FRANCESCO MOSER, C-T: 57, Full GIPIEMME, 450€ Brand/Typ: Francesco Moser 51.151 Made in: Italy Color: blue-white Seat tube (center-top): 57 cm Seat tube (center-center): 56 cm Top tube (center-center): 57 cm Tube: F. Moser, Construzione Telai Speciali Racer Tube Material: steel Fork: F.Moser, chrom Gears: 2x6 Rear derailleur: Gipiemme Front derailleur: Gipiemme Crankset: Gipiemme Shifters: Gipiemme Brakes: Gipiemme Rims: Mavic MA2 Hubs: Gipiemme Tyres: Vittoria Tecno Sport T.T. Kevlar Handlebar: Varese Pedals: with used click pedals Condition: very good you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Francesco Moser: Francesco Moser, born 19 June 1951 in Palù di Giovo, Trentino, nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" (The sheriff), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Moser was dominant from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racingchampionship and six times in three of the five classics. He turned professional in 1973, showing a cultured pedaling style. But his powerful build meant he wasn’t a gifted climber. His 273 road victories puts him behind Eddy Merckx (525) and Rik Van Looy (379), but ahead of Rik Van Steenbergen (270) and Roger De Vlaeminck (255). He was also an accomplished track rider, riding up to six Six-Day races almost each winter throughout his career. He rode 35, 14 of which with René Pijnen, winning 15. A nephew, Moreno Moser, (born 25 December 1990) is an Italian professional racer, and Francesco's son Ignazio Moserenjoyed success at the junior and amateur levels before retiring at the age of 22. After finishing second in 1974 behind Roger De Vlaeminck and in 1976 behind Marc Demeyer of Belgium, Moser finally won Paris–Roubaix, his favorite race, three consecutive times. Moser had seven podium finishes in Paris–Roubaix; only De Vlaeminck, with nine, has more. In 1978, he beat De Vlaeminck and Jan Raas of the Netherlands; in 1979, he beat De Vlaeminck and Hennie Kuiper of the Netherlands; and in 1980, he beat Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle of France and the German, Dietrich Thurau. Moser came in third in 1981 behind Bernard Hinault and Roger De Vlaeminck, and was also third in 1983 behind Hennie Kuiper and Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle. He rode Paris–Roubaix in his final season as a cyclist in 1987. Other victories include the 1975 and 1978 Giro di Lombardia and the 1984 Milan–San Remo. Moser won the 1974 Paris–Tours, the 1977 Züri-Metzgete, the 1979 Gent–Wevelgem, and the 1977 Flèche Wallonne. Moser had some success in the three-week grand tours. He rode the Tour de France in 1975, and although he won two stages, led the race for seven days and won the young rider competition, he never rode the Tour again; the mountains did not suit him. However, he won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, in front of Laurent Fignon of France and Moreno Argentin of Italy. Taking advantage of an unusually flat course, Moser used time-trialing ability to overcome what others had gained in the mountains. He also won the points classification in the Giro d'Italia in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Moser won the 1977 world road racing championship in San Cristobal, Venezuela, in front of Thurau and Franco Bitossi. Moser was also silver medallist in 1976, behind Freddy Maertens of Belgium and second in 1978 to Gerrie Knetemann of the Netherlands. On 19 January 1984, in Mexico City, Moser broke the 1972 hour record of Eddy Merckx. He rode 50.808 kilometers, on an aerodynamic bike with full disc wheels more advanced than the conventional bike Merckx used in 1972. As a result, in 1997 the Union Cycliste Internationale banned hour records set on bikes featuring technological advantages. Under the new rules, Merckx's record wasn't broken until 2000. Moser auctioned his bicycle to benefit UNICEF. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #moser #francescomoser #gipiemme

GIOS Evolution, C-T: 56 cm, Shimano Sport LX, Cinelli, 590€ smashing vintage colors! Brand/Typ: Gios Evolution Made in: Italy Color: lilac-green Seat tube (center-top): 56 cm Seat tube (center-center): 55 cm Top tube (center-center): 55 cm Tube: Oria CSS 52 / Gios Lite Tube Material: steel Fork: GIOS Gears: 2x6 Rear derailleur: Shimano Sport LX Front derailleur: Shimano 105 Crankset: Shimano 105 Chainrings: Shimano SG 52/42 Shifters: Shimano 600 Brake lever: Shimano 105 Brakes: Shimano 105 Rims: Rigida SHP 6 Hubs: Mavic Tyres: Schwalbe Lugano Handlebar stem: Cinelli Handlebar: Italmanubri Headset: Shimano 105 Seat: Rolls San Marco without Pedals Condition: excellent you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about GIOS: In 1948 Tolmino Gios from Turin (Italy) opened his bicycle shop. In the early 70s the company specialised in high-end racing bicycles and since then, has become the supplier for many professional racing teams such as Brooklyn or Ljboerke in the 1970s. Gios' team collaboration The first-class bicycles made by Gios are mostly painted in distinctive blue, which is why the term "Gios-blue" became established. The origin of this colour lies in collaboration with team Brooklyn who had red, white and blue equipment and Gios decided blue would match these colours best. In 2010 Gios relaunched to the international market, administered by owner Alfredo Gios in collaboration with Japanese partners. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #gios

