e-Jerry asked: "Does anyone know of another rider who rode "his own" bikes so early in his career?"
i did. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com Tel. 860.526.2059
On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:37:56 -0600 "Jerry & Liz Moos"
<jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> Well, in a manner of speaking, it was the team Eddy Merckx was on, as
> the
> words "Eddy Merckx" were "on" the frames they rode. I think you're
> right,
> though, the seller probably has his history confused. This raises
> an
> interesting point. Eddy Merckx seems to have been the only rider to
> ride
> frames with his own name almost from the beginning of his pro
> career. A 1969
> photo in Merckx's book "The Fabulous World of Cycling" shows him
> riding in
> Faema colors, but on a frame marked "Eddy Merckx". I seems that his
> stint
> with Peugeot may have been the only time in his pro career that his
> bikes
> did not bear his own name. Does anyone know of another rider who
> rode "his
> own" bikes so early in his career? Anquetil, Bobet, Riviere,
> Bartali,
> Moser, Gimondi, and perhaps Motta and Coppi all rode frames bearing
> their
> own names, but only considerably later in their careers.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Did Eddy Merckx Ride for 7-11 Team?
>
>
> > Angel M Garcia wrote:
> > >
> > > Did Eddy Merckx ride for the 7-11 team? I have not read about
> any
> > > involvement with 7-11 or did I miss it.....????
> > >
>
http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Well, the auction reads:
> >
> > "You are bidding on a vintage but as new, never used, still in
> original
> > package, Team 7 Eleven cycling road bike gloves. The team Eddie
> Merckx
> > was on."
> >
> > Merckx was a sponsor and supplied the bikes for the 7 ELEVEN team
> and
> > also when they morphed into Motorola he supplied bikes to that
> team too
> > (plus the Caloi "made by Merckx" bikes). I have a John Tomac 7
> ELEVEN
> > Merckx and a Andy Hampsten Motorola Merckx which are wonderful
> riding
> bikes.
> >
> > Johnny T bio:
> > http://www.tomac.com/
> > Andy Hampsten bio:
> >
> http://www.cycling4fans.com/
> >
> > I guess Eddy's sponsorship could be construed as being part of the
> 7
> > ELEVEN team in a corporate sense, right? As in being "part of the
> team".
> >
> > Of course I think the person with the auction thought Eddy was
> riding
> > even though he didn't state that.
> >
> > Chuck "Not good at legalese" Schmidt
> > SoPas, SoCal
> >
> > .