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Eddy Merckx

My first red bike! Red usually doesn't suit me, but this is a great red.

 

I'm presumably the 3rd owner of this incredibly clean, low mileage machine. This came from the same seller of my recent 78 Davidson acquisition. Seller purchased it on the east coast in the early 90s.

 

Machine appears to be an early EM, with the Porta Catena dropouts, flat crown, and above BB cable guides. SR rear derailleur is dated 82, and that's probably about right.

 

The 2nd owner added the XA stem, the bars w/splash tape, the red FIR rims, the Bianchi colored Michelins, and the pedals in the early 90s. That will all go away, except the rims, because the color match is so good that I kinda dig 'em.

 

Also, will swap the straight block, corn-cob freewheel cluster for something a bit more practical.

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Uploaded on April 27, 2013
Taken on April 26, 2013