Re: [CR]merckx derosa built bikes?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Columbus:SLX)

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:59:06 -0800 (PST)
From: "David Patrick" <patrick-ajdb@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]merckx derosa built bikes?
To: OROBOYZ@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <f4.4b1bcbf1.2f4e16e5@aol.com>


Dale,

I replied directly to Jimmy that the Japanese issue of Bicycle Club magazine that features the Campagnolo history (available from Jitensha Studio for $25) has a DeRosa built Merckx featured in the back. It is a silver bike of approximately 57-59 cm and has a very lovely outlined heart on the top of the flat fork crown, denoting that DeRosa built this particular bike.

Dave Patrick Chelsea, Michigan

OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 2/23/2005 10:38:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, jimmycue@att.net writes:

<< Does anybody on the list know how to tell a derosa built merckx from the others? >>

It will be interesting to hear from others about this. I sold those bikes in my shop from Falcon-made-Merckx, Kessels-made-Merckx and Merckx-made-Merckx, I do not think there ever were DeRosa-made-Merckx for sale to the public. They were only team bikes that Eddy used to race himself. When he began producing bikes in his own workshop/home in Belgium, they were made by his staff, who had been assisted in setting up that workshop by Ugo, but not made by Ugo. They used DeRosa designed lugs and fork crowns, even diamond shaped chain stays in some cases, but were not made by DeRosa.

Dale

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC