The Colnago pantographing on the stem, the 4 speed freewheel and the right hand front brake had all persuaded that it was unlikely to be Eddys bike
David Benson Last week in Friedrichshafen, now struggling with a German keyboard in Korbach.
________________________________ From: "oroboyz@aol.com" <oroboyz@aol.com> To: haxixe@gmail.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 2:27:23 AM Subject: Re: [CR] Eurobike: Eddy Merckx booth with fantastic Retro Bike
<<?Are those Berthets and Super 68s? >>
No and yes... But my impression was this is not necessarily a bike Eddire rode but a replica "in the spirit"?
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> To: oroboyz@aol.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 6:06 pm Subject: Re: [CR] Eurobike: Eddy Merckx booth with fantastic Retro Bike
Are those Berthets and Super 68s? Very, very unusual choices for a throwback replica bike, if that's what it is. Did EM ever race with that stuff on an eponymous bike?
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
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The brakes are Super 68s, and the pedals are Campagnolo con denti.
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