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So, looks like this is actually a Corsa Extra Max, even rarer and more bargainous!
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Thanks for your interesting comment, I bow to your superior knowledge! This frame does indeed have Max seatstays, and the slightly odd fit of this frame in the MX-Leader timeline is now explained be the fact it isn't in fact one after all! An equally great frame of course and as mentioned previously if it were my size it probably wouldn't be on sale! Thanks again.
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Now stripped down to frame and fork only, plus Shimano 600 headset if required - £400
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I've got a Condor branded all-black rear wheel that's almost identical to Gipiemme Pista wheels, looks almost new and never seen a brake, for sale in SE1/Waterloo for £50. Bombproof but not light! Photos here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/64linsyet382vbk/AAD4-Mcxgay7aLJZj3EqAIVaa?dl=0
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Last chance for complete bike - a final fiver off to make it irresistible... £795
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Someone enquired about serial number an age - the serial number is D 3737 C - which according to this very handy guide: http://www.cadre.org/Merckx/ would make it a 90/91 model and therefore a very early team-issue frame as the MX leader was not generally available for the public to buy until around 1994. But this is just based on some research, I can't guarantee that to be correct - after being introduced as the Team Motorola factory bike in that season, it was then in production for over ten years I believe i.e. well into the noughties. As mentioned above, it is not the original paint, so could well be an ex-team bike albeit there is no race number mount which would be usual for a team bike.
For those that don't know, here's a quick summary from another website of the charms of the MX-Leader:
The MX-Leader was one of the strongest steel frames, Eddy Merckx developed in the 1990s. The oversized and specially shaped Columbus Max tubes were fitted into evenly strong oversized lugs. This construction made the frame slightly heavier, but boy did it ride well! The frame is legendary for its power transfer, its comfort and safe handling characteristics. Cornering, sprinting, rapid descents - the MX Leader mastered all disciplines brilliantly. So good are its riding qualities that many people believe it is the single best lugged steel racing frame ever made.
Not sure I can agree fully with all of that, everyone has a view on the title of "best lugged steel racing frame", but they are very good!
Ha! Thanks for the thought Matt, unfortunately cash and space preclude this otherwise tempting purchase - I'm actually trying to divest of stock at the moment... Would love to be you frame-bank, but sadly not right now 😂
A bump for the seller anyway, and as ever, GLWS.