EDDY MERCKX Strada O.S. , C-T: 55, CAMPAGNOLO, Mavic COSMOS, 650€ from the greatest competition cyclist of all time! Brand: Eddy Merckx Made in: Brand: Belgium, Frame: Italy Color: dark bordeaux Seat tube (center-top): 55 cm Seat tube (center-center): 54 cm Top tube (center-center): 55 cm Tube: Columbus Brain Tube Material: steel Gears: 2x8 Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Mirage Front derailleur: Campagnolo Veloce Crankset: Campagnolo Mirage Chainrings: Campagnolo 52/39 Shifters: Campagnolo Mirage Brake lever: Campagnolo Mirage Brakes: Campagnolo Mirage Brackets: eddy Merckx Rims: Mavic Cosmos Hubs: Mavic Cosmos Tyres: Kenda Competition Contender Handlebar stem: 3ttt Handlebar: 3ttt Grand Prix Headset: Campagnolo Seat post: Explosiv without Pedals Condition. excellent you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Eddy Merckx: Eddy Merckx, who is generally considered to be the greatest cyclist of all time, founded his eponymous bicycle company on March 28, 1980. Merckx had retired as a professional rider a little under two years earlier, and he made the manufacturing of high-end road bikes his new professional challenge. Merckx got the idea to build bikes from Ugo De Rosa, who headed the Italian bike manufacturer De Rosa, and who had built bikes for Merckx throughout his career.[5]Prior to starting his company, Merckx went to Italy, and got trained in the art of making bikes by De Rosa for several weeks. Conversely, Ugo De Rosa visited Eddy Merckx in Belgium to get to know his first employees. Merckx built his factory in what were formerly farm stables in Meise, a small town in the outskirts of Brussels, and went to live in farm house nextdoors. Later, the company moved to the bordering municipality of Zellik, where it remains until today. Among his first employees were some of his former Molteni team mates, the team with which he won three of his five Tour de France victories, three of his five Giro d’Italia victories, and two of his three World Championships. Among these employees were Jos Huysmans, Edouard Janssens, and his former team manager, Bob Lelangue. After Merckx’ team mates retired in the recent past, the company has continued the tradition to hire former professional riders to work for the company in the different roles. At first, Merckx specialized in making steel frames, then the industry standard. Later on, he successfully switched over to aluminium and, briefly, titanium. Today, all but one of his bikes are made of carbon fiber, the lightest and stiffest material to make bikes. Eddy Merckx himself has resigned from company management and sold all his shares. The company was owned by Diepensteyn NV from 2014 until June 23, 2017, when Race Productions NV, the owner of Ridley, another Belgian cycle brand, announced the acquisition of Eddy Merckx Cycles. Eddy Merckx’ name quickly became a synonym for one of the most prestigious brands in the cycling world, a reputation it keeps until today. Merckx had always been obsessed with having the best possible bike for his rides. As a rider, he famously adjusted his saddle height during races, stopping over several times in crucial races such as Paris–Roubaix or the World Championships, to ensure he would be able to perform at his best. And even as manufacturers like Masi, Colnago and De Rosa built the bikes for him and his team, in the 1970s, they already carried Merckx' name due to his involvement in the design of the bikes. Ugo De Rosa said: Eddy was so scrupulous that sometimes he might seem capricious. How many sleepless nights for Eddy...but how many satisfactions! As a manufacturer, Merckx continued to spend a lot of efforts in the geometry, quality and safety of his bikes. Sam Dansie of Procycling wrote: The bike's main appeal was that they were Merckx's own exacting standards and they soon found favour with professionals. In 2008, after 28 years of leading the company, Merckx retired from his post as CEO, but continued to instruct his engineers and test the bikes that carried his name: Merckx sold most of his shares [...] but remains heavily involved. Indeed, theres is something comforting about knowing that, even in a world of nano-tubes and computer-aided design, The Cannibal — the living representative of cycling's golden age-sometimes throws a leg over a frame in the factory he founded, just to check that the geometry is still absolutely perfect. Nowadays, Eddy Merckx engineers are known for making bikes that are stable and reliable at speed. Following the advice from its founder, the company has decided to