Hi, I believe Bill is correct. It is my catalog I brought back from the Allegro factory in 1976 that is on the Allegro site. I saw the bikes the Pro model was very nice.
Regards
Craig Griffith
San Luis Obispo, ca.
> Brett Horton wrote:
>
> "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?"
>
> Hey gang, aren't we forgetting that Allegro of Switzerland also made an
Eddy
> Merckx licensed bike? The cataloged two versions, one a cheapie with steel
> cottered cranks, and the other a full-on Super Record equipped version. It
is
> my understanding that Allegro was the first to license the Merckx name.
>
> Bill Curtis
> Costa mesa, CA