The 7-Eleven racing team was the first U. S. team to race in Europe. In 1985 they were invited to the Giro d'Italia and they stunned the bicycle world with two stage wins. By 1988 Andy Hampsten won the Giro outright.
Although the bicycles were labeled as Murrays they were actually made by Ben Serotta. After the wins Murray pumped out 100s (1000s?) of tribute bikes in the same livery. This is not one of those.
My friend Dan Lestrud has been aware of this bike for a decade or more. Recently the owner called him. Due to health issues he offered to sell him the bicycle.
The saddle should be a Cinelli Unicanitor and the brake hoods are cracking and need replacing. Other than that it just need a clean up. I wanted to get "before" photos.
3 comments:
Is it known which team member rode this bike?
Heiden
Neat period bike. Hope it gets a sympathetic clean up.
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