Hugh Thornton wrote:
>
> Thanks Marten and Freek for that Gazelle info -- I have had a hard time fin
> ding out much about these bikes and frames and I study the listings when th
> ey come up on ebay from time to time. I bought my own 1982 AA-Special
> Amstel Bier team bike off ebay and it has Geert Jan Theunisse's name on th
> e top tube. It is 531c tubing which is very strange if 753 was availa
> ble - Theunisse was a lightweight and mountain climber, so I would have exp
> ected him to insist on 753, not that Holland has too many mountains.
> The spelling of Theunisse's name seems to be a source of confusion -- I alw
> ays thought his first name was G-E-R-T, but it is spelt G-E-E-R-T on the bi
> ke. I found on the net a race report from 1982 and it was spelt both
> ways in the same report! I believe that he now spells it G-E-R-T in a
> dverts for his mountain biking camps. What gives?
>
> Hugh Thornton
> Cheshire, England
Amstel Bier was an amateur team and Theunisse was very young. He wouldn't have been given a special bike. Don't expect a mechanic to know how to spell ;)
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands