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NOS Merlin 1989
If some of you wonder about the 8 speed cassettes on this bike, I got an explanation; the crafty first owner made a home made 8 speed setup with a Dura Ace hub, mix of XT and Dura Ace cassettes, new Ti axle some distance washer and the friction mode on the XT thumbies. It is all described in an...- merlinfred
- Post #28
- Forum: Reader's MTBs --> 1997
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NOS Merlin 1989
Ok, I'll leave the white decals for now, but remove the Rob Vandermark signature. I actually got the head tube and seat tube decals in black. Miss the downtube "Merlin" and the top tube "Titanium". The Dia Compe 987 came in the box, are they really too recent? I did put the SS 7 levers on my...- merlinfred
- Post #27
- Forum: Reader's MTBs --> 1997
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NOS Merlin 1989
Thank you all for the positive responds on my post. I will try to answer your questions and of course keep posting photos of the building process. Mrkawasaki- I got an unused pulley wheel from my -92 Yeti ARC if you are interested. I don’t know the brand of the stem, HB or the post, but if...- merlinfred
- Post #20
- Forum: Reader's MTBs --> 1997
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NOS Merlin 1989
some pictures You might want to see some pictures, right? Please visit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3s7nyxev3t0l36f/QvTh_WI-bo enjoy Fred- merlinfred
- Post #2
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NOS Merlin 1989
Hi all I just registered on this forum because I made a very nice catch on our national (Sweden) MTB forum. I have been riding MTB since 1990. (20 years old) I started on a bright green Scott PRO Racing followed by a -92 Yeti ARC, and then a -94 Merlin. I stopped using my Merlin for what it is...- merlinfred
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