Let's see your Eddy Merckx!
10-30-15, 08:55 PM
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Here's mine. Took it part way up Thunder Ridge today. This is at Petit Gap (the horse crossing) for those of you familiar with the climb. '85 Professional 753 with C-Record. Turned around and went back down at that point as I was getting chilly ( but didn't want to wrestle the 42-24 up any more of the climb!).
BTW - Somebody pipped me on ebay today, '85 looked to be Corsa or Strada, well equipped, got it for about $500 shipped. Hope it was someone here.
BTW - Somebody pipped me on ebay today, '85 looked to be Corsa or Strada, well equipped, got it for about $500 shipped. Hope it was someone here.
10-30-15, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by lascauxcaveman
... I think Wildwood said he had fellow Seattle area C&Ver Bill put the bike together when it arrived.
glad you're riding it.
10-31-15, 02:27 AM
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Always nice to see them out on the road.
More pics with close-ups of the C-Record. Please.
Love the ride of the Corsa Extra but have never pedaled an EM Pro. Never pedaled a 753 bike either, for that matter.
Not a frame debate, but could you (or anyone else) offer-up an opinion on: the 753 vs SL/SLX ride quality. And I am a believer that 90%+ of the ride quality (in a classic lightweight) is in the tires and wheels and geometry - but I let the question stand.
More pics with close-ups of the C-Record. Please.
Love the ride of the Corsa Extra but have never pedaled an EM Pro. Never pedaled a 753 bike either, for that matter.
Not a frame debate, but could you (or anyone else) offer-up an opinion on: the 753 vs SL/SLX ride quality. And I am a believer that 90%+ of the ride quality (in a classic lightweight) is in the tires and wheels and geometry - but I let the question stand.
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11-01-15, 07:30 AM
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Always nice to see them out on the road.
More pics with close-ups of the C-Record. Please.
Love the ride of the Corsa Extra but have never pedaled an EM Pro. Never pedaled a 753 bike either, for that matter.
Not a frame debate, but could you (or anyone else) offer-up an opinion on: the 753 vs SL/SLX ride quality. And I am a believer that 90%+ of the ride quality (in a classic lightweight) is in the tires and wheels and geometry - but I let the question stand.
More pics with close-ups of the C-Record. Please.
Love the ride of the Corsa Extra but have never pedaled an EM Pro. Never pedaled a 753 bike either, for that matter.
Not a frame debate, but could you (or anyone else) offer-up an opinion on: the 753 vs SL/SLX ride quality. And I am a believer that 90%+ of the ride quality (in a classic lightweight) is in the tires and wheels and geometry - but I let the question stand.
11-01-15, 11:52 AM
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I've never considered myself the connoisseur of the subtleties of ride quality but I place the 753 in the middle of the spectrum, regarding stiffness, between my SL Moser and my SP/SL Tommasini. It is a very smooth quiet ride, descends well, accelerates well. It's my favorite of my 3 C+V bikes. Geometry is a little different on all of my bikes. Moser is 56 X 56, the Eddy is slightly small for me, technically, a little shorter in the seat tube. I have noticed any excessive flexiness which was a complaint I read in an old thread on 753.
Discerning the qualities of a particular 'favored frameset' is a tough thing. They are all pretty high-end, eh? How objective can we be given all the variables? Appreciate your comments, sounds like 753 could be a keeper for me. Owned a mid 80s EM Corsa Extra & mid 80s DeRosa Pro, both listed as SL/SLX tubesets, and even with the same tubular wheelset the 'feel' was quite different (probably mostly due to geometry). Mixed tubesets (esp in the larger sizes) was not uncommon. All part of the mystery and why the range of lightweight vintage rides never goes stale.
edit: I still wonder about an EM Pro vs Corsa Extra of similar sized frames from similar years.
the EM in sig line is a new to me = frameset. So I look forward to the EM experience anew.
[MENTION=280039]Lascauxcaveman[/MENTION] should be able to differently distinguish the above 80s SL/SLX comparison.
Oh, and on another note, our personal perferences in riding style, never influence pure objectivity.
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11-02-15, 06:31 PM
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I'd post my E. Merckx, but now it's the image ****ion that doesn't work on this site. Good stuff.
And th chracters stl skip like craz.
And th chracters stl skip like craz.
11-02-15, 07:18 PM
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11-02-15, 07:53 PM
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11-03-15, 10:52 AM
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11-03-15, 10:58 AM
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11-29-15, 04:56 PM
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Just reassembled this bike after chainstay replacement and respray by Franklin Frame. The cobalt blue doesn't pop like the factory paint, but the workmanship is first rate. One of my favorite bikes.
11-29-15, 06:15 PM
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I had one with that same color scheme. Mine was Reynolds 653. Nice bike. Don't see those too often.
11-29-15, 10:26 PM
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Well, Christmas came early. Yes, these are the “wrong” parts for this bike so I’ll be swapping the 10 speed Campy stuff to the Molteni MXL frame and building this up with DA 7402 at a later date. But maybe I’ll ride this a bit as is? Once I get a proper length stem and stuff…
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My grandfather's custom 1983 Eddy Merckx Professional Aero with all-internal cable routing for the brakes and gears and a complete Campagnolo 50th Group (except for the more ergonomic ICS down tube shifters).
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Hi allThis thread is interesting reading! A lot of nice bikes.
I have some problems reading my serial number/bike specs. The bike seems to be a 90/91 model. Atleast a Corsa Extra TSX, but the "N" and "9TT" is unclear to me. What does it all mean?
The bike is almost a complete Dura-Ace except the pedals and handlebar. The pedals are Shimano with Look patent, probably from early 90's? I think the handlebar is from Campagnola?
One more question is, do you guys think all of these parts can be the original ones? For example the index shifter ST-7400 was first sold in 1990.
This is the page I used for number info Eddy Merckx Serial Numbers
So is this a "special" bike or not?
Thanks for any help!
Vegard from Norway
I have some problems reading my serial number/bike specs. The bike seems to be a 90/91 model. Atleast a Corsa Extra TSX, but the "N" and "9TT" is unclear to me. What does it all mean?
The bike is almost a complete Dura-Ace except the pedals and handlebar. The pedals are Shimano with Look patent, probably from early 90's? I think the handlebar is from Campagnola?
One more question is, do you guys think all of these parts can be the original ones? For example the index shifter ST-7400 was first sold in 1990.
This is the page I used for number info Eddy Merckx Serial Numbers
So is this a "special" bike or not?
Thanks for any help!
Vegard from Norway
