Yep, your absolutely correct Jay, Eddy is definitely "on the rivet" in that picture! (Throwing his entire body into a max effort, sitting on the forward part of the saddle.)
It would probably be kinda presumptuous to suggest that Eddy didn't know what size bike to ride, doncha think?
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
Jay Sexton wrote:
> In this photo, Eddy is hammering with his whole body, not just his
> legs, and is one with his machine. You could not do that stretched
> out. Try it, you'll see.
>
> <http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/images/palmares/
> mercxk_peeters.jpg>
>
> <snipped from Tom Sanders post>
> I look at the photo that Chuck sent during the discussion of brake
> cable
> routing and wonder at the riding position of Eddy Mercxk. He was
> perhaps
> the greatest of all time, but look at how bent up his back is.
> That would
> just kill me. I see that and think that the bike is just too small,
> especially the top tube.