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

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Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:14:14 -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:
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> I believe that Merckx would have gone as fast in the hour on a
> heavier Colnago as on his superlight one. (snip)
> However, if you believe that a lightweight bike would have allowed
> Merckx to accelerate faster to his final speed - and considering that
> it took him two laps to get to that very high speed, this could be an
> important factor - then I am willing to accept that.

Your two statements above are at odds Jan.

My original comment: "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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