KCTOMMY wrote:
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> Another rare find by Cyclo24 in Germany, a Molteni Merckx built by Kessel.
> According to Cyclo24, Kessel was a Belgian frame builder who was tasked with
> building Eddy's personal Molteni steeds (NOT De Rosa or Colnago, although
> Cyclo doesn't mention Masi). Nothing in the pictures disproves the claim,
> although the name Kessel is totally new to me. Anyone with info on this
> framebuilder? Too bad the bike is too small for me. Condition looks to be
> tremendous.
> http://ebay.com/
The above info, from Cyclo 24 (Carsten Rehbein in Germany), runs counter to the facts. Kessel in Belgium and Falcon in England plus others were licensed to build Eddy Merckx bikes, but Kessel was not the supplier of the Molteni team bikes or Eddy Merckx's personal Molteni team bike.
Chuck Schmidt