DATE: 1990
COUNTRY: BELGIUM
WEIGHT: 10,2 KG / 22,44 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 58,5 CM / 23,0 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 7, CAMPAGNOLO C RECORD
CONDITION: 2
- Eddy Merckx rode bikes that bore his name, but were produced by other builders
- in 1980 Merckx star ted his own company
- learning all the secrets from frame builder Ugo de Rosa
- in 1990 Merckx celebrated his 10th anniversary by creating the special edition Corsa Extra
- painted in the colours of Molteni, a Milanese sausagemaking dynasty that sponsored the team from 1958 to 1976
- the company still exists
- E. Merckx remains the most successful road-racing cyclist
- this model is number H7XC6915

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Okolo Vienna Only

EXHIBITIONS
- Museum Absam 2011

RELATED BOOKS
- Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World - Design Museum London - A. Sarling, D. Sudjic, A. Stetter 2013 - The Competition Bicycle, a Photographic History - J. Heine, J.-P. Praderes - Vintage Bicycle Press - 2008

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
scratched at a number of places

Gears:
very clean, good condition

Tubes /Tyres:
very good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer