Originally Posted by
Wildwood
I always wanted a Merlin (ExtraLight) or Litespeed (couple of models).
Growing family at the time would have made it extravagant.
Years later, settled on a f/f from Excel Sports (Boulder) in-house brand, thinking it was welded by one of several Colorado ti builders. Later learned it was welded in Massachusetts,just prior to the Litespeed takeover.
More pictures please of those early Merlins and Litespeeds!!!
Here's my old favorite Extralight. And the damn crack-o-la.
Later on I upgraded to 11sp 9000, but kept the quill stem.
Probably rode for a thousand miles before spotting the crack. Disaster averted.