Originally Posted by CyclesMakaron (Post 22689325)

A very elegant Merckx.
Chrome plating - definitely custom order.
The paint looks original.
Stickers correct (original or well-matched) - only "Columbus" on the seat tube is missing.
Interesting fact: unusual brake bridge pads in the shape of diamonds.
If you feel like it, dismantle the fork and check the inscriptions on the piece of paper attached to the fork steering tube - you may find the customer's name (and other curiosities) there.

Originally Posted by RobinWarrington (Post 22690309)

Not sure where it was sold but it now lives in Australia.

Originally Posted by botty kayer (Post 22689611)

Your guesstimate for the age sounds about right. I've got one of those ti EX frames.....
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cd50d5cd5f.jpg
...like yours mine has the EM logo stamped on the stays, which I think are described as 'bullet' stays because of their shape. I love the deep 3d decals too on this model. Mine came as just a frame and fork and I built it up from there. It came with an old Kestral fork alu fork with a carbon wrap and a steel steerer, and so the fork you see above is a Columbus Max one I bought and added ay a later date.

Its been a few years since I contacted Litespeed to get it dated, so don't know if they still do it this way, but then the service was not free. I think I had to pay $10-15 for the info, but all that money went to some fund for injured cyclists or something I think, so it seemed a worthy cause so I stumped up the cash.

The serial numbers are printed very small on the BB shell. Mine is marked with what looks like 2760 2, and according to Litespeed this means it was built in November 1996.

Originally Posted by P!N20 (Post 22690328)

Cool, which part?

Originally Posted by RobinWarrington (Post 22695041)

Sorry it's taken me so long to answer. Over in Perth WA

Originally Posted by CyclesMakaron (Post 22697196)

A3331 Y9X
Corsa Extra 1987 (May/June)
Y - EMC employee
9 - 59 cm seat tube (c-c)
X - Columbus SLX/SPX tubes
Paint pattern: team Kelme (or TeVe Blad) 1986-1987
Brake bridge pattern: Silva 2, used exclusively in EMC 1986-1987
The inscription on the top of the bridge is MOD.DEP - probably an abbreviation for the French (!) "modele depose" (sorry, no accents) meaning more or less "reserved design".

Originally Posted by CyclesMakaron (Post 22700317)

Not enough information :)
Check carefully that these are definitely all the markings - there should be a letter around 810.
Photos would help a lot.

Originally Posted by CyclesMakaron (Post 22701629)

It looks like BT8 E810
Professional Columbus SL/SP early 1981.

Originally Posted by dynomatt (Post 22734592)

I have a U Scanini / Eric Van Der Aerden branded MX Leader frame.

The serial number is

L (employee I’m guessing)

D 9939

Has Merckx dropouts

Panto has been filled in I’m told by U Scanini to de identify the manufacturer.

Anything else I can learn from it?

Cant post photos sorry…

Originally Posted by Nuovo Record (Post 22734632)

Hi Jacek,

Am looking at frame no.
P 0
Z 7300

The size should be 50 cm. The seller calls it a Corsa Extra but that would mean an "X" in the frame number, wouldn´t it?
What is it, really...?

Thank you very much in advance. :)

Cheers,
Nuovo https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/86gAA...1A/s-l1600.jpg

Originally Posted by dynomatt (Post 22734707)

Thanks for that album assist. They must have uploaded but I just couldn’t share.

thanks
matt

Originally Posted by jsf_bikes (Post 22735895)

Merziac, I am looking at a Merckx frame with a Y 5 on left --- A6382 on the right. I can't find any real clues as yet to any other info...Any ideas?

Originally Posted by CyclesMakaron (Post 22736633)

Z7300 - is most likely Professional (late) Columbus SL. Lack of X and Gipiemme brake bridge do not give optimism. Only a photo of the inside of the tubes visible through the BB cover would explain it fully.