7-Eleven Corsa Extra: Best looking 1980s bike?
06-07-22, 08:07 PM
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7-Eleven Corsa Extra: Best looking 1980s bike?
Was the 1989 7-Eleven team bike built by Eddy Merckx the best looking, most iconic 1980s road racing bike ever?
SLX/SPX tubing. Red and green metallic paint, white lettering, chrome forks and stays. Full Dura Ace 7400 8-speed drivetrain with grey aero brake levers and downtube shifters. Internal rear brake cable.
Discuss.
SLX/SPX tubing. Red and green metallic paint, white lettering, chrome forks and stays. Full Dura Ace 7400 8-speed drivetrain with grey aero brake levers and downtube shifters. Internal rear brake cable.
Discuss.
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Probably.
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Yes. Yes, it was.
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What is there to discuss?
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for anyone who clicked on this thread and is wondering what the bikes look like....
Steve in Peoria
(did anyone buy the stuff in that Giordana ad?? And would you admit it??)
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(did anyone buy the stuff in that Giordana ad?? And would you admit it??)
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Very, very possible, Eddy knew and still knows exactly what he's doing with, on and about the bike. 
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
(did anyone buy the stuff in that Giordana ad?? And would you admit it??)
06-08-22, 05:04 AM
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I’m voting for the Huffy Aerowind.
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It's possible.
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Thanks to Steve in Peoria for posting the article that inspired this post. Man, that's a fine looking bike!
I did note--and this is of course nitpicking--that the bike Eddie is shown with is a different bike than in the rest of the pictorial. Besides no water bottle cages, the paint job is ever so slightly different, and the bikes have different stems.
I did note--and this is of course nitpicking--that the bike Eddie is shown with is a different bike than in the rest of the pictorial. Besides no water bottle cages, the paint job is ever so slightly different, and the bikes have different stems.
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Originally Posted by smd4
Was the 1989 7-Eleven team bike built by Eddy Merckx the best looking, most iconic 1980s road racing bike ever?
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Originally Posted by tiger1964
What, the water bottle cages are not oversized to hold a Big Gulp?
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It's too Christmas flavoured for my taste. Awaiting rebuttals from Bianchigirll, Centurion Ironmen owners, etc.
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My heart is with the 80's DeRosa but that 7-11 Merckx is a beauty
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this is where I post a pic of mine!
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Originally Posted by norskagent
this is where I post a pic of mine!
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Originally Posted by BFisher
My vote is for Giuseppe Saronni's red Colnago.
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Originally Posted by smd4
The white saddle > the original black.
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
It's too Christmas flavoured for my taste.
It was fun reading more about the 7-Eleven team back in the day. Sounds like they were "Rock 'n' Roll" in a world of classical violin.
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Yes. /thread
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The ones in the article have a number hanger. A lot of the ones I've seen pictures of do not. Was that a team vs. repro difference, or just a model year thing?
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