Originally Posted by
soderbiker
HI ,
i have picked up a Merckx this evening .
I have never seen this type of merckx around , but i couldnt resist .
its my size and in lovely condition .
Oversized Columbus MAX tubing 55cm
Weinmann /Livery .
merckx rear dropouts / Columbus dropouts on the forks .
the closest merckx i cound find was this .
I've only seen 2 before, but the first MAX built Merckx frames were designated as Corsa Extra's. The tubing sticker on most MX Leaders is MXL - Merckx specified some tubing differences from the stock MAX set - my memory is failing me, but it think it was a different draw on the down tube.
These earliest models actually use the Columbus MAX lugset, which has a different fork crown than were used on the MX Leaders. I think this may be it:
http://www.cccycles.com/images/MAX_Crown_Top.jpg
and here's one someone else built against the (maybe?) same lugset:
http://www.m-gineering.nl/cormax.jpg
Does that fork look like yours?