This or that for Classic Bicycles Auburn

[alexihnen]

Ok, I’m heading to my first bike show in August (https://www.classicbicyclesauburn.com) and I need to start making decisions on what to take. I may have more questions like this in the future, but here’s my first:

1983 Murray Serotta team bike, or 1991 Merckx Motorola team bike?






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[terry]

Murray

[FlashUNC]

Merckx

[jpritchet74]

Merckx

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

Merckx

Originally Posted by pritchet74

Merckx

x3

[Tickdoc]

Tough pick. Merckx for me.

[tellyho]

Dunno; there will likely be many Merckxs (what's the plural of Merckx?), but how many Serotta built Murrays will there be? It's not as sexy a bike, but it's more interesting, IMO.

[Coffee Rider]

I like the Merckx better, largely due to the fact that it's from the era in which I started cycling. Nonetheless, I'd take the Murray since it's rarer and more classic to me since it's from an earlier era.

[Clean39T]

The Murray looks more proportional to me, stem length and seatpost showing, than the Merckx, so I’d go with that if taking it to a show.. plus the “more rare” angle noted.


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[marsh]

Murray definitely more rare. Have seen some Motorola Merckx's in the wild but never that particular Murray.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by tellyho

dunno; there will likely be many merckxs (what's the plural of merckx?), but how many serotta built murrays will there be? It's not as sexy a bike, but it's more interesting, imo.

+1

[sg8357]

Why not take an old bike, instead of those new ones ?

Anyway, the Murr-otta is more interesting.

I'll be going too.

Bikes TBD.

[Spaghetti Legs]

Murray without question. I’d probably rather ride the Merckx but as noted above, Murray is much less common, interesting story etc. , and I’d rather see that at a show.

[Steve in SLO]

Another for the Murray, for all of the aforementioned reasons.

[JonB]

Serious cred with the Murray. The Merckx will make the Mamils drool, but those "in-the-know" will be nodding in agreement that the Murray is way cooler.