Re: [CR] Merckx bike photo quizzler

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From: "kevin sayles" <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
To: Peter Brueggeman <4peebee@peterbrueggeman.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <18B1F41FF3D748639F5D5BBA358BDFD5@PC11364>
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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:43:54 +0000
Subject: Re: [CR] Merckx bike photo quizzler


The rear brake IS on the right hand lever......which is correct.......but the things which caught my eye were......the gap between the rear wheel and seat tube, saddle too low, orange bar tape and shoddy way of taping around the brake levers, bottle cage looks too modern, and yes I agree, the brake cables are a bit on the long side.

Is this supposed to be one of Eddy's actual bikes, or just a replica?

cheers Kevin Sayles
Bridgwater Somerset UK


----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Brueggeman <4peebee@peterbrueggeman.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CR] Merckx bike photo quizzler



> ... the brake cables. The rear brake cable would be on the right side of
> the handlebar stem in that right/rear configuration. I think the cable
> housing was moved to the left side of the stem to "improve" the photo and
> not obstruct the view of the stem. Also the rear brake cable is higher
> than the front brake cable, and it is common practice to set them up the
> same height.
>
> Peter
>
> Peter Brueggeman
> La Jolla California USA
> 4peebee(at)peterbrueggeman.com