Re: [CR] Dave Moulton & Mike Melton

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Fascinating story and well told, Dave. 

It should be siad that Mike was a very good guy, hard working and great pe rsonality...

I also recall that Reynolds aero tubed Bernard Hinault Gitane bike was sto len just before it was to be displayed at the NY International Bike Show in... 1980? There was a conspicuously empty space where it was to be show n.

Reynolds had a display bike made up with that tubing at the show about tha t time.. I have a slide pic of it somewhere (!).  

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-----Original Message----- From: Jack Gabus <jgabus@gmail.com> To: Dale Brown <oroboyz@aol.com>; hirelevel@mindspring.com Cc: CR <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>; dave@ProdigalChild.net Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 1:12 pm Subject: Bianchi & Mike Melton

 Gang:

 

Man some of the things that stay in the recesses on ones mind...scary.Â

 

Mike Melton was a partner in crime with the one and only Dave Moulton.   These two worked together at Paris Sport.  Later they were ask by the USOC to create an areo frame out of special Reynolds tubing for the 84' Olympics.  You can read about on Dave's reinstated blog.Â

 

It is interesting reading because the bikes they were asked to build back then were going to cost 8K .  Can you imagine $8000.00 for a silly bike bikes in 84'.  Anyw ay Dave asked Mike to help him build these "ridiculously expensive bikes" which might have been the greatest things since sliced bread, but some of the USOC and Olympic riders turned a blind eye to Dave and Mike's innovat ions and the project got shelved.

 

So in short it sounds to me that Mr. Melton had the "Chops" when it come to frame building.  How he got into the Bianchi biz is a mystery.   Maybe Dave you can chime in here.

 

See Blog below. 

 

PS:  Dave thanks for reactiving your blog.  Great insight and re ading.

 

http://davesbikeblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/us-team-aero-bike-fiasco.html

 

 

Hope that helps.

 

Jack -- Jack Gabus jgabus@gmail.com Laguna Beach, CA USA

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