You don't think that perhaps Misters Merckx, DeRosa and
everyone else involved in this sort of story are all
exagerating for hte sake of effect - at least just a bit?
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> Can DeRosa's account really be true? Even assuming one could
> build a bike to a rider's specification in one night, one
> then has to paint it in the team colors. That couldn't leave
> more than a couple of hours for the paint to dry. I've never
> painted bikes, but I'd think it would take at least a day for
> a paint job to dry properly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
>
>
> Brian Van Baush <bvanbaush@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> I read in an interview with Ugo DeRosa, in which he
> states he would build several bikes for Eddy during
> the Giro. Even as Eddy wins one stage he's asking
> DeRosa (politely) to make a change and build him
> another frame for the next day. DeRosa works all
> night and meets him at the start with the new bike
> ready to go.
>
> Brian Van Baush
> Evergreen, CO
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