djg714 said:get the Corsa. I had both, sold the MXL and kept the Corsa.
Unless you are 200+ pounds.
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The Holy Grail in the Corsa line-up would be the Grand Prix. 753 throughout. Good luck finding one.atpjunkie said:cause they are more rare
corsa 725 if I was skinny
I'm not
MXL
atpjunkie said:cause they are more rare
corsa 725 if I was skinny
I'm not
MXL
I don't think you're really looking at it right.r_mutt said:Is the Corsa 01 more rare than the 7-11 SLX?
hmmm maybe i'll keep the Corsa 01 rather than sell it to finance an 7-11 SLX...
r_mutt said:just wondering which frame would you rather ride- and why?
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toomanybikes said:I don't think you're really looking at it right.
The 01 is not really rare. Merckx moved to using Dedacciai tubing for many of its bikes and the Corsa was one of the ones that went to Dead tubing. The 01 is so named because they used ZeroUno tubing for it.
The 7-11 is a standard Corsa with a particular paint scheme. I have seen ( pictures) of 7-11's in SLX, TSX and even Titanium. What would be rare is a TSX in 7-11, but only if it was original paint. This is one of the problems, only "rare" really as a result of the paint.
For crit racing, I found the corsa to have a pretty low bottom bracket. When I bought my MXL (it is fairly new) the geometrry seemed to have been changed and to getthe 58.7 top tube, I ended up getting a size 60 frame, which also had the effect of putting the bottom bracket up a bit closer to normal height. Since that little issue was solved, I find the MXL to be a really nice all around race bike for most any sort of event. The weight isn't a huge thing to me, I race in the 1-2 category and don'tthink it's the bike that holds me back on any given day.r_mutt said:i have a corsa 01 presently, and on a recent trip down to one of the more exclusive local shops here, i saw that they had a corsa extra slx in 7-11 paint in exactly my size. it wasn't cheap, but the usual price you see for that frame. the corsa 01 is one of the sa frames that i just bought last month. i have some parts from a recent build on a bike that i consider a bit small for me, so i am going to dismantle and sell the frame and the leftover parts are going to be for my merckx. my options are: sell the corsa 01 and buy the corsa extra slx 7-11, keep the corsa 01, or hunt for an mxl.
i'm not a clyde at 5-7 and 150 lbs, but i do think i can put down some wattage when riding as i've got pretty strong legs and lately, i've been putting them to good use in my local races. i've already got a racebike, this is going to be a 2nd bike- a sunday bike so to speak- i'd like to have a nice ride- but also be somewhat stiff. is that too much to ask for? since the 01 is a somewhat "newer" tubing with the MXL "style" ovalized bottom bracket i would think that it might be stiffer than a standars SLX.
just checking opinions on which frame this board prefer.
thanks-
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boneman said:I have a couple of Merckx steel bikes. A Corsa, Motorola with SLX and a Genius, made with Genius tubes. The one I want, and will probably never have, is a Corsa Extra in 753. Pretty rare, almost as rare as the Titane, and would no doubt be a sweet ride.