Help identifying this bike please

[Agent XXX]

Alrighty, obvs it's an Eddie Merckx (even I can read), but any idea on model and possible value?

Doesn't look in tooooooooo bad condition and might go for it...........

[anonymous-user]

Are you sure they aren't just Eddy Merckx stickers, added by someone other than the manufacturer?!?

I wouldn't accept it as a gift personally.

But I could be ever so spectacularly wrong!

[Agent XXX]

Would these add any weight to its originality?

Genuinely curious...........

[Barchettaman]

Merckx Team Issue from 1983/84.

[boyse7en]

Mate of mine got a ten speed Eddy Merckx racer when he was 11 years old. I was really jealous. I'd never heard of Merckx but his bike had drop handlebars!
I doubt it was an expensive brand

[Agent XXX]

Barchettaman said:

Merckx Team Issue from 1983/84.

Really????

[Barchettaman]

I think so. It's not particularly high-end.

'84 catalogue, bottom left:

Edited by Barchettaman on Monday 16th October 15:52

[Agent XXX]

Barchettaman said:

I think so. It's not particularly high-end.

What sort of price given its condition? Might have a punt on it if the price is right

[Barchettaman]

No idea - what are the components? Vintage Campagnolo adds value.

If you're after a Merckx, however, get a Corsa Extra. Undervalued and beautiful to ride. This one is mine:

[Agent XXX]

Might have to have a closer look at it.

[andyeds1234]

Barchettaman said:

I think so. It's not particularly high-end.

'84 catalogue, bottom left:

Edited by Barchettaman on Monday 16th October 15:52

It might have a similar paint job, but its not even a team issue.
Different lugs, mudguard eyes on the forks, no bottle bosses etc.

Its a late 70s, early 80s, mass produced, gas pipe special, that Eddy slapped some stickers on and knocked out through local bike shops.

Edited by andyeds1234 on Monday 16th October 16:38

[campionissimo]

^^^ This. It's a cheap and nasty bike worth peanuts.