Description
Eddy Merckx steel bicycles made themselves a name for being some of the best handling and fastest racing machines available.
It always was Eddy's idea that a bike should not be light for lightness sake. Less weight should help you to climb up hills, but when stability is sacrificed, most of the rider's power is sacrificed in the movements of the frame. And descending becomes a nerve-wrecking adventure where you simply are not as fast as a competitor who knows that his slightly hevier but stronger bike is riding as stable as on rails.
Consequently Merckx was trying to build averagely light bikes which were far stronger than average.
He succeeded by using specially drawn oversized tubing which, combined with a superior geometry, came out as some of the finest road bike frames of the 1990s: The MX-Leader, the Arcobaleno or the Corsa 01.
Our Eddy Merckx Corsa 01 has been built using lugs and oversized and ovalized Dedacciai ZeroUno tubes and was basically a perfected new version of the Corsa Extra.
The bike is very strong and at the same time very forgiving. A smooth and fast ride, the kind of which lets the longest rides feel like pleasant refreshing trips.
Our Corsa 01 is fully equipped with Campagnolo Chorus parts which are as the rest of the bike in extremely well preserved. This bike didn't ride lot and you can tell that it has been well kept too.
This Eddy Merckx is a stunning ride which comes straight from the mid 90s.
Size Information
Size (Center-Top) | 53 cm |
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Top Tube | 54 cm |
Head Tube | 11.5 cm |
Standover | 79 cm |
Details
Brand | Eddy Merckx |
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Shifters | Campagnolo Chorus Ergopower 8-speed |
Crankset | Campagnolo Chorus; 170 mm; 52/42 |
Bottom Bracket | Campagnolo Chorus |
Seat | Selle Italia Flite Kevlar |
Hubs | Campagnolo Chorus; 8-speed cassette (23/13 ratio) |
Rims | Rigida DP18 CSB; 700c clinchers |
Tires | Schwalbe Lugano; 622/23 |
Stem | 3ttt Evol; 105 mm |
Stembar | 3ttt Forma SL; 40 cm |
Chain | KMC Z; NEW |
Pedals | Not included |