Thanx Hennie,
Does anybody also know how many Molteni Kessel frames were build?
greets,
Arno Volkers 5224 VG Den Bosch The Netherlands
>From: "Hennie van Leeuwen" <hjleeuw@tiscali.nl>
>Reply-To: "Hennie van Leeuwen" <hjleeuw@tiscali.nl>
>To: "Arno Volkers" <arnovolkers@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [CR]How to dat a Merckx molteni bike
>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:55:27 +0200
>
>Hi Arno,
>
>Probably your frame is from around 1975. I have also a Kessels built
>Molteni, framenr. somewhere in the 200 and also with "De Wit" painted on
>the
>bottom bracket. Guess it is the guy who made the frame. Ferdy Keulen from
>Utrecht has a 1973 Kessels and surprise, De Wit also on the bracket. My
>frame was repainted at the factory of The Greatest ever. It is ready to
>make
>a 1975 replica with a 1st generation Super Record groupset, gold coloured
>mavics, 1r old logo Cinelli stem, Unicantor saddle etc..
>Greetings from Veenendaal,
>
>Hennie van Leeuwen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Arno Volkers" <arnovolkers@hotmail.com>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:47 PM
>Subject: [CR]How to dat a Merckx molteni bike
>
>
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > Today the post delivered my Merckx Molteni bike build by Kessel,
> > My question is how can i date it? In the BottomBracket 487 engraved.
> > And with white paint the name "L de Wit" beneath the numbers,
> > think it was the owner of the bike, but i can't find him on the
>internet,
> > so i think it was an amateur.
> >
> > The bike came with:
> >
> > one gear
> > mafac competition brakes
> > a beautifull old cinelli steer and stem
> > hubs from campy record, Mavic MA2 rims
> > a ESCOT single speed freewheel (never heard of it)
> > a goodlooking Ofmega crank, lyotard pedals almost full alluminium
> > A campy nouvo record seatpost
> > And a newer Tange headset
> >
> >
> > greets:
> >
> > Arno Volkers
> > 5224 VG Den Bosch
> > The Netherlands