Re: [CR] Merckx hour record bike(s)

(Example: Framebuilding:Technology)

Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:01:39 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Merckx hour record bike(s)
In-Reply-To: <B50F08A2-5076-11DA-A8B0-00039356BD92@ivycycles.com>
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There is a very good interview with Ernesto Colnago here that discuss the bike(s): http://www.cyclingnews.com/sponsors/italia/2004/colnago/?id=colnago4 (and
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   Some quotes: -"it's hard to imagine how much work we put into building those two bicycles"
   -"no one in Italy could weld titanium, so I went to Pino Morroni in Detroit, America to weld the special lightweight titanium stem for Merckx's Hour Record bicycle."
   -"We made two road bikes with the same geometry for him."
   -"The only thing we couldn't get for Merckx was Helium gas for the tires."
   and more...worth reading.
   Angel Garcia Verona, Italy