move away from a focus on only weight, focusing instead on stability of bike and rider: Among [most] bike manufacturers, the exploration of bike stability has played second fiddle to the pursuit of lightness and rigidity. However, Eddy Merckx Cycles are hoping to change that. They [...] work with academics from Ghent University to explore what makes a bike stable at speed, the parameters that affect stability and [...] suggest design changes that could improve stability and safety for all types of rider. The fact that Eddy Merckx founded the company still instills a sense of obligation among the company’s engineers and mechanics, the company says: Everything that bears the Eddy Merckx Cycles name is a tribute to the rich legacy of the greatest competition cyclist of all time. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #eddymerckx #campagnolo #columbus

VAN TUYL, C-T: 58 cm, CAMPAGNOLO, 450€ Brand/Typ: Van Tuyl Design Made in: Brand: the Netherlands, Frame: Italy Color: white-red-black Seat tube (center-top): 58 cm Seat tube (center-center): 57 cm Top tube (center-center): 56 cm Tube: Columbus Cromor Tube Material: steel Fork: Columbus Cromer Gears: 2x8 Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Front derailleur: Campagnolo Crankset: Campagnolo Chainrings: Specialites Shifters: Campagnolo Brake lever: Campagnolo Brakes: Campagnolo Brackets: Columbus Rims: Campagnolo Hubs: Campagnolo Tyres: Schwalbe Lugano Handlebar: 3ttt Forma Headset: Campagnolo Seat post: Campagnolo Seat: Rolls San Marco without Pedals Condition: excellent you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Van Tuyl: Gijs van Tuyl had for years in Zaltbommel (later in Bruchem) a bicycle shop, where he also produced steel frame and sold it under the name Van Tuyl. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Van Tuyl frames were built by Andrea Pesenti in Italy. The Lithuanian frame maker Vidmantas Vitas' Zukauskas also produced frames for Van Tuyl after his time at Colnago, where he was responsible for the successful steel frames in the past. That the steel frames of Van Tuyl are more Italian cut is not so strange. Van Tuyl quickly saw the possibilities of other materials and also the brand beryllium, aluminum, titanium and carbon. In 2004, Gijs van Tuyl moved his business in Zaltbommel (and the brand name) to another owner. Van Tuyl's son continued the store in Brughem under the name Cyclecenter 53-11. Gijs van Tuyl himself continued the company EBD (European Bicycle Design), which is known in particular for the Quasar wheelsets and developed by him together with Joop Stiggelbout Apex and Gilbertson wheels. EBD is also associated with the Edge brand. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #vantuyl #campagnolo #columbus

FAGGIN, C-T: 61 cm, COLUMBUS SPX, SHIMANO 105, 590€ beautiful young timer in a 'like new' condition! Brand: Faggin Made in: Italy Color: yellow blue Seat tube (center-top): 61 cm Seat tube (center-center): 60 cm Top tube (center-center): 57 cm Tube: Columbus SPX Tube Material: steel Gears: 2x9 Rear derailleur: Shimano 105 Front derailleur: Shimano 105 Crankset: Shimano 105 Chainrings: Shimano SG Shifters: Shimano 105 Brake lever: Shimano 105 Brakes: Shimano 105 Brackets: Faggin Rims: Mavic CXP 30 SUP Hubs: Shimano 105 Tyres: Hutchinson Profil Kevlar Handlebar stem: 3ttt Handlebar: 3ttt Grand Prix Headset: Shimano 105 Seat: Iscaselle TC1 without Pedals Condition: excellent, like new! you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Faggin: Founded by the former cyclist Marcello Faggin in 1945, the brand is affirmed in Italian cycling history as a guarantee of traditional craft with the passion for a totally custom approach. The history of Faggin revolves around two cores: international production and support of cycling teams. From the late 70s the leadership of founder Marcello gradually shifted to the racing field, consigning the company management to his four daughters. They kept on welding frames at their Paduan houses as well as managing a challenging worldwide business. The 1980s represented the golden age of Italian cycling and Faggin embodied, among other brands, the values of historic framebuilders worldwide. Tens of thousands of Italian bicycles – admired for their fine combination of aesthetic and technical qualities – were exported every year all over the world. Countless foreign teams chose Italian products for their riders, thus increasing the Italian firms’ prestige also from an athletic point of view. Thanks to Faggin’s achievements, in 1984 the company equipped the Italian cycling pursuit team at the Los Angeles Olympics. During the 1990s, when new materials became widely popular, the workshop kept up to date without forgetting the roots of the founder’s practice. The only true love has always been the classic steel frame, but Faggin earned its reputation in framebuilding by also providing aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre frames, hand-built with meticulous craftsman’s attention to detail. Nowadays the company left the big scale production approach to simply dedicate entirely to hand-building the most accurate Italian product while adhering to the strict traditional rules. Marcello’s daughter Cristina is currently in charge of management and her husband Massimo is the talented craftsman behind Faggin frames since 1976. After 70 years Faggin is still family based and produces high-end frames for the most demanding riders in the original workshop, located in the ancient roman city of Padua, north eastern Italy. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #faggin #campagnolo #columbus

