Urs Zimmerman’s 1990 Eddy Merckx 7-Eleven
Sigh. I’ve wanted one of these for my entire cycling life. Now that I’ve got one, I’m just in pain to see what the last owner has done to it.
More later. This makes me so….disappointed in people. Such waste.
Well, it’s cleaning up a little better than I had thought. It’s stripped except for headset and bottom bracket, and I’ve wiped it off a bit, though nothing serious has really been done. No sign of cracks, though the paint has taken a beating. The headset has been replaced with something cheap–Shimano RX100, it appears. The bottom bracket may well be original, as is the crank, as they’re both period-correct (BB-7400 and FC-7402, respectively). I think I have the original saddle and seatpost, too. It’s a Cinelli Volare in pretty bad shape, but the seatpost is a fluted Dura Ace of the correct period. Stem and bars look original, too: Cinelli Campione del Mondo and pantographed Cinelli stem (is this the XA? It has the deeper “throat” at the bar clamp.)
I’ve contacted Merckx bicycles for information on this frame. Here’s hoping for some interesting information!
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 am
Hello!
just looking at the Mercx/ Columbus frame.
The lugwork on it looks like a classic bit of Raleigh design to me.
If you look at my BSA ( http://www.sunbeamland.co.uk/photos/05-05-08_1442.jpg & http://www.sunbeamland.co.uk/photos/05-05-08_1344.jpg), from the standard square taper bottom bracket spindle and lugwork and seatstays and rear forks it looks very Raleigh. The Raleighs used Reynolds Tubing/ TI though, not Columbus.
Regards,
Marcus/