[CR]re: merckx molteni replica on ebay

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From: "Charles Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 07:25:29 -0700
Subject: [CR]re: merckx molteni replica on ebay

Ray Dobbins wrote:

Overall, this bike is a Molteni replica that could have been great, but came out awful.

For those who aren't familiar with it, I have a factory built Merckx Molteni replica bike that you can see here:

http://www.raydobbins.com/molteni_replica/molteni_replica.htm

Ray Dobbins Miami FL USA

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I agree with Ray. The finish on the frame on ebay is terrible; the frame itself a typical 80s Merckx product.

To me this is a good example of why powdercoating is just not an option with bikes. Patio furniture, yes, bike-frames, no. And, yes, I've seen examples of "good" powdercoating...and they still looked bad.

In answer to the question originally asked, Colnago *did* make an Eddy Merckx-badged road bike in the early/mid 70s. It may even have had its own geometry, separate from a Super...although it looks like a Super from the pictures I have. It was painted molteni orange and had the earliest Merckx graphics on it. A *very* rare bike, with milled and drilled parts different than what came on a Colnago. I have heard that a few came into the United States, but only a very few. The brochure pictures I have show a very tasty bike.. does anyone here have one?

Charles Andrews
Los Angeles