PINARELLO ASOLO, C-T: 58 cm, SHIMANO ULTEGRA, 650€ lady in red! Brand/Typ: Pinarello Asolo Made in: Italy Color: red Seat tube (center-top): 58 cm Seat tube (center-center): 57 cm Top tube (center-center): 57 cm Tube: Pinarello Dolmen Cr-Mo Tube Material: steel Fork: Pinarello Dolmen Cr-Mo Gears: 2x9 Rear derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Front derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Crankset: Shimano Ultegra Chainrings: Shimano SG Shifters: Shimano Ultegra Brake lever: Shimano Ultegra Brakes: Shimano Ultegra Hubs: Shimano Ultegra Tyres: Vittoria Rubino Pro Intrepid Kevlar 3D Compound Handlebar stem: Promax Handlebar: Modolo Oxo Headset: Stronglight Seat: Selle Italia with Pinarello embroidery without Pedals Condition: excellent you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Pinarello: Giovanni Pinarello, or "Nani" as his friends call him, was born in Catena di Villorba on the 10th July, 1922 during a difficult post-war period in Italy. He was the eighth of twelve children. His love for two wheels and an innate gift as an indomitable fighter, led him to pursue a career in cycling. This is the ‘Eroico’ (Heroic) era in cycling: Coppi, Bartali, Bobet on white roads, difficult, very difficult terrain. But the young Nani immediately attracted attention, winning over 60 races and the tender age of 20 won “la Popolarissima" in Treviso, an important race in the Dilettanti circuit ( a level of racing which opens doors to being a Professional) From 1946 Giovanni makes his mark in the world of cycling. But it is in 1951 that Nani has his personal date with destiny: racing in the 34thGiro d’Italia, which is won by Rosa Fiorenzo Magni and the great Louis Bobet winning the mountain classification. In last place comes Giovanni, but in those years last place was not a disgrace, instead, the last rider wore the Maglia Nera (Black Jersey). Giovanni still tells stories of the strategies he carried out in order to take this ranking. There have been known cases of cyclists purposely flattening their own tires, hiding in barns or bars in the aim to lose time in order to arrive last in a stage….this was definitely another era of cycling. Arriving last also means a moment of celebration, including a lap of honor with the winners in Vigorelli velodrome. Giovanni did just that on the 10th June, 1951 carrying this triumph to Milan between Magni and Bobet. That jersey went on to tag Giovanni forever “the one with the Maglia Nera". Gino Bartali, a very good friend of Giovanni’s, noted a dedication, which is still visible today in the store in Treviso "The Black Jersey of Cycling ... but the Pink Jersey of Life." In 1952, Giovanni prepares to ride the Giro d’ Italia gain, but at the very last moment, he is required to give his spot to the young Pasqualino Fornara, who had just beenfired from the Fausto Coppi’s Team Bianchi. Giovanni is disappointed, but his team offers 100,000 pounds to set aside, a considerable sum of money for those times. This money is used to bear the fruit of what shall be the crown of this his dreams: opening a small bike workshop in order to build his own bicycles. We are now in 1953 in Treviso and Cicli Pinarello is born. Thus begins Giovanni’s dream, building 100% handmade bikes in a workshop close to home. Giovanni worked hard, harder than he had ever before, but he had so many good ideas. Slowly in 1961 Pinarello sponsors its first ride and its first victory at the Tour de l’Avenir thanks to Guido de Rosso. The Pinarello brand begins to carve out its own space ahead of the bigger names of its time…small sponsorships, small goals, slowly the plant grows. In 1975, Pinarello enjoys its first Giro d’Italia victory, opening a decade of great satisfaction. Cicli Pinarello begins to enjoy widespread popularity and the 80’s become a period of great satisfaction for the small factory in Treviso. In 1988, his young son Fausto enters the business and alongside came the first Tour de France victory with Pedro Delgado. Pinarello begins to change, it is no longer a small workshop, and things start to get serious. The 90’s open the door to a decade which will mark the fate of this Treviso born brand. Giovanni slowly leaves his position open to Fausto who shall continue his dream. Fausto Pinarello also known as ‘FP’ Fausto Pinarello, son of Giovanni begins working in his father’s factory at the