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

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Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:43:20 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Merckx hour record bike(s)
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Jan Heine wrote:
> (snip)
> However, from the photos, it is clear that the backup bike did not
> have special components. Which makes sense - if the first one broke,
> you'd want tried and true. I won't reopen the discussion whether all
> that light weight helped Merckx during a constant-speed effort...

I think you just did Jan.

I'm quite sure that the lighter weight could only have helped Eddy's acceleration up to his constant-speed effort, correct?

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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