I think it was our friend at Renaissance Cycles that said (maybe a year or two ago) that on a visit to Merckx he saw hundreds of unpainted MX Leaders; if I recall he also tried to buy them but was unsuccessful. Now being sold in Molteni orange and a limited run of 100 in the Motorola team colors perhaps these are new old stock. Having said that the models being sold now have a threadless fork....
Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ
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> Dario Pegorettis's homage to Legnano reminds me of the automotive
> equivilate, the new VW Bug and the new BMW Mini. But I'm not sure I see
> the point of a current bike with current components that mimicks retro.
> Maybe the bike is just too hip for its own good? I guess Eddy Merckx is
> doing the same when he makes his luged oversize tube MX Leader with the
> Molteni orange paint job with current parts?
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> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California