Re: [CR]Re: Mercxk Corsa O1 is lugged

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:57:48 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Mercxk Corsa O1 is lugged
To: jschaer@columbus.rr.com, hersefan@comcast.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 4/5/2004 11:32:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jschaer@columbus.rr.com writes:

<< The Corsa 01 is not built by Merckx? Or do they also have production in Italy? >>

I asked Mike about this, to see if he had some insider's info, because I know that Merckx used to go to great lengths to say that they made their bikes in-house. That may have been a marketing ruse, but I don't think so. It may be that Mike has just assumed this (it's a logical assumption, based on other marques practices) but I think this bike frame was made in Belgium (Albeit on Italian carousel frame building equipment, etc., etc.) Dale

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC