Re: [CR]Erik Zabel Bicycle Collection

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:08:06 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Erik Zabel Bicycle Collection
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I have a friend that knows Zabel and when he told me about Zabel's collection it sounded like more than 7. In any case, in 2003, the BBC reported, "Zabel......has his own personal museum at home - of all the bike s he has ridden to victory."
   Sounds like not timeline bikes....
   Angel Garcia Verona, Italy
   On 11/21/05, Martin Appel <martin@camelot.de> wrote:
>
> Hi Guy,
>
> i had a chance to talk to Erik Zabel at the "Carbon Sports (makers of
> the fine, but OT "Lightweight" Wheels) Open Day" shortly. Of course i
> asked him about his bikes :)
> He said he had just a few (7, iirc), that he rode during his pro
> career. So i assume, no on topic bicycles. I was quite surprised,
> because i also thought i had read somwhere that he is said to have
> many, also older, bicycles...
> What exactly did Cycle Sport say?
>
> Martin Appel
> Munich, BY, who at least got an autograph from arguably the most
> successful -and nicest- german pros of all time :)
>
>
> Guy Apple <cinelliguy@earthlink.net> schrieb:
> >Hi to all,
> >
> >Does anyone know anything about Erik's collection. I would assume that
> >there are CR content bikes in that collection. It is suppose to be in
> >his home town of Unna Germany. There was a short mention of it in
> >Cycle Sport page 132 November issue.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Guy Apple
> >Sunnyvale CA