Merckx owners thread

Thanks

Bought this one 2 months ago as a complete bike (Superrecord with colour-matching parts):

I didn't like the colour so I decided to hae it resprayed but as I wanted to keep the red coloured matched crankset and seatpost, it ended up like this:

Will start re-building it this very afternoon with the original parts.

That's superb Wim! , can't wait to see the finished build.

Thanks. These are the parts (won't use the black stem, it's bit too much scuffed. Have a silver one that I will put on it):

Didn't take that much time... (will post better pics later)

Well done , looks great

Thanks. Just a pitty it's not completely my size. Will be moved to the 'Bay so I (hope I) can fund some other projects with the money...

EBay listing of Merckx corsa
Ref 262225875592
But it looks more like an early "professional" to me.

looks more like an early "professional" to me

decals look like earlier models, indeed. Merckx had in 1990 some Corsa's that looked like the Professionals:

http://www.tearsforgears.com/2008/02/eddy-merckx-1990-catalog.html

Now that I like. Panto bits are a nice addition too, makes it just a bit more 'special'. Looks like you've been mighty busy during the holidays. I like the paint scheme, looks like a v.good job too. I might get round to painting my tatty professional one day. Yours has given me some inspiration to revive it.
Looks like you need another project again now :-)

Haha, you've got yourself some nice new projects too (cfr. "Colnago owners") @JusCos :-)

I haven't been buying bikes since Xmas (yes, it's been dark, difficult weeks...), only been finishing the unfinished (the Colnago Super "Saronni", this Merckx, the Colnago Master Ariostea of which I replaced the last non-DA7400 bits) and this week I'll be finishing my Gios Compact Evolution and Look KG243. And in between I'm restoring a Koga Miyata for a friend. Good thing the weather is too bad to go out cycling.

BTW: I stick to Frank Hoste for the spraying. The guy has been racing Merckx bikes as a pro so he knows how they should look. ;-) These eighties bikes are the one he had his biggest victories on (green jersey at Tour de France etc.) and I have the impression he kind of likes respraying them. :-)

My 1st Merckx arrived today. Please excuse the poor quality photos.
Can anyone tell me what the extra
braze-on piece is on the back of the head tube - is it for a race number?
Regards

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I assume. Stunning bike. Must get another merckx

Very nice. It's for a pump.

That makes sense. Cheers

Nice bike! Just get rid of the wheels. ;-) (105 hubs??).

Is it an Athena groupset on it?

Chorus groupset,
Yes the wheels will go at some point.
The frame is 87' I believe, what wheels would be more appropriate?

Try to find some 7 speed campa wheels. Think early Chorus had screw on blocks. Rims from that era are Mavic MA40, GP4 (yellow labeled ones), MA2,...

Or 7 speed Mavic hubs with Mavic, Wolber, Nishi,... rims.

If you don't find anything near you, just shout, think I have something in the cellar from that era.

one of mine

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Very nice,
What's the stem?

cinelli grammo ti

Nice, stem is quite rare in a shortish length too.

wrong place to post a Colnago. ;-)

Transformed with tape, wheels and another saddle.

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