i love my motobecane. I prefer it over my tomos, becasue it is more comfortable, bigger, better brakes (even though the drums are smaller), A LOT better quality, you can easily ride two people, and it is VERY simple, and easy to work on. Im in the middle of restoring mine. have the whole thing torn apart. theres not much to it, but its all solid metal and quality parts. (no plastic parts here!)