[CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1878 - 24 msgs

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From: "Dennis Young" <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
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Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1878 - 24 msgs
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:12:12 -0800

Subject: [CR]Re: Fiat Racing Team and Merckx Question(s)?

It is a interesting phenomenon, one manufacturer helping to set up another in business, given the possible competition repercussions. Friends helping each other out, or maybe the payback after a long and successful association?

Dennis Young Hotaka, Japan
> DeRosa built them as a subcontracter, while Eddy was setting up his factory
> (under Ugo DeRosa's guidance).


>> When DeRosa was fabricating Merckx frames after the Belgian's racing career
>> ended, what was the connection to Eddy? Was it a honorary thing to Merckx,
>> or did Eddy have some input into the geometries possibly, or perhaps mainly
>> a marketing strategy to put the great rider's name on frames directed to the
>> general public? Weren't the frames very similar to the DeRosa ones.