[CR]Eddy Merckx bike years

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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:48:14 -0700
From: Gary Watts <watts.gary@gmail.com>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Eddy Merckx bike years

It was my impression that Merckx started building his own bikes after he retired in 1977. The first ones I remember were close to 1980.

Mentioned was a supposed 1972 Eddy Merckx. Was this just a rebranded bike from a contract builder, etc?

Gary Watts
Vancouver, Washington