So what does this mean? Are the Merckx carbon fiber bikes made in Belgium? Are Ridleys? I guess I'm glad they were purchased by a Belgian bike manufacturer.
What it means is that Merckx gets to stay in business. I thought their marketing the past couple of years was very slick. I loved naming the bikes after significant Eddy Merckx races and victories. It sure doesn't sound like it helped sell bikes, at least in the US. 1500 bikes sold in a year is not good.
To me, it's just another plastic bike company anymore. I own a steel Corsa 01. It's too bad they can't keep making steel bikes. I bet they'd sell more than 1500 in the U.S. a year. They did a special run of 100 steel frames a few years ago, and they all got snapped up at pretty high prices. I get it that almost everyone wants carbon fiber bikes -- that's why virtually every bike company is doing business with big Chinese factories. What makes Eddy Merckx stand out from the herd anymore?
Next thing you know it will be fibreglass forks all round.
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