Re: [CR] Eurobike: Eddy Merckx booth with fantastic Retro Bike

From: "kevin sayles" <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
To: <haxixe@gmail.com>, <oroboyz@aol.com>
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:08:06 +0100
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Eurobike: Eddy Merckx booth with fantastic Retro Bike

I'd agree with Dale, looks like a replica, some things don't add up for it to be an 'original' which I assume is supposed to be circa 1968ish ..........the chrome yellow sticker on the seat tube panel [perhaps in recognition of TDF wins?]......the stem looks to be Colnago panto, and as a allen key fastener......brazed on bottle bosses!

End of the day though, a very nice looking bike

Cheers Kevin Sayles
Bridgwater Somerset UK

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From: oroboyz@aol.com
To: haxixe@gmail.com
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Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [CR] Eurobike: Eddy Merckx booth with fantastic Retro Bike

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> No and yes... But my impression was this is not necessarily a bike Eddire
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> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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> From: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com>
> To: oroboyz@aol.com
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> Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 6:06 pm
> Subject: Re: [CR] Eurobike: Eddy Merckx booth with fantastic Retro Bike
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> Are those Berthets and Super 68s? Very, very unusual choices for a
> throwback replica bike, if that's what it is. Did EM ever race with
> that stuff on an eponymous bike?
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> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham, Washington
> USA
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> 2009/9/3 <oroboyz@aol.com>:
>> http://twitpic.com/g6qva/full
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>> Dale Brown
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>> Greensboro, North Carolina USA