Re: [CR] refinished Merckx

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:55:34 +0000
From: <phuyghe@comcast.net>
To: marc frazer <marc.frazer@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <1847615177.1466231233543091682.JavaMail.root@sz0120a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] refinished Merckx

Hi Marc,

The one clue that might prove that it could be an actual Merckx frame is if you can get a good look at the rear brake bridge. The bridge should have the Merckx name scripted into the bridge. The brake bridge is usually a unique shape and I thought in the one view that I could see that shape. You can see an example of the brake bridge on a Merckx currently for sale on ebay here :

http://ebay.com/<blah>

Hope that helps.

Philip Huyghe
Rochester, Mi USA

----- Original Message -----
From: marc frazer
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2009 3:48:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [CR] refinished Merckx

The seller is listing this as a "refinished" Merckx . In an email to me he states that the bike was repainted , re-decaled , and has no visible serial # . Are there any sure-fires signs that this is an actual Corsa Extra ? Listing # 290293207548
Marc Frazer
Baltimore , Md