The local dealer here (Jack Liskear at EnSelle) says
that a "replica" Merckx can be built with most if not
all of the 70's frame materials--long droputs, square
fork crown, etc. and of course in any of Eddy's teams'
paint schemes.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> I believe it has been stated here before that Merckx
> has also not long ago
> produced reproductions of the old Eddy Merckx frames
> with Molteni color
> scheme. Perhaps one can still order one.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 2:46 PM
> Subject: [CR]Now:Recreations Was:Prod vs Hand Built,
> reissues
>
>
> > Greg Gagliano wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > Which brings me to my next topic - does a market
> exist for reissues of
> classic frames? Cinelli still makes the Super
> Corsa, but what if they made
> it in limited numbers, using old graphics/artwork,
> with choice of 120, 126
> or 130mm rear dropout width and constructed by only
> select group of "master"
> builders at the factory. Same goes for other famous
> frames like the Peugeot
> PX-10, Gios Super Record, etc. Is the market too
> small for such a venture?
> If the factories are not interested, would a private
> master builder accept a
> custom order for a frame that was an exact
> DNA-matched clone to a 1972
> Colnago Super?
> >
> > ==========================
> >
> > Funny you should ask Gaa-lee-aahhh-knooooo,
> >
> > In the late 80s early 90s I was doing lots of
> graphic design for the
> > Santana Tandem and they were working _very_
> closely with both Campagnolo
> > and Columbus on tandem specific parts and
> tubesets. Even went a trip to
> > the respective factories with Santana management
> in '89.
> >
> > Antonio Columbo (owns Cinelli, 3ttt, Columbus) was
> asked about
> > recreating a Cinelli SC from the early 1970s.
> This was at a point when
> > Cinelli was making a Tokyo '64 Olympics replica
> which was nothing but a
> > late 80s Cinelli SC painted champagne and with the
> early circus-style
> decals.
> >
> > The idea was to use the long Campagnolo dropouts
> (not too hard to find),
> > spaced to 120mm, old style decals available from
> the Tokyo replica, have
> > etched brass headbadge made (piece o'cake). The
> manager of Santana and
> > I were going to have some cool rides, right; even
> officially sanctioned
> > by Cinelli owner Antonio Columbo himself.
> >
> > Well, when Mr. Columbo was asked if it would be
> possible, the answer
> > was, "Yes, this is no problem, how many would you
> like us to build!"
> > Too easy!
> >
> > You had to be there, but take my word for it, the
> mojo evaporated
> > instantly from these really cool replica, reissue,
> reproduction, copies
> > of authentic, early 1970s Cinelli SCs. It was too
> easy.
> >
> > This experience did however provide the motivation
> to track down and
> > restore the 1960 Cinelli S.C. that I presently am
> the caretaker of. (It
> > was built during the '60 Rome Olympics, by the
> way.)
> >
> > Chuck Schmidt
> > SoPas, SoCal
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