What a treat to hear Rich describe these super unique bikes that he painstakingly built to honor Eddy and his career. Thanks so much John for the time and effort to do this interview!
Hi John ........Id heard of Rich as a frame builder over here in England , but did,nt realize his passion and subsequent skill in his Merckx collection, also his astounding success in his racing career. As usual John a super video.......thanks again........Alan.
What a great video and Rich is obviously a wonderful person, builder, painter, racer, vintage bicycle enthusiast and organized thinker. The bikes are very special. I would bet that even though he is now sort of retired and has more time, the shop is as clean as it ever was. Not typical.
Thanks John for a very interesting video. Rich is a very clever man and very modest as well. From being a kid back in the 60s here in the UK I have always wanted a Colnago but then and now they are still out of my price range. I was hoping that when bikes with discs became popular I would pick one up cheap but still no chance of that ever happening.
Thanks! I'll be doing some bike work before you see more interviews. However interviews coming up will be Mike Kone, previous owner of Rene Herse and Ron Boi of RRB Cycles.
Wow - what a fantastic video!!Such a unique and beautiful collection of tribute bikes to Merckx. Really enjoyed this video, especially the detail and passion from Rich. Thank you!
Holy cow! Just the Merckx tribute bikes could fill a video, but the whole sequence of bikes that he had ready to show were amazing! Add in his personal history and achievements, and the incredible shop... well, it's like a Thanksgiving dinner where you really should move away from the table, but you haven't had any of Aunt Helen's pumpkin pie yet, so maybe just a bit more.... 😆 Thanks so much to you and Rich!
Great great video,,,(the Magistroni guy here) specially the Eddy Merckx pista. As a 10 year old kid, I was there with my uncles in the Agustin Melgar Olympic Velodrome in 1972. that’s the time the bicycle bug got hold of my soul. I think I’ll built a replica pista bike to honor the cannibal…..before I won’t be able to ride….thank you ,,,thank thank,, ps: you are doing a super great job…..
John, we are neighbors. I live in Aurora and have a small collection of vintage racers (small compared to yours, lol). Darrell Yarborough is a good friend we have in common. Spent part of the day with him yesterday.
@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage That's a tough one. It's like picking your favorite child, lol. It's close between my 1971 Motobecane LeChampion and my 1987 Wilier Triestina. Both purchased from the original owners and in beautiful condition. I prefer them as original as possible within reason.
Watching from the UK, some truly amazing people, equipment and bikes you have, some questions that perhaps experts could answer, I noticed Eddie's early bikes had mudguard eyes, would that have been the norm then? And i wondered what prompted Eddie to change over to reynolds tubing, also his later track bike was 753, but he stuck with 531 for the road, I also wondered why he did that, thanks for the video John.
John,is there any truth to the rumor that Merckx’s Mexico City track bike had the tires filled with helium instead of air for his hour attempt? Also , would liked to have heard what size gear Eddy had used. As always ..these bike nuts you interview are a wealth of info! Looking forward to the next video!
Premium Cycling had an Eddy Merckx FIAT 1977 De Rosa team bike for sale last year, but it was like 60 or 61cm which made it suspect. Tempting but of course expensive. I'm a 62 to 64cm guy.
@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage found the listing under sold bikes. Center to top 60.3 cm. Reads as follows: Extremely proud to present an authentic bike of one and only Eddy Merckx, when he rode for Team Fiat back in 1977. The bike was made and confirmed by De Rosa facilities. It’s shinning in original paintjob, made of Reynolds 531 tubing. Built with Campagnolo Nuovo Record / Super Record 1st gen groupset (175mm cranks), Cinelli stem and handlebar, Cinelli Unicanitor saddle, Mavic SSC Oro rims. Even the smaller parts like chain, freewheel, brake pads, brake and shifting cables, cables housing, cable clamps are STILL ORIGINAL. Tubulars and bar tape have been replaced. Museum piece. Comes with a signed statement by De Rosa facilities, that the bike was made for Eddy Merckx.
Great video! Are they originals or copies? If they are originals I wonder if it is right that these beautiful bikes with history are not in Belgium (¿?!!!)
Great tribute to the Cannibal! Are the real makers of these bikes OK with these replicas? Don't rely on Gangl as to how to pronounce Italian names. Interesting a guy who knows Reynolds tubing doesn't say FIVE-THREE-ONE instead of five-thirty-one? You're living-the-dream!!! Good work!!! Thanks!