tender age of 17. As they say here in Treviso, he began to immediately breathe “Pane e Copertoni" (Bread and Tires). Fausto is initially placed in the most difficult step of the production chain, the painting division. It is most likely here he developed the passion for ‘beauty’ in each and every one of his bikes. In the early years, Fausto lives in the shadow of his father learning the secrets of the trade by watching and learning and at the same time developing entrepreneurial skills, insights into decision making processes and managing the business as a whole. At 20, Fausto reaches maturity: Giovanni sees his growth and begins to delegate some of his responsibilities in running the business. We are now in the mid 80's and the Pinarello brand enjoys great popularity in Italy. But Pinarello is one of several Italian bike brands and thousands globally; the challenge for Fausto has just begun. Fausto has a strong and decisive character, one of which can be seen expressed in his business decisions which are aimed for the future. Fausto begins to develop alliances with Teams who seem to be only of ‘second grade’ but over time, become extremely successful, producing champions who take the Pinarello brand to great heights. Pinarello into years of total domination in the cycling world. After Banesto, arrives yet another new intuition, Fausto decides to invest in a German team who are failing to find a sponsor. In less than a year, this small team becomes an unbeatable giant that will dominate the cycling scene in the 90's: Team Telekom. Yet another intuition at the end of the 90’s, Fassa Bortolo enters the world of cycling with Fausto taking the opportunity to join forces. The result is more victories, in all disciplines, with FASSA team dominating the scene for the next 5 years. This period coincides with one of the largest technical innovations Fausto has ever introduced : MAGNEIUSM… And with Magnesium is born the DOGMA, the TOP END BIKE for Pinarello whose name from here on becomes the reference point for absolute HIGH END ROAD BIKE’s in the market. In the years to follow, the Pinarello factory in Treviso begins to churn out successful models every two years, this marking a decisive growth in the Treviso bike manufacturer’s status in the sector. The PRINCE Carbon arrives, a model which immediately acclaims the ‘Best Bike in the World’ title. Then after 2 years, yet another turning point: the world’s first every asymmetrical bike, the DOGMA 60.1, with the global market going crazy over this latest stroke of genius. The DOGMA with its evolutionary qualities is now the most acclaimed bike in the world, winning more titles that any other bike. The DOGMA has already claimed 2 x Tour de France victories, a World Championships crown, 1st and 2nd place in the UCI Team Rakings and since its birth, over 300 races in the PRO TOUR circuit. In 2009, now on his umpteenth intuition, Fausto joins forces with the small newborn Team Sky, who now dominating the cycling world. Bus as the saying goes, life is like a race bike: Who’s there is there, who’s not, chases #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #pinarello #campagnolo

EDDY MERCKX Strada, C-T: 59 cm, CAMPAGNOLO, CINELLI, Team Motorola, 550€ here is one from the Cannibal! Brand/Typ: Eddy Merckx Strada Made in: Brand: Belgium, Frame: italy Color: light blue-white-red (Team Motorola colors) Seat tube (center-top): 59 cm Seat tube (center-center): 58 cm Top tube (center-center): 57 cm Tube: Columbus Strada Tube Material: steel Gears: 2x7 Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Mirage Front derailleur: Campagnolo Veloce Crankset: Campagnolo Mirage Chainrings: Campagnolo 52/42 Shifters: Campagnolo Mirage Brake lever: Campagnolo Mirage Brakes: Campagnolo Mirage Brackets: Eddy Merckx Rims: back: RJ Project Mach1, front: Ambrosio Prisma Elite Hubs: back: Miche, front: Campagnolo Tyres: Vredestein Handlebar stem: Cinelli, Eddy Merckx pantograph Handlebar: Cinelli Headset: Campagnolo Seat: Rolls San Marco without Pedals Condition: very good, just some scratches here and there (see the pictures) you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Eddy Merckx: Eddy Merckx, who is generally considered to be the greatest cyclist of all time, founded his eponymous bicycle company on March 28, 1980. Merckx had retired as a professional rider a little under two years earlier, and he made the manufacturing of high-end road bikes his new professional challenge. Merckx got the idea to build bikes from Ugo De Rosa, who headed the Italian bike manufacturer De Rosa, and who had built bikes for Merckx throughout his career. Prior to starting his company, Merckx went to Italy, and got trained in the art of making bikes by De Rosa for several weeks. Conversely, Ugo De Rosa visited Eddy Merckx in Belgium to get to know his first employees. Merckx built his factory in what were formerly farm stables in Meise, a small town in the outskirts of Brussels, and went to live in farm house nextdoors. Later, the