Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra Team TeVe Blad Road Bicycle 1986

Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra Team TeVe Blad Road Bicycle from 1986. When Eddy Merckx, the most successful professional rider of all time, retired from racing, he set up his own frame manufacturing company. With guidance of the most skilled frame builders, especially Ugo De Rosa, the Eddy Merckx cycling works started to produce high-end frames.

The top of the line model for the first five years was the Professional which was made of Columbus SL tubing. From 1985 on it was the Corsa Extra. This extremely successful model was one of the best road bike frames you could get and therefore the choice of many professional teams. It dominated the peloton with its extremely well made triangle of light and rigid Columbus SLX tubes. SLX was a "superbutted" tubeset from Cyclex steel, that was designed for professional use and became famous for its helical reinforcements on the end of the tubes.
The frame we present here has the original first Team Teve Blad paint scheme

Apart from the frame, this bicycle sports some of the best performing components of the 1980s. A Shimano Dura Ace groupset with its forward looking yet elegant design matches the Eddy Mercx frame perfectly.

An excellent bicycle for a wonderful weekend ride, to participate in L'Eroica or to enrich a classic bicycle collection!