Merckx Corsa Extra sizing

[chrispy2001]

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/RARE-Vintage-7-E ... 3cf360a677

 

[rusty bodie]

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very nice. the price of these old jerseys varies dramatically - i have two of them and didn't pay more than £40 each!

:shock:

 

[chrispy2001]

Not sure what I'd do with something like that. Do you wear the ones you have?

 

[Jamiedyer]

I have an old style Hoonveed 7 Eleven jersey.
Its a nice style jersey and where it now and again, but it only cost about £25

Jamie

 

[rusty bodie]

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the man's got taste and style!!

yup, i wear mine in the better weather and wear my 7 eleven winter jacket over my assos thermals in the crap weather . .

 

[chrispy2001]

There's now a 90's frame on eBay to go with the jersey. Decent looking frame.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/EDDIE-MERCKX-7-E ... 1e9a257998

 

[chrispy2001]

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Happy spring (sort of) gents. Still missing a few parts but the bike is coming together nicely. Aiming to have it done within a month. We'll see how the weather holds out...

 

[rusty bodie]

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it's looking good, old chap. two points: get those funereal looking tyres replaced with these gumwall jobs:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... elxtyrf302

and get those bars brought round a few degrees to leave the bottoms of the bars one stem "click" away from parallel with the top tube.

and that's my advice from the 80s!

 

[chrispy2001]

A decent pair of gumwalls are proving remarkably difficult to find. The pair of Vittora Open Corso Evo SC I bought took me 45 mins to stretch onto the rim and after two installation pinch flats (not using a tire lever...) I'm giving up on them. I ordered a pair of Veloflex Master from the US yesterday, and although I talked to the dealer on the phone, I'm not 100% sure they've actually been ordered. Everything else on the bike is finger-tight at the moment so will certainly spin the bar down a bit once the cables and final touches are added. Thanks for the tips!

 

[Jamiedyer]

looking really nice so far

Jamie