2015 Eddy Merckx Eddy70 Limited Edition - No. 48

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Category: Road Complete Bikes

Condition: New - Unridden/With Tags
Frame Size: 56cm
Wheel Size: 700C
Material: Steel
Original Post Date: Dec-21-2019 6:05:48
Last Repost Date: Jun-15-2021 12:05:10
Still For Sale: since Jul 11, 2021 at 10:20
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If you are interested in getting a bike almost guaranteed to become a piece of cycling history, this Eddy 70 limited edition bike is your shot. As-new, never ridden, No. 48 has been hanging on the wall since September 2015. Only 70 were made, and they were all sold.

No. 48 -- Size Medium / 175mm Crank / 44cm Cinelli Neos Bars / 110mm Cinelli Neos Stem
Limited Edition

On the 17th of June 2015, Eddy Merckx turned 70 and the company he founded (Eddy Merckx Cycles) is celebrating this milestone with a very unique bicycle. Only 70 will be made and number 1 was given to Eddy Merckx at the event. This limited edition EDDY70 is a forerunner of a new ‘Heritage’ collection which is set to launch in September. Heritage you say? Yes, it’s a bike that goes back to the era of steel frames. However, I can assure you it’s a modern, high tech racing bike. I’ve lifted the bike and it’s much lighter than my current carbon Merckx. More about the actual weight later. That it had to be a modern interpretation fits with the philosophy that Merckx himself had for this bike.

Everyone knows that I was always obsessively focused on the equipment that I rode on. That is still the case now. And as a result, I wanted only the best and most modern components and materials for this bike. The aim was absolutely to make a high performance, contemporary racing bike and not a replica of my old racing bike.

 — Eddy Merckx
Completely handmade in Belgium

It’s kinda unique that a bicycle is being built from scratch all on Belgian ground. Eddy has laid down the specifications for this frame and it is being welded by Johan Vranckx. Johan has been a bike welder for 35 years and learned the trade at De Rosa in Italy and Litespeed in the USA. Johan needs about two days to build one EDDY70 frame, that includes shaping, filing and welding each tube
Stainless steel frame, TIG-welded by our 35 year veteran bike builder, Johan Vranckx.

Campagnolo Super Record groupset with customized “EDDY70” crank
Customized “EDDY70” Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35mm carbon clincher wheels
Customized “EDDY70” Cinelli Neos cockpit
Each bike has a unique numbered bike plate with Eddy’s signature.
The bike will be accompanied by a giant photo book in which Eddy will write a personal message.

The EDDY70 frames are built with Columbus XCr seamless stainless steel tubes, TIG welded in the Eddy Merckx Cycles workshops and paired with a carbon Columbus fork. After that is done the frame is being painted on site as well. The rest of the bike is being fitted with high-end custom-edition parts such as Campagnolo Super Record components and Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35 wheels with Vittoria tires. The unique EDDY70-signature logo is also emblazoned on the cockpit, seat-post and saddle. I’ve told you earlier that it was a lightweight bike. To put weight into perspective the steel bike that Merckx became world amateur champion with at Sallanches, France weighed 11,4 kilograms. This new EDDY70 weighs only 7,7 kilograms.
Design

The design of the EDDY70 refers back to his days at Faema, the Italian espresso machine maker that sponsored Eddy from ’68-’70. The color scheme also resembles the bike where Eddy won his first Tour De France with.

This bike combines an authentic classic look with modern accents, when looking at it from a pure esthetic point of view. The beauty of the design lays in the attention to details and finishing touches such as the Belgian stripes on the seatstays, the world champion lines and its position on the seat tube, and the personalisation of the Eddy Merckx branding on the different components such as the stem, crank, rims, saddle etc.

The design of the frame is really well done. Every element is aligned into the perfect position with precision. The images below show some of the steps of the design process of the bike’s frame. Only a few of the many are shown here, but as you can see each element and detail of the bike has been thought through.
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$17,999 USD
Restrictions: Reasonable offers only, No Trades, Will ship within country only
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