Re: [CR]Who really used Ti?

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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:21:27 -0700
Subject: Re: [CR]Who really used Ti?
From: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <000201c15264$901fe0a0$1c29b018@vncvr1.wa.home.com>


Armstrong's 1993 World Road Racing Championship "Merckx" was a Litespeed ... and Litespeed made the Merckx frames for many years.

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> From: "feldmans" <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 07:20:13 -0700
> To: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Who really used Ti?
>
> Two Festina riders, at least Richard Virenque and Laurent Brochard, rode
> Litespeeds with Peugeot decaling @ 1995-1997.
> David Feldman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 6:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Who really used Ti?
>
>
>> In a message dated 10/11/01 9:26:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> << it may be a stretch to characterize
>> titanium as a major player in the world of competitive
>> cycling. >>
>>
>> You have a point and I agree.. I should have said in the world of high end
>> bicycle sales, not necessarily pro racing. And there are competitions
> other
>> than pro! Of course the pros race bikes that their sponsorships dictate.
> I
>> know of only a few Ti users like Ocana on Speedwell and Lance on a
> Litespeed
>> painted-as-Trek, and in those cases being special purpose bikes at that!
>> Can other CR members point out Ti bikes in use in the Pro ranks?
>> BTW we are purposely avoiding talking about other off-topic cycling
>> competitions like triathlon, mountain biking& time trialing.
>>
>> Dale Brown
>> Greensboro, North Carolina
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