This is my first bike project to start into this great community. I have found a beautiful Eddy Merck Corsa Extra in Team Stuttgart colors, wich I really like. I wanna to turn it into a singlespeed bike. Now the project starts!!!
Frame:
Eddy Merckx "Corsa Extra" Columbs SLX
Fork/Headset:
Columbus SLX
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo Record / Dura Ace BB
Pedals:
MKS / Cinelli / Cinelli double
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Dura Ace low profile / Sugino 48T / Izumi V
Saddle/Seatpost:
Kashimax / Nitto
Brakes:
Suntour Superbe Pro, front only
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo Pista / Mavic Open Elite / Veloflex Master
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo Pista / Mavic Open Elite / Veloflex Master
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Added by redbaron. Last updated about 1 year ago.
As of about 1 year ago, redbaron has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
14 Comments
I have the track stuttgart it is great for shredding hills at 52-14 gearing
Posted over 6 years ago
christ on the cross this frame is beautiful and you are one lucky duck for possessing it but it deserves to be built up to it's former glory not as a conversion *face palm*
Posted over 6 years ago
was looking for the Track version over years, but didn't find one...
Posted over 6 years ago
Please let me know if you wanna sell it or trade :)
Posted almost 7 years ago
Hi, I think about selling the frameset. It has a brand new Campagnolo Record headset. Feel free to make an offer!
Posted almost 7 years ago
I've been down this road before, but my steel frame was in much worse shape then your beautiful Merckx. Remember: front der hanger, rear der hanger, der cable guides and those mounting points for the shift levers are WELDED onto your frame. Your will never get it as clean as a real track frame, and at some point it will annoy you. Get the gears or prepare for some visual unclarities.
Posted over 7 years ago
I know, that it will never be as clean as a track bike, but I wanna see, where this project will take me and how I can build my personal bike, which will be made for cycling.
Posted over 7 years ago
"Singlespeed race bike" is an oxymoron. Please build this up with gears like it deserves to be.
Posted over 7 years ago
I bought some new Campa Pista hubs and wanna build them up with "classic" 36 holes Mavic Open. Will post it soon!
Posted over 7 years ago
So this will be a fixed gear build? I would buy a track frame and use those wheels on that. Fixed gear + horizontal dropouts = asking for trouble, even more so if you plan to skid stop (I don't see any brakes listed in the build). But hey, in the end, it's your bike!
Posted over 7 years ago
At the end, I love that frame and you will see the result in a few weeks :-)
But you are right, that I am looking for an Eddy Merckx Pista frame, but it's really hard to find!
But this is the great thing with projects. You will never know where it takes you!
Posted over 7 years ago
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campagnolo-pista, columbus-slx, corsa-extra, eddy-merckx, fixed-gear, singlespeed, steel, track-bike
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albert88 says:
Great colors
Posted about 6 years ago