I would say that your astute analysis is probably as good as any, particularly about the fact that Eddy's doing a time trial in the photo. Hard to tell the spoke count but I'd say 28 or less.
Here's a link to the series of photos (unfortunately they weren't captioned in the magazine) and it's fairly evident from the first image that Eddy is in the staging area for a time trial.
http://chainedrevolution.com/
Cheers from sunny-and-warm Huntington Beach, CA - USA, Tam Pha
On 12/4/06, Joe King <joeking@fastmail.fm> wrote:
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> Tam,
> Many thanks for the picture in Molteni colours on L.F. hubs. Its great
> to be surprised and proven wrong. Do you reckon this was a time trial
> stage and he was on 24 spoked wheels and used the large flange hubs for
> extra strength?
> Let me know your thoughts I would be interested.
> Best wishes and thanks for the link. Joe.
> Croeso Cymru Joe King Nr. Maenaddwyn Ynys Mon Wales
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