Re: [CR]Pic of the Day - Zoetemelk's Two-Tone Mercier

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From: "Brandon Ives" <brandon@ivycycles.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Pic of the Day - Zoetemelk's Two-Tone Mercier
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:29:40 -0700
To: Aldo Ross <aldoross4@siscom.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Can't help you with the shoes, but the cranks and rings are Mavic. The key to recognizing the Mavic crank is the chainrings with the large untrimmed area around the chainring mounting bolt and the very thin edge that the ring teeth sit on. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives loves Mavic parts in Vancouver, B.C.

On Oct 7, 2006, at 8:46 AM, Aldo Ross wrote:
> 1980 Tour de France winner Joop Zoetemelk looks fit and focused during
> the prologue of Paris-Nice in 1983. Note the two-tone paint scheme on
> his Mercier, Mavic gruppo with black Modolo-made brakes (are the
> cranks
> Mavic, or something else?), Columbus tubing, radial-laced front wheel,
> Cinelli leather-covered bars/stem combo, Assos "COOP-Mercier"
> skinsuit.
> Can anyone remind me what brand of shoes he's wearing? From
> "International Cycle Sport" No.179, April 1983.
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/aldoross/pd/Zoetemelk.JPG.html
>
> Aldo Ross
> Middletown, Ohio
> Etats Unis