Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra

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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    As an aside, anyone know what these are worth? Bianchi purchase, if the Bianchi is pretty enough, may force sale if Wednesday doesn't go according to plan .....
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380

    Even better than scrummy mummy blonde mummy at school who gives me the giggles every time she smiles......... she was well lovely today.

    As an aside, that mummy has been replaced by ridiculously hot yummy mummy, who, apart from being drop dead gorgeous, has, unfortunately huge feet.

    I have, originally enough, nicknamed her "Plates"
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Did anyone else notice that my 7,000 post was about Dirk?

    It must be fate.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    I'm back in! Image bb.

    Watch this space :)
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    As an aside, fitted new seat to him. You'll see it in the pictures.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Right, rubbish pictures below, will find new ones tomorrow.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    This is like Brian's novel in Family Guy.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Cleaned and polished today, will get some new piccies tomorrow as the only one I could get to work on the computer were well jeffy.

    Looks a lot smaller than I remember it ......
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,804
    I can't see that picture.
    Hang on, think I fixed it:
    Dirk_2017f.png
    Is that the wonky brake? I thought you'd fixed it.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Veronese68 wrote:
    I can't see that picture.
    Hang on, think I fixed it:
    Dirk_2017f.png
    Is that the wonky brake? I thought you'd fixed it.

    Top stuff - grazie tanto.

    no - that's the badly set up non wonky rear brake that hasn't been set up because the bike has been sat in my garage under a pile of clothes and a lawnmower for year.

    I may indeed go and sort it now. Then again .......

    How did you fix the picture? How do I make the other pictures small enough to be downloaded to the photograph programme?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    All done and adjusted. It can now gather dust with its rear pads in the correct place.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Looks great that!
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Cheers Garry - I love the crud covered tub which will soon be disposed.

    By soon I mean in about 5 years when it next comes out of the garage or before if I sell it to Andycp to finance the Bianchi. Or some schizer around th house that TDV thinks the money will be better spent on.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    photo.jpg

    old one just working out how this photo hosting thing works.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • cld531c
    cld531c Posts: 517
    Beautiful! Very jealous.
    Love the Rev X.
    Did you get it resprayed - if so where?
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Thank you very much - he looks much better in the sun (the white and purple are pearlescent, the green is a really nice soft lime green).

    The chain, cassette, saddle and few other bits on him now are also new zero mileage so add to a tad of bling to it all.

    Not re-sprayed at all - all original - there are a few chips on him - I may well do up the lime green ones and the EMC logos redone when my brother comes over as he is a dab hand (no pun intended) with a paintbrush but apart from that I'll just leave it - not going to affect resale value too much and to tell the truth, I'd prefer to get his stem unseized before doing small jobs like that.

    He's also got matching Elite cages as well.

    Have a spare Rev X rear as well hanging on the wall. I used them on my s/s (which is why the tubs are so dirty) and they roll really nicely for something that is decades old.

    I'll take some new pictures against a plain wall (hopefully this will make them fit into the MB limit on the photo host) as soon as it stops raining.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Looks great. Especially with the straight block at the back. Proper man's bike tgat

    Too big for me though.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Thanks dude!
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Nice fence as well. Edwyn's?
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Narurellement - only the best in these parts of the valleys, see.

    Slabs are now immaculate following two pressure wShes - I think that piccie was taken during the winter months (September to July) therefore explaining why they look like Imposter's teeth.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    I didn't like to say
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    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Is there any way I could make this bike fit me? Shorter stem or something?
  • If I could post the rest of the pictures you'd go on the rack to fit him - limit on his hosting is 12MB, all the piccies are 13MB and above.

    Any idea on how to reduce?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
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    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
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    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
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    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
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    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
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    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.