{"id":1064,"date":"2022-02-08T05:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2022-02-08T05:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:08:34","slug":"revving-up-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/2022\/02\/08\/revving-up-for-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Revving up for the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1065\" src=\"https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/999045E4-4388-402D-B9F2-422A34EAB108-300x164.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/999045E4-4388-402D-B9F2-422A34EAB108-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/999045E4-4388-402D-B9F2-422A34EAB108-1024x561.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/999045E4-4388-402D-B9F2-422A34EAB108-768x421.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/999045E4-4388-402D-B9F2-422A34EAB108.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When I was back in Ireland last October I brought my trusty Eddie Merckx AMX1 back with me and left it there so I could use it whenever I\u2019m over for long visits ( without the need to constantly move it forward and back). The downside being that left me with no bicycle over here. And I do love my long weekend bike rides. So getting a replacement has been high up on the agenda since then.<br \/>\nI\u2019ve always been a fan of buying second hand, and the Merckx frame really suits me. So I spent the last few weeks trawling resale sites for a suitable replacement. The EMX5 looked great but with a price tag in the 3.5k band it was a bit of a stretch. After a lot of delving into bike site reviews I settled on the EMX1 full carbon fibre frame-set with Shimano 105 shifter 20gears. The next task was to find one for sale. There were a few on eBay at around the \u00a31400 price range. One of the frames way too large which was a shame as the price was just over a grand. Then last Saturday as I trawled eBay at 4am I came across an absolute bargain. Good as new EMX1 for \u00a3650. Snapped that bad boy up and collected later that afternoon. She is a real beaut weighing just over 8kg. I can\u2019t wait to do a road test this weekend (as I had to order new cycling shoes and pedals \ud83d\ude00\ud83d\ude00)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1066\" src=\"https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359-174x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359-174x300.jpeg 174w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359-593x1024.jpeg 593w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359-768x1327.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359-889x1536.jpeg 889w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359-1185x2048.jpeg 1185w, https:\/\/spookydaffodils.com\/wp55\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/E559087A-A8A4-4E5C-B4CF-30D3260BE359.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1064\" data-postid=\"1064\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1064 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was back in Ireland last October I brought my trusty Eddie Merckx AMX1 back with me and left it there so I could use it whenever I\u2019m over for long visits ( without the need to constantly move it forward and back). The downside being that left me with no bicycle over here. 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