Re: [CR]Department of Faulty Memory

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme:2004)

From: "stevens" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: "Jon Schaer" <jschaer@columbus.rr.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Department of Faulty Memory
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:53:10 -0700
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Mike Melton built the "Huffy" bicycles used by the 1984 Olympic cycling team.

Most (if not all) the Team 7-Eleven "Murray" and "Huffy" frames were built by Serotta, whose logo is generally plastered on the chainstays.

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Jon Schaer
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:54:31 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Department of Faulty Memory


> ----- Original Message -----

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\r?\n> > > I know that some of the Seven eleven bikes

\r?\n> > > were Serottas dressed up as Huffys. Did other people also make the

\r?\n> frames?

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\r?\n> > The later ones were supplied by Eddy Merckx. And when the 7-Eleven team

\r?\n> > turned into Motorola, Merckx supplied those too.

\r?\n> >

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\r?\n> I believe most of the 7-11 Huffys were built by Mike Melton. I don't

\r?\n> know when the change to Merckx occurred.

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\r?\n> Jon Schaer

\r?\n> Columbus, OH