company moved to the bordering municipality of Zellik, where it remains until today. Among his first employees were some of his former Molteni team mates, the team with which he won three of his five Tour de France victories, three of his five Giro d’Italia victories, and two of his three World Championships. Among these employees were Jos Huysmans, Edouard Janssens, and his former team manager, Bob Lelangue. After Merckx’ team mates retired in the recent past, the company has continued the tradition to hire former professional riders to work for the company in the different roles. At first, Merckx specialized in making steel frames, then the industry standard. Later on, he successfully switched over to aluminium and, briefly, titanium. Today, all but one of his bikes are made of carbon fiber, the lightest and stiffest material to make bikes. Eddy Merckx himself has resigned from company management and sold all his shares. The company was owned by Diepensteyn NV from 2014 until June 23, 2017, when Race Productions NV, the owner of Ridley, another Belgian cycle brand, announced the acquisition of Eddy Merckx Cycles. Eddy Merckx’ name quickly became a synonym for one of the most prestigious brands in the cycling world, a reputation it keeps until today. Merckx had always been obsessed with having the best possible bike for his rides. As a rider, he famously adjusted his saddle height during races, stopping over several times in crucial races such as Paris–Roubaix or the World Championships, to ensure he would be able to perform at his best. And even as manufacturers like Masi, Colnago and De Rosa built the bikes for him and his team, in the 1970s, they already carried Merckx' name due to his involvement in the design of the bikes. Ugo De Rosa said: Eddy was so scrupulous that sometimes he might seem capricious. How many sleepless nights for Eddy...but how many satisfactions! As a manufacturer, Merckx continued to spend a lot of efforts in the geometry, quality and safety of his bikes. Sam Dansie of Procycling wrote: The bike's main appeal was that they were Merckx's own exacting standards and they soon found favour with professionals. In 2008, after 28 years of leading the company, Merckx retired from his post as CEO, but continued to instruct his engineers and test the bikes that carried his name: Merckx sold most of his shares [...] but remains heavily involved. Indeed, theres is something comforting about knowing that, even in a world of nano-tubes and computer-aided design, The Cannibal — the living representative of cycling's golden age-sometimes throws a leg over a frame in the factory he founded, just to check that the geometry is still absolutely perfect. Nowadays, Eddy Merckx engineers are known for making bikes that are stable and reliable at speed. Following the advice from its founder, the company has decided to move away from a focus on only weight, focusing instead on stability of bike and rider: Among [most] bike manufacturers, the exploration of bike stability has played second fiddle to the pursuit of lightness and rigidity. However, Eddy Merckx Cycles are hoping to change that. They [...] work with academics from Ghent University to explore what makes a bike stable at speed, the parameters that affect stability and [...] suggest design changes that could improve stability and safety for all types of rider. The fact that Eddy Merckx founded the company still instills a sense of obligation among the company’s engineers and mechanics, the company says: Everything that bears the Eddy Merckx Cycles name is a tribute to the rich legacy of the greatest competition cyclist of all time. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #eddymerckx #merckx #campagnolo

CONCORDE GIRO, C-T: 56 cm, SHIMANO 105, with hook for a competition number, 450€ Brand/Typ: Concorde Giro Made in: Brand: Netherlands, Frame: Italy Color: blue Seat tube (center-top): 56 cm Seat tube (center-center): 55 cm Top tube (center-center): 55 cm Tube: Columbus Brain Tube Material: steel Gears: 2x8 Rear derailleur: Shimano 105 Front derailleur: Shimano 105 Crankset: Shimano 105 Chainrings: Shimano SG 53/42 Shifters: Shimano 105 Brake lever: Shimano 105 Brakes: Shimano 105 Rims: Mavic CXP 30 SUP Hubs: Shimano 105 Tyres: Continental Grand Prix 4000 S, 25mm Handlebar stem: ITM Handlebar: 3ttt Headset: Shimano 105 Seat post: Laprade Seat: Selle San Marco No Slip System without Pedals Condition: very good you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Concorde: Concorde is a Dutch bicycle brand from the 1980s. Concorde bicycles were built with Italian steel frames, forged by expert craftsmen like Ciöcc using Columbus steel tubes. During the late 1980s and 1990s, Concorde sponsored the Dutch cycling team PDM with Rudy Dhaenens, who won the World Championship in 1990 riding a Concorde road bike. Concorde bicycles are still very rare and highly valued by collectors. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #concorde #shimano

