Whew, Masi to Merckx to Crescent Monark. I suppose I always thought that the Merckx design was more influenced by Ugo Derosa than by Masi, but then, maybe Derosa was influenced by Masi. I can see the connection from Merckx to Crescent as plausible, but the connection from Masi to Merckx as far as frame design I haven't heard before. Should be interesting discussion. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL