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1) How can you be sure this was built in Litespeed? Belgium also built titanium frames for Merckx. 2) EX and AX were built with 3/2.5 titanium tubes.

Painting pattern for the 2002 season Corsa 01 was a medium model in EMC offer (only Strada was cheaper) Serial markings would help

No problem

I was explaining the painting pattern (94 - Motorola or 95-Caloi) and not whether it is an original Merckx - it certainly is not.

Merckx/Motorola 1994 - certainly not Merckx/Caloi 1995... compare the color of the BB cover area

The conclusions you've drawn seem a little hasty: - Merckx (reportedly) asked for a Reynolds 653, but not when he was a professional cyclist (he used a Reynolds 753 frame and didn't complain about it), but only when he had his own factory and produced frames... Interesting but illogical story...

Better to be tube than time trial ace - no doubt :)

Better to be tube than time trial ace - no doubt :)

Better to be tube than time trial ace - no doubt :)

The Hitachi team using EMC bikes existed for 2 years, was popular and the Strada model was produced in large (as for EMC) quantities - the Strada Hitachi model could have been made several hundred...

And very well, except it wasn't Strada. At the time, EMC used 4 different fonts: - the old classic "italic" on Professional, early Pro, 3-Athlete, Strada and some Corsa - unique (used on the FAEMA 68-70) on some Professional frames (Team Issue series) and some Corsa and 3-Athlete frames - large...

Each frame of Strada model up to ~1990 has this type of font, it has nothing to do with the painting pattern.

You have the best EMC framework documentation I have ever seen :)

Re: Thank you. Very interesting information. The table shows that the lightest steel frame offered at that time was...Mx Leader (I did not expect this) and Arcobaleno (the most technologically advanced EMC steel frame) is no longer on offer. There is also no Alu Mega, Alu Team, Alu Carbon...

Team Kelme 1990 pattern painting