Jim Hultman wrote:
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> Hmmm.....with your discussion on the Merckx Max, I can't help but return
> for a comment on my 1990 (or earlier?) MAZA Pro-Max.
> The downtube is aligned as Columbus (not God; that's Merckx) intended, with
> the wide radius horizontal to the BB.(cut)
Jim, only the top tube on the Merckx MX Leader is oriented different than Columbus intended. The down tube is as you describe with the oval cross section horizontal at the BB and vertical at the head tube. And since that top tube is a smaller diameter, it works out great visually, with the front of the tube (oval cross section) horizontal and the back of the tube (oval cross section) vertical.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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