This bike is a miidle 80's vintage. Merckx

...and it's INVISIBLE!

Welcome to BF, but we would like to see the bike. Ask questions if you're having trouble posting pics. First thing - they need to be hosted somewhere off your computer or you're stuck with low-res thumbnails.

The suspense is killing me

I have trouble uploading my pictures. Do they have to be 100 kb max? Mine are all 2.2 MB each and I do not know how to reduce the size. Any hints?

download the free Microsoft Power Toy if you are using XP. Then right click and resize.

Must be made of transparent aluminum.

I posted the pics on this adober website - public gallery named Merckx bike.

https://www.photoshopshowcase.com/Default.aspx

Let me know if this works. It is listed as Merckx bike.

https://www.photoshopshowcase.com/Default.aspx

https://www.photoshopshowcase.com/Vie...AID=29341&AT=1

Try this link.

The B in the serial indicates 1988 or 1989. Anyone know if Cromor was (generally) available prior to '88? Looking through Lou Deeter's frame guide, I don't see a Cromor frame prior to that.

Posted one teaser for you. I like even the toe straps and bar plugs.
Correct down to the last. Nice bike.

I am new at this, but the link below is right. It is my bike. Thanks for the hand. This time I registered.
Let me know what you think.
https://www.photoshopshowcase.com/Vie...AID=29341&AT=1

I ride it with Forte clips. I put the toe straps on for the photo occasion - still ride it daily but would like to ride graphite one day. A few weeks ago rode it in the Burnsville Metric - it felt at home in the rain and wind.

Beautiful Merckx with a bit of history; Karel Mintjens is one of Frans 'Swa' Mintjens' (a Merckx teammate) brothers. They started a now famous furniture factory bearing his name. The decals on your bike actually use that firm's logo's :

https://www.mintjens.be/

There is a Mintjens bikesfirm too (with 2 shops) but they use different logo's and don't appear to sell Merckx-bikes (anymore?). Don't know if it's the same family either...

I used to do business with the Mintjens family (Tania Mintjens) in the States and I grew up close to the factory in Belgium. This is how I got to meet Eddy Meckx in the States. Tania Mintjens is now president of the company. Does Eddy Merckx have a type of a fan club? I would like to send him these shots.
Cheers.

Merckx spent time taking my measeurments (height, arm, foot and leg sizes, etc) and then send the bike. He is nice guy and I never met him again.

Fantastic, thanks for sharing the photos. I guess you know it fits properly if The Man measured you himself, that is awesome.

Does the pope have a thing for patent leather shoes? Cool bike, btw. The saddle makes it.