[CR]Contrex water bottle Was:Help ID this mid 70's water bottle?

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:29:22 -0700
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Subject: [CR]Contrex water bottle Was:Help ID this mid 70's water bottle?

On Jul 12, 2007, at 8:46 PM, Raymond Dobbins wrote:
> I've seen a few pics of this water bottle but have no idea exactly
> what it says. Here's a pic of Merckx in the 1975 Tour, with two of
> these bottles (one actually looks like it has a "cozy" over it):
>
> http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Merckx_Bottle/Merckx_Bottle_1.jpg
>
> Apparently it wasn't strictly a "team" bottle, as here (again
> from the 75 Tour) you can see both Merckx and Thevenet using the
> same bottle:
>
> http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Merckx_Bottle/Merckx_Bottle_2.jpg
>
> I've been wondering about this bottle for a long time. If anyone
> can tell me the story behind this bottle I would really appreciate it.
>
> And if anyone has one for sale or trade, even better! I'd love
> one for my Molteni Replica. For those who aren't familiar with it:
>
> http://www.raydobbins.com/molteni_replica/molteni_replica.htm
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray Dobbins

Don't know a whole lot Ray, but it's a Contrex water bottle, Contrex being a TdF sponsor, so all the riders in the Tour would have the same bottle. Like some years it was Evian and some years it was Coca- Cola. A friend gave me one from the Tour in the late 70s that he picked up in a feed zone. Sorry, not for sale...

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