FRANCESCO MOSER, C-T: 57, Full CAMPAGNOLO, 350€ Brand/Typ: Francesco Moser Forma Made in: Italy Color: blue Seat tube (center-top): 57 cm Seat tube (center-center): 56 cm Top tube (center-center): 56 cm Tube: Zero Tre Dedacciai, 25 Cr Mo4 Tube Material: steel Gears: 2x8 Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Avanti Front derailleur: Campagnolo Avanti Crankset: Campagnolo Avanti Chainrings: Campagnolo 52/39 Shifters: Campagnolo Avanti Brake lever: Campagnolo Avanti Brakes: Campagnolo Avanti Rims: Ambrosio Super Elite Hubs: Campagnolo Tyres: Michelin orium Handlebar stem: ITM Handlebar: ItalManubr Mod Europa Super Racing Headset: Rudelli Seat: Tuono Line ohne Pedalen Condition: good, with some signs of the time you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ Francesco Moser, born 19 June 1951 in Palù di Giovo, Trentino, nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" (The sheriff), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Moser was dominant from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racingchampionship and six times in three of the five classics. He turned professional in 1973, showing a cultured pedaling style. But his powerful build meant he wasn’t a gifted climber. His 273 road victories puts him behind Eddy Merckx (525) and Rik Van Looy (379), but ahead of Rik Van Steenbergen (270) and Roger De Vlaeminck (255). He was also an accomplished track rider, riding up to six Six-Day races almost each winter throughout his career. He rode 35, 14 of which with René Pijnen, winning 15. A nephew, Moreno Moser, (born 25 December 1990) is an Italian professional racer, and Francesco's son Ignazio Moserenjoyed success at the junior and amateur levels before retiring at the age of 22.[ After finishing second in 1974 behind Roger De Vlaeminck and in 1976 behind Marc Demeyer of Belgium, Moser finally won Paris–Roubaix, his favorite race, three consecutive times. Moser had seven podium finishes in Paris–Roubaix; only De Vlaeminck, with nine, has more. In 1978, he beat De Vlaeminck and Jan Raas of the Netherlands; in 1979, he beat De Vlaeminck and Hennie Kuiper of the Netherlands; and in 1980, he beat Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle of France and the German, Dietrich Thurau. Moser came in third in 1981 behind Bernard Hinault and Roger De Vlaeminck, and was also third in 1983 behind Hennie Kuiper and Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle. He rode Paris–Roubaix in his final season as a cyclist in 1987. Other victories include the 1975 and 1978 Giro di Lombardia and the 1984 Milan–San Remo. Moser won the 1974 Paris–Tours, the 1977 Züri-Metzgete, the 1979 Gent–Wevelgem, and the 1977 Flèche Wallonne. Moser had some success in the three-week grand tours. He rode the Tour de France in 1975, and although he won two stages, led the race for seven days and won the young rider competition, he never rode the Tour again; the mountains did not suit him. However, he won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, in front of Laurent Fignon of France and Moreno Argentin of Italy. Taking advantage of an unusually flat course, Moser used time-trialing ability to overcome what others had gained in the mountains. He also won the points classification in the Giro d'Italia in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Moser won the 1977 world road racing championship in San Cristobal, Venezuela, in front of Thurau and Franco Bitossi. Moser was also silver medallist in 1976, behind Freddy Maertens of Belgium and second in 1978 to Gerrie Knetemann of the Netherlands. On 19 January 1984, in Mexico City, Moser broke the 1972 hour record of Eddy Merckx. He rode 50.808 kilometers, on an aerodynamic bike with full disc wheels more advanced than the conventional bike Merckx used in 1972. As a result, in 1997 the Union Cycliste Internationale banned hour records set on bikes featuring technological advantages.[4] Under the new rules, Merckx's record wasn't broken until 2000. Moser auctioned his bicycle to benefit UNICEF. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #moser #francescomoser

FAGGIN, C-T: 59, CAMPAGNOLO NUOVO RECORD, 550€ Brand: Faggin Made in: Italy Made: beginning 80-ies Color: light blue Seat tube (center-top): 59 cm Seat tube (center-center): 58 cm Top tube (center-center): 57 cm Tube: Columbus Tube Material: steel Gears: 2x6 Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Nuovo Record Front derailleur: Campagnolo Crankset: Galli Chainrings: Galli 52/42 Shifters: Campagnolo Brake lever: Modolo Flash Brakes: Modolo Flash Rims: Mavic Monthlery Pro Hubs: Michelin Competition Tyres: Vittoria (new) Handlebar stem: 3ttt Handlebar: 3ttt (with new tape) Headset: Hattaswan Seat post: Campagnolo Seat: Rolls San Marco without Pedals Condition: very good you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Faggin: Founded by the former cyclist Marcello Faggin in 1945, the brand is affirmed in Italian cycling history as a guarantee of traditional craft with the passion for a totally