Question about my new Merckx Frame

Karl Hungus said:

I am currently deployed but just bought a 2007 Merckx Premium Classic.

I am looking into buying a groupo and wheelset so I can have it built while I am gone but I cannot find out the front derailleur type: braze on, 28.6, 32 or 35 mm.

Also, I am pretty sure that the BB is Italian but if someone can confirm it that would be great.

I've gone to the Merckx website a million times but cannot find these specifics for the Premium frame listed there.

You could use the CONTACT link eddymerckx.becontact.aspxOpen ↗ on the eddymerckx.be website & ask!

alfeng said:

You could use the CONTACT link eddymerckx.becontact.aspxOpen ↗ on the eddymerckx.be website & ask!

Thanks.

I'd seen that link but everything is in, what language is it, Dutch? Does not look like french to me!

I'll send off the question and see what happens.

Thanks again,
Buck

Karl Hungus said:

I am currently deployed but just bought a 2007 Merckx Premium Classic.

I am looking into buying a groupo and wheelset so I can have it built while I am gone but I cannot find out the front derailleur type: braze on, 28.6, 32 or 35 mm.

Also, I am pretty sure that the BB is Italian but if someone can confirm it that would be great.

I've gone to the Merckx website a million times but cannot find these specifics for the Premium frame listed there.

Thanks for all the help!
Buck

BB is Italian and the clamp is 34.9mm(35mm).

Peter@vecchios said:

BB is Italian and the clamp is 34.9mm(35mm).

Super!

Thanks for the information.

I greatly appreciate it!

Buck

Karl Hungus said:

I'd seen that link but everything is in, what language is it, Dutch? Does not look like french to me!

Well, it's not Walloon/French/German, so I would also guess it was Flemish/(aka Dutch) since Flemish is the predominant, official language of Belgium.

Karl Hungus said:

I'll send off the question and see what happens.

If you get a reply that is different from what Peter indicated then please post it -- I would ALSO have presumed an Italian threaded BB (AFAIK, a legacy from when DE ROSA fabricated MERCKX frames in case anyone wonders why), but I saw a listing for one MERCKX frame where the indication was an English BB; and, while I'm not convinced that particular information was accurate for the particular frame, it certainly could have been!?!

alfeng said:

Well, it's not Walloon/French/German, so I would also guess it was Flemish/(aka Dutch) since Flemish is the predominant, official language of Belgium.

If you get a reply that is different from what Peter indicated then please post it -- I would ALSO have presumed an Italian threaded BB (AFAIK, a legacy from when DE ROSA fabricated MERCKX frames in case anyone wonders why), but I saw a listing for one MERCKX frame where the indication was an English BB; and, while I'm not convinced that particular information was accurate for the particular frame, it certainly could have been!?!

Yes, I actually received an email today from the Belgian Merckx factory that confirmed what Peter@vecchioss sent.

Thanks to all!
Buck

Karl Hungus said:

Yes, I actually received an email today from the Belgian Merckx factory that confirmed what Peter@vecchioss sent.

Thanks.

alfeng said:

Well, it's not Walloon/French/German, so I would also guess it was Flemish/(aka Dutch) since Flemish is the predominant, official language of Belgium.

If you get a reply that is different from what Peter indicated then please post it -- I would ALSO have presumed an Italian threaded BB (AFAIK, a legacy from when DE ROSA fabricated MERCKX frames in case anyone wonders why), but I saw a listing for one MERCKX frame where the indication was an English BB; and, while I'm not convinced that particular information was accurate for the particular frame, it certainly could have been!?!

The 'new' Merckx's, made in Taiwan with Pinarello's involvement will probably abandon the Italian BB.

Peter@vecchios said:

The 'new' Merckx's, made in Taiwan with Pinarello's involvement will probably abandon the Italian BB.

😉
the new merckx is'nt made in Taiwan but in Belgium with Italian materials Pinarello only took part in the design
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