Eddy Merckx Professional 1981 Classic Road Bike

The Eddy Merckx Professional was the top model of the early Eddy Merckx brand. It was 'the bike that lives up to its name' as the first advertisements of Eddy Merckx stated.
When the unsurpassed Champion Eddy Merckx quit racing he started to set up a bicycle manufacture. Since he wanted to build the best road bikes possible, he managed to engage one of the best frame builders of all time to help him in designing the frames and teaching other frame builders. No one less than the great Ugo de Rosa welded the first frames of the Eddy Merckx Professional and helped Eddy in his first years as an entrepreneur.
Eddy Merckx Professionals from those early years are really sought after pieces of cycling history.
And here it is: A Professional from the year 1981, the second year of the selling period. And it still is in a great condition!
The original paintwork and decal set are shining as colourful as if they were new. All the nice original details are there. The pantographs on the fork crown, the brake levers, the signature seat stay caps, the chainring...not to forget the brandings on the leather parts. The seat is an NOS exemplar of the ones that were originally attached to the early Merckx frames!
On the technical side the bike is kept very simple - just the best parts and the best tubing were used. That is a Campagnolo Super Record Groupset and the legendary Columbus SL tubes.
A well maintained early Merckx Professional is hard to find and this one is in really nice condition. Wether you are a collector or simply a fan of beautiful bikes with a great pedigree. Here is a chance to make yourself very very happy!
On top there comes a colour print from a famous Merckx picture wich was taken in the Giro d'Italia. The print is genuinely handsigned by Eddy himself.
Frame Number: GT E750