Chuck,
That's seriously cool information. I can hardley believe that we have access to this sort of information now, when back in the day it would have been next to impossible to obtain. I really appreciate people like Brett Horton, Steven Masslands, Matteo Brandi, Dennis Young, Bob Reid, and Bruce and Mick and the boys and quite a few others who link us to parts of the world that we have been isolated from in the past.
I suspect my 1962 Masi Special was possibly built by Pella. I would almost give anything to know for sure. It deffinitly was not (as far as my current knowledge goes) made in Milan, since mine has the "A" stamp.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
Hi Grant, Yes Giuseppe Pella. Brett also mentioned that Kessels was very adept at building in the style of other builders such as Ernesto Colnago or Ugo De Rosa for instance.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California __o _`\(_ (_)/(_)
Grant McLean wrote:
>
> Chuck,
>
> Would that 1970 "pella" be Giuseppe Pella?
> (the contract builder who built for Masi?)
>
> Grant McLean
> Toronto.Ca
>
> O \O/
> _< \_ _< _
> (_)>(_) (_)>(_)
>
> Chuck wrote:
> I asked Brett Horton if it would be okay to post his email on the CR
> list and he said yes. Pretty interesting since the list is directly
> from Eddy Merckx:
>
> ============================================================================
> =======
> Subject:
> Merckx Bicycle List
> Date:
> Wed, 7 Jan 2004 08:11:34 -0800 (PST)
> From:
> Brett Horton <bretthorton@thehortoncollection.com>
> To:
> chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
>
> Chuck,
>
> Remember, don't shoot the messenger.
>
> Eddy had a whole lot o' bikes made for him during his career.
>
> *After his big crash on the track, it was not uncommon for him to have
> 30+ frames a year.
>
> *He told me that it was not unusual that a bike that was made in, say,
> 1974 may have been used during that season and again the following year.
>
> *He told me there was no reason why forks made by one builder would not
> be mixed with frames made by a totaly different builder. In his words
> (parapharsed), "I wasn't riding for bicycle collectors."
>
> Personally, I have never seen one of Eddy's race used bikes that
> pre-dates 1971. With my own peepers I have seen Kessels, Colnago, and
> DeRosa bikes made for him but never a Masi, Van der Este, or Pella.
>
> -Brett
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> The following sets forth information, written in Eddy's handwriting on
> April 7, 2003, that I obtained during my visit to his home in Meise
> earlier this year.
>
> 1965 - Superia (stock bike)
> 1966 - Peugeot (stock bike)
> 1967 - Peugeot (stock bike) and Masi
> 1968 - Masi
> 1969 - Marcel Van der Este (Belgian builder)
> 1970 - Pella (or Pello) Torino, Italy
> 1971 - Colnago and Kessels
> 1972 - Colnago and Kessels
> 1973 - Colnago and Kessels
> 1974 - DeRosa and Kessels
> 1975 - DeRosa and Kessels
> 1976 - DeRosa and Kessels
> 1977 - DeRosa
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
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>
> Chuck Schmidt