Re: [CR]Building bikes overnight

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Building bikes overnight
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:29:28 -0800
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Fred Rednor wrote:
> (snip) Now, to necessitate a completely new frame, there would have
> to be
> drastic changes to the geometry. Bear in mind, though, that
> Merckx was thorough in his preparations, and really wasn't
> about to change seat position and so forth by more than a few
> millimeters at a time.

Interesting comment I got off list: "Colnago told me he made 27 different geometries for Merckx in one single season notably 1971. Multiply that by a number of frames each."

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)