Re: [CR]Eddy Merckx bike years

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:59:00 -0700
From: "Bill Gibson" <bill.bgibson@gmail.com>
To: "Gary Watts" <watts.gary@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Eddy Merckx bike years
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Yes, my frame was a rebranded Falcon, I think. The seat lug looked like this (scroll down the page aways): http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Falcon/Falcon_Dales.htm

Bill Gibson Tempe, AZ, USA

On 10/12/07, Gary Watts <watts.gary@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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Bill Gibson
Tempe, Arizona, USA