Could someone explain the logic of purchasing the rights to a venerable cycling brand like Motobecane and then having cheesy TIGged frames labeled with a French brand? Is anyone who might even possibly remember and be impressed by the name going to be fooled by a Moto decal on the downtube? Don't "get it."
Kurt (my gas ain't inert) Sperry
B'ham WA
>From: "Jerry & Liz Moos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Paul C. Brodek" <pcb@skyweb.net>,
> <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Mercier vs Mercian
>Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 11:29:47 -0500
>
>I saw a few of these at a shop here in Houston. They are indeed TIG-welded
>in Taiwan, very similar to the current Motobecanes. Is Mike Spratt the same
>guy who owns the Motobecane name? Was it he who headed up the infamous
>World Cycles in the early 90's?
>
>Regards,
>
>Jerry Moos
>Houston, TX
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