Eddy Merckx

Paul writes, "I have an interesting Merckx frame that I picked up on eBay and is an ongoing project. But a bike that is going to be ridden.  I have put a Merckx sl fork in it for the moment until I can get a Max fork. It says "Graner Design" on the top tube and this is under the clear coat, it also has pearl like dots which are not painted but stuck on but und er the clear coat. Everything is original on the frame with the number on the bb suggesting a 1992 build. Have you any ideas about this frame?"

Anyone familiar with Graner Design? Leave a comment or email me.

Note: subsequently updated with Max fork:

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Eddy Merckx

Michel Zanoli's Motorola team bike in MXL.

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Eddy Merckx

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A rare Eddy Merckx MXL in that it has chromed lugs and chromed rear triangle.

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I think there is a MX Leader in this photo :-)

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Eddy Merckx

Marcelo writes from Argentina, "EM with full Campagnolo Centaur and Scirocco wheels, it´s a great machine and a piece of art as well."

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Eddy Merckx

Note: Thanks Martin for photos of your beautiful MXL. Original paint, in excellent condition; it is equipped with Campagnolo Rcord titanium and delta brakes, 3ttt Motus quill stem, 3ttt Prima handlebar, Selle Italia Flite, Mavic SUP rims.


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Note: Eddy Merckx 1995 catalog with MXL models. Click on photos to enlarge.

Thanks Martin for sending these in.

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Unusual chromed lugs and fork crown on Eddy Merckx MXL.

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Photos from a lucky owner that has two MXLs.

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Note: Jan from Germany sends in photos of this "Extra Corsa" Eddy Merckx. It appears to be pre-MXL but post the aero forked Extra Corsa.

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Note: Martin from Germany sends these photos of his early 1990s Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra (pre-MXL); original paint.

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Note: Columbus MXL, 1995, original paint

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Note: a Corsa Extra model in Columbus MAX.

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Eddy Merckx

Note: Phil Anderson's Eddy Merckx MAX; from WINNING magazine of December, 1991.






Images courtesy of Campagnolo Delta Brakes blog.

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