>From another thread, Bret Horton posted the link below, to a c.1970 Kessels-Merckx brochure cover. If you zoom in on Eddy's bike, you will see that his post has been widely fluted, chainrings have been drilled, and perhaps even his spider arms milled out already as well (too difficult to tell). He also has hoods on his shift levers. Again, that's 1970...
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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:12:41 -0800 (PST) From: Brett Horton <bretthorton@thehortoncollection.com> (ALTERNATE)Subject: [CR]Merckx Cycles / Kessels - Start Date
There has been considerable discussion on the list over the years about the Falcon-Merckx mass produced bikes. What I am trying to determine is which came first: Falcon-Merckx or Kessels-Merckx mass produced bikes?
I was pawing through a new-to-me crate of cycling paper swag and came across a Kessels-Merckx catalog from what appears to be 1970.
Front Cover: http://www.thehortoncollection.com/