I feel like I am going to a fortune teller to read my palms....
Emerxil pal,
Thanks for volunteering your time and services, you are too kind!
I have had two Merckx, a MXL and a Corsa Extra. Both were bought local in Austin TX and both have cracks on them, but I rode them anyway.
The MXL has a crack on the head tube lug and is no longer in my stable. I tried to sell the Corsa Extra a while back but discovered a crack on the seat collar last minute so decided to pull the ad and use that as an excuse to keep it.
it wasn't there when I bought it so I think I must have over-tightened.
I have started two separate threads when I first acquired them.
I don't have the serial #s, sorry Emerxil. I guess I just want to share some pictures of these beautiful frames.
The British racing green MXL
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=180576