Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Looks familiar.
From
this page:
The myth of indestructibility collapses: Relatively early, considering the price and the high expectations, a crack spiraled around the down tube of the Merlin Team Road titanium frame. Point of origin: the small weld at the shift-lever boss.
Damn, if that doesn't look horribly similar! And look at that larger failure above it. Hope the cyclist came out unscathed.