Fake a is still my favourite bike along with the Flandria of the 70s. It’s CAMPAG 🤣🤣🤣 it’s still weight that counts. That Gangl is lighter than the average plastic bikes in the tour these days 🤣🤣
Thanks for showcasing Rich Gangl, who deserves all the kudos you offered him. I never knew that Merckx rode 531 frames before....
One of the greatest cycling videos on RUclips! Thank you!
Wow.. flattering. Check out some of my others. Thanks!
What a treat to hear Rich describe these super unique bikes that he painstakingly built to honor Eddy and his career. Thanks so much John for the time and effort to do this interview!
Thanks!
what nice, humble craftsman. I hope he's turning out apprentices... the world needs more like him. {great video too, John, thx.}
I agree! I dont think he's doing classes now.. But who knows
Fantastic interview. What purity of purpose.
Thanks
Hi John ........Id heard of Rich as a frame builder over here in England , but
did,nt realize his passion and subsequent skill in his Merckx collection, also his astounding success
in his racing career. As usual John a super video.......thanks again........Alan.
Thanks Alan
wow, what a career. and the craftsmanship!
Excellent interview. Incredible collection. This man is a legend. His passion is unbelievable.
Thanks, I agree. Very admirable.
Loved the video, John. Fascinating!
So glad you enjoyed it
What a great video and Rich is obviously a wonderful person, builder, painter, racer, vintage bicycle enthusiast and organized thinker. The bikes are very special. I would bet that even though he is now sort of retired and has more time, the shop is as clean as it ever was. Not typical.
YES SIR!
Whoa, this was great. Thanks so much 🙏
This guy is AMAZING!
He's accomplished so much for sure!
thanks John for the tour of Rich's collection !
So welcome. Rich did an amazing job and loves for people to see it.
You did a great job interviewing him. No agenda or running over his dialogue...that makes a great interviewer. Think of it as drillium for the tongue.
Drillium for the tongue! LOL
Thanks John for a very interesting video. Rich is a very clever man and very modest as well. From being a kid back in the 60s here in the UK I have always wanted a Colnago but then and now they are still out of my price range. I was hoping that when bikes with discs became popular I would pick one up cheap but still no chance of that ever happening.
WOW thank you John, that was amazing 👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a fascinating person. I look forward to more of your interviews.
Thanks! I'll be doing some bike work before you see more interviews. However interviews coming up will be Mike Kone, previous owner of Rene Herse and Ron Boi of RRB Cycles.
Thanks for such a great interview of an amazing man.
Thanks John
Enjoyed the video John. What an amazing collection and a talented builder.
Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow - what a fantastic video!!Such a unique and beautiful collection of tribute bikes to Merckx. Really enjoyed this video, especially the detail and passion from Rich. Thank you!
He's great on camara. So blessed he took the time.
Holy cow! Just the Merckx tribute bikes could fill a video, but the whole sequence of bikes that he had ready to show were amazing! Add in his personal history and achievements, and the incredible shop... well, it's like a Thanksgiving dinner where you really should move away from the table, but you haven't had any of Aunt Helen's pumpkin pie yet, so maybe just a bit more.... 😆 Thanks so much to you and Rich!
I agree. There was a lot in this video. It was an honor to be there.
Great great video,,,(the Magistroni guy here) specially the Eddy Merckx pista. As a 10 year old kid, I was there with my uncles in the Agustin Melgar Olympic Velodrome in 1972. that’s the time the bicycle bug got hold of my soul. I think I’ll built a replica pista bike to honor the cannibal…..before I won’t be able to ride….thank you ,,,thank thank,, ps: you are doing a super great job…..
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent video, thanks for taking the effort to share that experience with us.
Thanks Mark! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Superb. That was a great 35 minutes !
How do you feel about 35 min videos? too long?
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage This one wasn't too long, the time flew by.
Oh so radical. What a magical place to visit. I just received my 144 drillium chainring for my Merckx the other day. I feel like I’m in the club now 😊
Thats pretty cool
Thanks John
Saw all of the video
Great interview
Lovely bikes
So glad you enjoyed it!
SUPER NICE STUFF, I RACE MERCKX BIKES AS A JR AND 1,2,PRO. ABSOLUTLY LOVE THIS BRAND AND LOOK UP TO THE MAN....LOVE IT
Excellent. Thanks for watching
Muito bom, vídeo histórico 👏👏👏
AWESOME man
Thanks for sharing
Mark from Maryland 😊
Thanks Mark!!