custom approach. The history of Faggin revolves around two cores: international production and support of cycling teams. From the late 70s the leadership of founder Marcello gradually shifted to the racing field, consigning the company management to his four daughters. They kept on welding frames at their Paduan houses as well as managing a challenging worldwide business. The 1980s represented the golden age of Italian cycling and Faggin embodied, among other brands, the values of historic framebuilders worldwide. Tens of thousands of Italian bicycles – admired for their fine combination of aesthetic and technical qualities – were exported every year all over the world. Countless foreign teams chose Italian products for their riders, thus increasing the Italian firms’ prestige also from an athletic point of view. Thanks to Faggin’s achievements, in 1984 the company equipped the Italian cycling pursuit team at the Los Angeles Olympics. During the 1990s, when new materials became widely popular, the workshop kept up to date without forgetting the roots of the founder’s practice. The only true love has always been the classic steel frame, but Faggin earned its reputation in framebuilding by also providing aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre frames, hand-built with meticulous craftsman’s attention to detail. Nowadays the company left the big scale production approach to simply dedicate entirely to hand-building the most accurate Italian product while adhering to the strict traditional rules. Marcello’s daughter Cristina is currently in charge of management and her husband Massimo is the talented craftsman behind Faggin frames since 1976. After 70 years Faggin is still family based and produces high-end frames for the most demanding riders in the original workshop, located in the ancient roman city of Padua, north eastern Italy. #steelisreal #vintagebikes #love #beautiful #instagood #photooftheday #followme #cool #repost #roadbike #racebike #rennrad #bicycle #bike #forsale #radsport #vintage #sport #fitness #Italy #italianvintagebikes #forsale #columbus #faggin

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ZULLO, C-T: 57, SUNTOUR, Columbus Gara, 450€ Brand: Zullo Made in: Italy Color: white with fancy colour spots Seat tube (center-top): 57 cm Seat tube (center-center): 56 cm Top tube (center-center): 56 cm Tube: Columbus Gara Tube Material: steel Fork: Columbus Gara Gears: 2x7 Rear derailleur: Suntour VX Accushift Front derailleur: Shimano Exage 400 EX Crankset: Suntour Edge Shifters: Shimano Sora Flightdeck Brake lever: Shimano Sora Flightdeck Brakes: Dia Campe VX Rims: Rigida Tyres: Continental Grand Prix 3000 Handlebar: 3ttt Headset: 3ttt Seat post: Sakae Seat: Rolls San Marco without Pedals Condition: very good you will find all my Italian bikes for sale here on Facebook (just scroll down on my site): https://www.facebook.com/ItalianVintageBikesForSale/ about Zullo: Tiziano Zullo was born in 1952 at Stallavena, a small village close to Verona in the North of Italy. His family came from “Zulli”, a little mountain village. Tiziano started racing at the age of fourteen. He road raced in the summer, and spent the winters racing cyclo-cross. He raced for about ten years in both regional and national races. In the early seventies, Tiziano came into contact with the world of frame building through the Italian artisans that were renowned for their skills. Soon, he too was building frames. The very start was spent on a steep learning curve. Though many had offered a helping hand, very few delivered on their promise. Slowly but surely he grew his small business. Eventually he would supply frames to some better known Italian companies. As well as supplying these other companies, he also sold frames within his local area under his trademark ‘Zullo’. From about this time, ‘Zullo’ frames were supplied to amateur teams in Verona. From 1978 he was able to export his brand to countries like Germany, France, the USA and Australia. In 1985 he crossed paths with top Dutch professional team TVM. This would lead to Zullo being the frame supplier of the team from 1986 until 1992. The team was well known for such top professionals as Phil Anderson, Dimitri Konychev, Jesper Skibby and Scott Sunderland. The TVM team utilised the best of frame technology available at the time. Using everything from Columbus SL, SLX, MAX and MS on road, time trial, track and even cross bikes. Zullo frames would be ridden on the roads of Milan San Remo, the Northern Classics and the Tours De France, Giro d’Italia, La Vuelta and World Championships. In 1994, Zullo would move into the production of tig-welded aluminium frames. Eventually this would lead to the production of combined aluminium/carbon frames. In 2003, Zullo was able to offer made-to-measure full carbon frames. Nowadays, Tiziano Zullo is still involved in the production of some, mainly steel frames. Alongside this, he is still responsible for all the frame graphics and some of the frame painting.