Fuchsia colored Merckx

[DCilliams]

Has anyone seen an all fuchsia colored Eddy Merckx Professional or Corsa in the wild? Man, some of these Merckx's have the best color combos.

[thwart]

Originally Posted by DCilliams

Man, some of these Merckx's have the best color combos.

Yep.

Wild stuff.

[jtakeda]

There's one in SF I used to see around. I believe I also saw an ad on CL because it was stolen.

[johnmdesigner]

Originally Posted by DCilliams

Has anyone seen an all fuchsia colored Eddy Merckx Professional or Corsa in the wild? Man, some of these Merckx's have the best color combos.

You mean this?
As you can see it never really fit me but the color was wonderful.
I had it. I sold it.

[zmudshark]

A fuchsia Merckx is okay, but all Merckx's originated from the master. I just call it pink.

[Emerxil]

Maybe it could be useful to someone...
Fuchsia - Lotto 1987, fuchsia/white - Lotto 1988 ( it was also supposed to be 1989 but... something went wrong)

[Lanternrouge]

These pictures are making me feel about 30 years younger.

[gbcoupe]

Originally Posted by Lanternrouge

These pictures are making me feel about 30 years younger.

Wish that pill worked for me.

[VC Slim]

Raced this 1992 Merckx Criterium for 15 years then had Nick Crumpton build an SL frameset to match the same geometry.

[texbike]

Originally Posted by VC Slim

Raced this 1992 Merckx Criterium for 15 years then had Nick Crumpton build an SL frameset to match the same geometry.

Ha! I'm glad that you piped up Slim. I was going to mention your bike. It's probably seen more race action than any other pink Merckx in the entire US.

Do you miss it?

Texbike

[Spaghetti Legs]

Mine isn’t pink but it does scream ‘80’s. Not sure what this color is called but I recently learned it was the Kelme team color for a year or two.

[Emerxil]

The Criterium frame has a "big" SSC... and such elements were discontinued in 1987. I have not seen the Criterium produced after 1988 (not to mention 1992).
Pro 753 Kelme: if you keep the original card attached to the steering tube, with a bit of luck you will find a painting code (and some other information)

[DCilliams]

Happy to see this post resurrected. Always love me some Merckx in pink.

[colbyh]

Originally Posted by VC Slim

Raced this 1992 Merckx Criterium for 15 years then had Nick Crumpton build an SL frameset to match the same geometry.

Whoa, do you have any more details on this? I bought a ringer for this off CL a few years back and wasn't able to match up the serial number. The color, fork, and insanely steep head tube have made it a real pain to track down!

[purplecu22]

I have the white and fuchsia one. Great classic bike. Crazy what prices are now for older merckx's. I still ride mine on sunny days.