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From: "Grant McLean" <Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca>
To: "Classic Rendezvous Mail List (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]more Selle San Marco trivia
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:54:49 -0500

Riddle-me-this Batman.....

As quoted from the 2001 San Marco catalog, talking about the introduction of the Rolls saddle, "first offered in 1982, used by great champions such as Merckx..."

Huh? Didn't Merckx retire in 1978? I guess "used by" is open to that somewhat Italian language interpretation like letters of authentication by Master framebuilders....

I supposed "used by" could refer to Eddy specifying San Marco Rolls saddles on his own brand of bicycles, which I believe started in 1980. I supposed San Marco rival Selle Italia was "kicking butt" with their turbo at the time, and the marketing department was getting creative.

In any event, I shook Eddy's hand at Interbike, and he doesn't look like he's used a Rolls saddle in a while...

Grant McLean

Toronto.Ca