Re: [CR]"British" eddy merckx frames on ebay

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: <PBridge130@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:50:29 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]"British" eddy merckx frames on ebay
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Hi, Grant,

I don't know the legal history of the frames (licensing, etc.), but these were factory produced by Falcon, as Eddies. The big frameset is one of the nicer ones I've seen -- it actually has forged drops. Since the complete bike is listed as 531, I assume it does, too. Most or all of the few Falcon-Eddies I've seen were pretty much gas-pipe frames, with stamped drops, and very low-line parts.

I'd pay a few bucks for one of these, and make it into a cool commuter. I've never thought of them as particularly interesting or collectible... but maybe I'm about to learn otherwise, from more knowledgeable listers.

Cheers,

Peter Bridge
Den Co