guys and gals of the generation who couldn't afford mopeds at the time, just like the Splitty and Beetle crowd nowadays. Prices are rocketing and collectors are buying up.

Just a ? About the French art of mime ...

Are white peeps offended by African descended mimes it is like the opposite of blackface on minstrel shows?

I ran across this thread again because I'm heading to Paris next month. I'm hoping I can find the latest issue of these mags, and maybe others. I wish there was a Motobecane museum or factory near Paris, but the closest I could find was a 2-hour drive away.

Infact, if you are feeling spendy and know the address you are staying at, you could order back issues of the magazines and get them delivered.

They seem to be going strong, even getting thicker, which is a good sign. When are you over? I can take a look in the meeting/gatherings sections and see if there is anything happening close to Paris whilst you are over.

Hey Ryan,

Sorry for the threadjack here but...

Have you seen any of these yet?!?