For Sale: Merckx (De Rosa) Super Record Road Bike

For Sale,
My beautiful Merckx. Frame is 57cm and one of the De Rosa made frames. Super Record throughout, with the exception of the seatpost and pedals (these are NOS Gipiemme Sprints).
All new cables, bar tape, genuine Campag lever hoods, chain etc.
Rims are MA40's not sprint - so much more practical but truly classic looking with Vittoria Evo tyres.
Saddle is Rolls and bars & stem 3TTT.

£1,100. inc. secured UK postage - but I'd prefer personal; collection (Northampton).

Only selling as I'm buying another classic car and need to clear out some bikes.
Will also be posting a 55cm Benotto in similar condition/spec and a KAS team replica with FULL Mavic SSC groupset.

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wow!

Perfect!

beautiful

cor blimey

sonofaBITCH

i remember these for sale in welwyn department store 30 or more years ago for £600.alot of money then.anyone got one in 60cm plus?great looking machine does you proud.

You'll regret selling that sexy mo fo..

woof. the drilled levers alone are dangerously sexy.

f a i n t....(dull thud)

Why am I not richer and taller?

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=188638

Sorry.

Didn't hear back from guy who pm'd, so still available.
Will also post 55cm Benotto in similar spec/condition later.

Nurse my medication now!, ooh the pain of beauty i cannot afford

I gather this has been refurbished? If so, when, and who did the paint, please?
Cheers
Steven

The frame was refurbished in Italy two years ago (that's where I got it). It came from an elderly gentleman, sorry I don't know the restorer - though whoever it was, they've done a fantastic job - used correct foil transfers, nicely cleaned up threads etc.

stuarts, much as the bike is beautiful. You still appear to be trying to flog it on Retrobike, against the forum rules.

tut tut & wow - sadly not my size, otherwise would have ripped your arm off !

The bike is gorgeous, anybody know how one would be sure this is a de rosa frame, what is the distinguishing factor?

welwyn department store.

huh, there's a blast from the past.

stunning bike. looks genuinely pristine.

The bike is gorgeous, anybody know how one would be sure this is a de rosa frame, what is the distinguishing factor?

Ditto. For this kind of money, I'd want to be sure. Is there a serial number on the frame?

the vendor says that the respray has obscured the frame number , which is a shame, and i don't know enough to be sure, i can't see any pantographed parts of the frame, i think the 90's remakes were de rosa panto'd , if this was an early one it would be hen's teeth.

The bike is gorgeous, anybody know how one would be sure this is a de rosa frame, what is the distinguishing factor?

dropouts on derosa built merckx frames are finished with a point.

Could this be converted to a fixeh?

Could this be converted to a fixeh?

Thats a beautiful racing bike. Why do you want to convert that to a fix? Your 'aving a larf!