
Bike in the spotlight: Kessels with Campagnolo Super Record group
The bike in the spotlight is a Main d'or by Fernand Kessels, from the 1970s with a Campagnolo Super Record group
The bike in the spotlight is a Main d'or by Fernand Kessels, from the 1970s with a Campagnolo Super Record group
In the spotlight this time is a Main d'Or from the 1980s with a Shimano 105 Golden Arrow group. Main d'Or was the trademark of the Ostend bicycle maker Fernand Kessels who also made the frames for Eddy Merckx, among others.
Fernand Kessels is a name connected to Eddy Merckx who made a lot of bicycles for the cannibal
Who were the frame builders who built the race bikes for Eddy Merckx, the cannibal, during his long career? An overview
The racing bike that is in the spotlight this time is an Orlans from Gistel by craftsman Gaston Orlans who once made the frames for Vaneenooghe and therefore also for Kessels