Awesome video what an amazing collection very talented guy 👍
Thanks so much!
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks Mark
Rad shop!
Very nice video! I love this kind of bike content!
Glad you enjoyed it
I saw Eddy Merckx at a bicycle trade show. Pretty cool.
Wow. I saw him at Interbike many moons ago when I worked for GT.. it was cool back then. All the old pros just walking around.
Awesome period correct bikes!!!
He was accurate down to the spoke nipple
Thank's for making my day...
Thanx again John..
Great video.
✌️❤😁
So glad you enjoyed it.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ♥♥♥ What a video!!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
👏👏 Bravo!!
Thankss
Loved that, great video
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
John, we are neighbors. I live in Aurora and have a small collection of vintage racers (small compared to yours, lol). Darrell Yarborough is a good friend we have in common. Spent part of the day with him yesterday.
Greetings! Thanks for checking in. Whats your favorite bike in your collection?
@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage That's a tough one. It's like picking your favorite child, lol. It's close between my 1971 Motobecane LeChampion and my 1987 Wilier Triestina. Both purchased from the original owners and in beautiful condition. I prefer them as original as possible within reason.
Oh wait, maybe it's my pristine 1978 Colnago Super that's favorite. I can't decide.
Love it!
Thanks Stan!
Watching from the UK, some truly amazing people, equipment and bikes you have, some questions that perhaps experts could answer, I noticed Eddie's early bikes had mudguard eyes, would that have been the norm then? And i wondered what prompted Eddie to change over to reynolds tubing, also his later track bike was 753, but he stuck with 531 for the road, I also wondered why he did that, thanks for the video John.
I wonder is he using the 531 or 531c tubing. The 531c was supposedly lighter competition. I have a 531c Raleigh that rides really nice.
John,is there any truth to the rumor that Merckx’s Mexico City track bike had the tires filled with helium instead of air for his hour attempt? Also , would liked to have heard what size gear Eddy had used. As always ..these bike nuts you interview are a wealth of info! Looking forward to the next video!
Premium Cycling had an Eddy Merckx FIAT 1977 De Rosa team bike for sale last year, but it was like 60 or 61cm which made it suspect. Tempting but of course expensive. I'm a 62 to 64cm guy.
@@zbillster were they claiming it belonged to Eddy
@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage found the listing under sold bikes. Center to top 60.3 cm. Reads as follows: Extremely proud to present an authentic bike of one and only Eddy Merckx, when he rode for Team Fiat back in 1977. The bike was made and confirmed by De Rosa facilities. It’s shinning in original paintjob, made of Reynolds 531 tubing. Built with Campagnolo Nuovo Record / Super Record 1st gen groupset (175mm cranks), Cinelli stem and handlebar, Cinelli Unicanitor saddle, Mavic SSC Oro rims. Even the smaller parts like chain, freewheel, brake pads, brake and shifting cables, cables housing, cable clamps are STILL ORIGINAL. Tubulars and bar tape have been replaced. Museum piece. Comes with a signed statement by De Rosa facilities, that the bike was made for Eddy Merckx.
Great video!
Are they originals or copies?
If they are originals I wonder if it is right that these beautiful bikes with history are not in Belgium (¿?!!!)
Hi thanks. did you watch the entire video? If you skip through it you'll miss details..
Ok, since it's a long video I missed that clarification.
Thanks John!
Rich, you didn't mention your World Championship?
He's a pretty humble guy.
When did the pro peloton began using 7 spd freewhees?
had a windsor at one time. nice details but on the heavy side.
Those were interesting bikes. I wanted a Professional for the longest time. But hard to find in good shape.
Great tribute to the Cannibal! Are the real makers of these bikes OK with these replicas? Don't rely on Gangl as to how to pronounce Italian names. Interesting a guy who knows Reynolds tubing doesn't say FIVE-THREE-ONE instead of five-thirty-one?
You're living-the-dream!!! Good work!!! Thanks!
Half the bicycles are the real bikes. Half, he built.
I want a gold star please send me one.
It's on its way!
Butted straight gauge?
That was a head scratcher here too...
Fake a is still my favourite bike along with the Flandria of the 70s. It’s CAMPAG 🤣🤣🤣 it’s still weight that counts. That Gangl is lighter than the average plastic bikes in the tour these days 🤣🤣
Pretty crazy what they had to do to get a bike down to the weight wanted.
Can he be my dad?
IDK if his wife would like that? LOL