[19lexicon78]

 
no, it's the seatpost lug
 
the mxl has other lugs than max columbus lugs.
contacted merckx, even merckx hasn't got mxl lugs anymore.
too bad, the merckx would be my bicycle bike
 
the pina is nice to watch, with fancy c-record
but, merckx mxl...
 
 
 
 
 

 

[BlackbeardBen]

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no, it's the seatpost lug
 
the mxl has other lugs than max columbus lugs.
contacted merckx, even merckx hasn't got mxl lugs anymore.
too bad, the merckx would be my bicycle bike
 
the pina is nice to watch, with fancy c-record
but, merckx mxl...
 
 
 
 
 

Regardless of the original lugs, you can almost certainly find one to fit it...  Baring that, you can get one custom made.

 

[19lexicon78]

 
I didn't find a company who made mxl seatpost lugs. find alot of companies who make the max tube lugs. max tubing is different, it doesn't fit mxl

 

[Towert7]

Just purchased a 2010 Cannondale CAAD 9 5  (last year they are made in the USA, sadly).
 
I'm very excited.  This is my first road bike (after years of using a hardtail mountain bike).  I can't wait for the warmer weather next season.
I expect it will ride a little different than my 36lbs mountain bike.  ^_^
 
Now I need to get pictures of both bikes.

 

[DeusEx]

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Just purchased a 2010 Cannondale CAAD 9 5  (last year they are made in the USA, sadly).
 
I'm very excited.  This is my first road bike (after years of using a hardtail mountain bike).  I can't wait for the warmer weather next season.
I expect it will ride a little different than my 36lbs mountain bike.  ^_^
 
Now I need to get pictures of both bikes.

First road bike?  You're in for a indescribable experience.  Groupset?

 

[BlackbeardBen]

 
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Just purchased a 2010 Cannondale CAAD 9 5  (last year they are made in the USA, sadly).
 
I'm very excited.  This is my first road bike (after years of using a hardtail mountain bike).  I can't wait for the warmer weather next season.
I expect it will ride a little different than my 36lbs mountain bike.  ^_^
 
Now I need to get pictures of both bikes.

Do you trail ride then?  To tell the truth, I find off road to be so much more fun...  Except for touring.  It's awesome to live on a bike.
 
 
C'dale is switching production overseas?  I suppose it was inevitable - especially after reading what company they were bought by...  I admired them for their innovation, even though I'm not really a fan of how their bikes ride.
 
I think in this kind of case what you've really got to hope for is entrepreneurs to start a new company, a la Soma Fab and Surly - except with funky aluminum bikes.  The skilled manufacturing workforce is right there, someone just needs to take advantage of it.
 
Kinda reminds me of how Infinity speakers got traded around and eventually whored out by Harman Kardon.

 

[Towert7]

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First road bike?  You're in for a indescribable experience.  Groupset?

Ohhh, I'm so excited!
Shimano 105 groupset.

 

[Towert7]

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Do you trail ride then?  To tell the truth, I find off road to be so much more fun...  Except for touring.  It's awesome to live on a bike.
 
 
C'dale is switching production overseas?  I suppose it was inevitable - especially after reading what company they were bought by...  I admired them for their innovation, even though I'm not really a fan of how their bikes ride.

I would call it more general off roading.  I do enjoy it a lot, but there are times where I just love to travel long distances with my camera.
 
If I'm not mistaken, cannondales are now made in taiwan.  ~_~ 
Who knows, maybe their factory will make the parts just as nice as the people in the US.  My hunch says, if the company outsourced for considerably cheaper labor, that will not be the case though.
Blah.

 

[Towert7]

Didn't get a chance to take a picture of my bike yet, but did manage a picture of my helmet.
 

 

[pigmode]

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no, it's the seatpost lug
 
the mxl has other lugs than max columbus lugs.
contacted merckx, even merckx hasn't got mxl lugs anymore.
too bad, the merckx would be my bicycle bike
 
the pina is nice to watch, with fancy c-record
but, merckx mxl...
 
 
 
 
 

I hear you--the mxl is an exceptional frame. Those tubes. Before I bought my last Colnago, I found a NOS mxl in my size on ebay. Procrastinated for about .5 hour and it was gone.
 
I had C-Record (delta) on another older Colnago Master. That was the year they came out with indexed down tube shifters, which worked much better when adjusted to friction. Having run through 7 Record groupsets since the 70's, C-Record is imo the best finished. It freak'in shines in the hawaiian sun.

 

[chasechasechase]

 
This is my first bike, when first I got it - a fixed gear Kona Paddy Wagon. Right after this picture I stripped the bullhorn brakes and installed one lever for a front brake and also added clipless pedals. I liked it a lot, but I really hated the "scene" and eventually I sold it.

 
Sometime in May I purchased a Felt F95. Only add ons so far are 105 pedals and a Garmin 305 GPS. I've actually have not had much time to ride it and sadly have gained a ton of weight since I sold my Fixed. I need to stop with excuses and get out there and ride!

 

[buffalowings]

2009 gary fisher marlin here w/ specialized 1.5" hybrid tires, suffer lots of flats in my area

 

[19lexicon78]

 
Pigmode,
 
so, 7 record groupsets...
i have never ridden a colnago, love to see a mexico oro or an arabesque
 
which record groupset you prefer to ride?
some people say the SR was the best quality set there was.
 
yes, the c-record is the most beautifull set made.
 
riding a mxl, is like driving a very big car. it's a bit slow, but smooth and have the feeling of total control. feeling like "king of the road".
the montello is a very responsive frame. ideal for the city.

 

[pigmode]

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riding a mxl, is like driving a very big car. it's a bit slow, but smooth and have the feeling of total control. feeling like "king of the road".
the montello is a very responsive frame. ideal for the city.

 
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I started with Nuovo Record in the 70's, and to this day I still can't remember how Shimano STI shifts. As you mentioned Super Record is probably the most refined. Check out the geometry on the SR and CR rear derailleur. 
 
Your MXL almost sounds like my Mxl Colnago. As you know, Colnagos have *slack* frontends (70-71*). Basically you have to be rock solid on your line through a high speed turn before you commit.
 
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[19lexicon78]

 
i don't know what you exactly mean in the last sentence.
the merckx is great in high speed turns. you are always in control with this bike.
 
i don't have a SR group, but love to have one.
have 3 bikes, don't want more.