Eurobike: Merckx launches women's line
The curvy edges carry through to the rear end, too. (James Huang)
Belgian bike company Eddy Merckx is launching a new complete line of women's road racing bikes for the first time in 2010 including both carbon fibre and aluminium models.
The top-end EFX-1 features the same carbon technology as on the rest of Eddy Merckx's E-series frames, including newly reshaped seat stays that reportedly offer more comfort and drivetrain rigidity, tapered 1 1/8"-to-1 1/4" front ends with additionally reinforced head tubes, and the Belgian legend's trademark handling characteristics.
Geometry has been slightly adjusted for shorter torsos, however, with correspondingly shorter and sloping top tubes plus longer head tubes. Alloy models also feature tapered front ends, carbon seat stays for vibration damping, and smooth welds for a unified appearance. The AFX-4 uses Eddy Merckx's proven scandium-enhanced aluminium tubeset while the AFX-1 gets along with a more conventional 7005 alloy.
Both the EFX-1 and a new standard-geometry EMX-1 will be available in special edition complete builds, too, the former in a light blue and white paint scheme and the latter in a particularly bold green and white. Both will come with a Shimano Ultegra group and FFWD carbon-and-aluminium differential profile clinchers.
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CycleDarling
Posted Wed 16 Sep, 11:18 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
"... softening or getting wiser?" Seriously?
How about "doubling his available market?"
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leguape
Posted Wed 16 Sep, 8:31 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Er, didn't Eddy step aside in the company earlier this year and sell his majority stake as well as giving up the running, staying on only in an advisory role?
Hang on you might even have reported it: http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/eddy-merckx-selling-business-19084
"Merckx said that the future of the plant and the staff was central in his decision to sell the majority stake to Sobradis. He will, however, retain his minority shares and remain active in the business as an advisor to the new CEO, Pieter Vansynghel and COO Sven Goeminne."
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