Funny you should ask that....


As far as Merckx, I bought a set of crank arms yesterday from a guy in Chapel Hill. He asked me if I liked Merckx bikes, and I said I had "a couple," not really wanting to say steel and get "that look," or saying modern and run the slight risk he is a steel classic guy. I kind of walked around the subject, which is the Southern way of conversing, and we realized we both knew BF member norskagent. I mentioned that norskagent had at least one beautiful classic steel Merckx, and I had an '85. The ice was immediately broken, as he's the seller of the '87 Corsa that's on our local CL. The pictures don't do it justice, and it's a beauty. The photos tend to magnify the scratches, etc. We talked for a few more minutes, and he also has one of the first years of the Merckx brand, made by Falcon, with black original DA. He's willing to sell one or the other, so I asked for more pictures.

This is the one still for sale, and I can facilitate. If you're interested in the Falcon Merckx, I can facilitate that as well, once I get pics.

1987 Eddy Merckx Corsa - $1000 (Chapel Hill)


















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Eddy Merckx Corsa: s/n translates to likely '87 and Chorus began in '87, so right about there I guess. Frame is Columbus SL, 55 ST x 55.5 TT (c-t-c), 126mm spacing, and in ridiculously nice shape internally. Lemon yellow w/black. Chrome is nearly perfect, decals (save the SL) are clean, but the paint has some nicks...worst under the seat-cluster from a frame-mount pump, some discoloration at TT cable guides (not rust...brazing side-effect?), most (clumsily) touched up & no rust, looks fine from 5ft. Gold border on the downtube decal is *hot*. Please see the pics.

1st gen Chorus: monoplanar calipers, brake levers, DT shifters (Syncro 1, 6s), crankset (170, 52/42), hubs (126mm freewheel), headset (possibly Record...drilled), BB (70-SS), seatpost. Cinelli Solido ergo bars (minor clamp marks from aero bars) w/Salsa steel stem, bad-ass old-school chrome-steel rail Concor saddle (a couple scuffs), and some bomber wheels: 36h Mavic MA3 clinchers w/14g, Regina Extra 13-23 6s, Vittoria Open Corsa rubber (new 23mm front, just starting to square 25mm rear). No pedals.

OCD overhaul (like disassembled calipers) and clean, clean, clean. Phil + Campy = cup/cone butter! Crankset is gorgeous, derailleurs barely less, minor brake lever scratches w/worn (but original!) hoods! Cables left a little long so the next owner can dial it in.