In a message dated 6/13/05 7:58:44 PM, earle.young@tds.net writes:
>I think I recall a second-hand, i.e. somebody who heard it direct from
>Richard Ballentine, publisher of Richard's Bicycle book, with the cool
>Condor on the cover, that it was indeed Clapton's bike. OTOH, Mick
>Jagger is a known bike race fan. I recall an article somewhere that said
>he registered in U.S. hotels as Patrick Sercu ... so a Condor owned and
>ridden by a rock star is not a stretch at all ..
>of course, these recollections are from bikie get-togethers of the CR
>timeline, and we all know how reliable the information really is ...
>
>
More than 30 years ago Cycling ran a story about a very ornate Condor built
for Clapton. And the way I heard it Jagger registers as Eddy Merckx.
Phil Brown
Reliving those thrilling days of yerteryear in San Rafael, Calif.