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Hello @WimVDD
I also dont know
And I wrote what has been told to me....
im not assuming aythingThe previous owner of the frame... Luc de Damen: "If I am not mistaken, this was made especially for Etienne de Wilde for the Olympic Games but has not taken a stance because of too limp." Was Perfect for time trial. Still with so 1 my games drove on the slopes, the chase. Was perfect for that. Have to look in my photo archive if I have it yet.
The geometry of this frame is very special
52CC with a 56ct seat tube
As soon as I hear then let me know what...i will await quietly on a reaction of Etienne;)
the frame used at the 94 olympics is a 54cc
cheers Kobe.
Kobe
@WimVDD
Nice frame but I have some doubts about some parts of the story. I can be wrong but as far as I remember Etienne (he used to live 15 km away from where I live so in his late pro years I saw him racing/training some times) he didn't ride frames that big. He wasn't that tall as far as I remember. But again: I could be wrong.
Second: a guy I know offered me 4 or 5 of Etiennes bikes (including a fantastic Telekom Merckx) and none of these were 56, believe it were 54. That's why I didn't buy one of them as I ride 56 frames. :-)
Third: this bike has the Vlaanderen colours. Etienne never rode for that team. When he was in the National team (e.g. for Olympics) he did ride Merckx but these had "neutral" colours, not the team ones.
Here's Etienne in 1994. Can't image him riding a 56 cm according to this pic. ;-)
And this is his Olympic race bike:
But please, correct me when you get an answer from Etienne.
Wim