Re: [CR]KOF mystery Belgian racing bike

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Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:21:11 +0000
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: Eric Phillips <altinos@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]KOF mystery Belgian racing bike
References: <83910a630803151949g27de125atb3570363c2ad3658@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <83910a630803151949g27de125atb3570363c2ad3658@mail.gmail.com>
cc: classic rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

I think this is a Giant Peleton Superlite - these date from the early 90s and rode very nicely... And were built from Cr-mo DB tubing.

Hilary Stone, Bristol, England

Eric Phillips wrote:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/altinos/MysteryBike
>
> It's lugged steel with forged dropouts, chrome on fork, and internal top
> tube brake routing. The only marking on it is Japan on the cable guide
> under the bottom bracket.
>
> I emailed the bike shop in Germany listed on the decal, they said it was
> early 1990's from Belgium. Mark Agree already confirmed this is not an Eddy
> Merckx. Any ideas?
>
> Eric Phillips
> Southfield, MI
> USA