Re: [CR]Merckx by Falcon bikes

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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:00:06 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR]Merckx by Falcon bikes
From: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <ac.fd787d7.279a726e@aol.com>


This is the frame that piqued my interest ... thoughts?

http://ebay.com/<blah>

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Steven L. Sheffield stevens at veloworks dot com veloworks at earthlink dot net aitch tee tea pea colon slash slash double-you double-you double-you dot veloworks dot com slash


> From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 23:47:42 EST
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Merckx by Falcon bikes
>
> In a message dated 1/19/01 7:15:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, ABikie@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << Falcon-made Eddy Merckx frames from the 1970s ... decent 531 frames? >>
>
> I sold a fair number of these in maybe 1973 & 74...
>
> They were, in my opinion, "OK" but not the highest level of craftsmanship..
>
> HOWEVER at this same time, with the bike boom going full force, there were
> Eddy Merckx "pro" bikes shipped by the distributor to us & said to be be the
> same model as the Falcon made bikes, i.e., no distinction made between them,
> yret these frames were made by Kessels of Belgium. Same orange and foil Eddy
> stickers, but a completely better and more refined frame. The lugs were
> finely filed to very thin points, big seat stays, superb joinery... The story
> we got is that the Falcon plant was maxed out and they filled orders by going
> to Kessels for a batch or two of frames to meet the demand. Go figure.....

>

> Dale Brown