Re: [CR]more mig

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 22:31:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "David Feldman" <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]more mig
To: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <B9216BAE.16936%stevens@veloworks.com>


Tell it to Pascal Richard, who won the 1996 Olympics road race on a Serotta--with a fine set of Coppi stickers on it. Classic content--Tom Simpson's Peugeots were reputed to be Hurlow's, two of George Mount's Benottos were Merz 753's. David Feldman Vancouver, WA --- "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com> wrote:
> on 06/03/2002 05:51 PM, Charlie Shafer at
> workdog@mindspring.com wrote:
>
> > Actually, I just wrote Mark about this, and there
> is some wiggle room in the
> > timing. Pegoretti was Piniarello's contract
> builder from 1991 through 1997. He
> > built a number of frames for Indurain; the
> measurements are in the files.
> > Indurain's earlier years were probably TVT's
> (can't say I know personally). He
> > may have had a TVT for certain uses later in his
> career as well, as there was
> > plenty of cross-dressing going on. But, for the
> greater part of his
> > tour-winning years, they, and all other
> Piniarello's, were Pegorettis.
> >
> > Interestingly enough, it is precisely because of
> these discussions that
> > current team suppliers have iron-clad contracts
> with their teams and riders.
> > There's too much money involved for these
> questions. You no ride the sponsor's
> > bike, you no ride on the team.
>
>
>
> Tell that to Pavel Tonkov whose Lemond and Fuji
> frames (with Mercury) were
> in reality Colnagos, as is his current Fondriest.
>
> Tell that to Lance Armstrong, whose 1999 Trek time
> trial bike was a
> Litespeed. Tell that to Chris Boardman whose Merckx
> frames were more often
> than not built by Terry Dolan.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Steven L. Sheffield
> stevens at veloworks dot com
> veloworks at mac dot com
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>
>
>
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