Doland Cheung said: "...Merckx ......... My guess is that he was one of the last believers in quality steel race bikes. ..."
The venerable marque Grandis in Verona, Italy continues to make steel racing
bicycles. See
http://www.cicligrandis.com/
..........
Peter Brueggeman
La Jolla California USA
4peebee(at)peterbrueggeman.com