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Next up was to apply the nearly 30 years old decals. This became the most nerve-wrecking job! Stickers wouldn‘t stick, the appliqué wouldn‘t loosen. It seemed impossible to complete and the instructions not matching the type of decal (use water to loosen and hair dryer to melt the glue into the...

Scotch-Brite 7447 update… Was really looking forward to this! The frame finally got repolished using strips of superfine Scotch-Brite. Quite a rewarding task! We basically went from this ..to this

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Hi Fguki, I want to get in touch because of the Syncros decals. How on earth do you start a private conversation on this site? Seems like the best hidden feature :oops:

It's size M which should be 18".

You're absolutely right. I guess I really loved Syncros back in the day. It had a lot to do with the aesthetics of their products. Now I'm trying to restore the original idea of the bike but also fixing issues it had back then. That's why I am going for a 3rd gen post which fixed the breaking...

So a little background about the bike: In its early days it had a Litespeed Titanium fork fitted which turned out to be terrible off road. It was replaced by a Rock Shock Judy XC. It also had Grafton Speedcontrollers mounted for some time. These were super noisy and couldn't be silenced and got...

A much better idea! I’ve started a rebuild that is quite similar to yours (documented next door)…

Thanks Mr. Spud :)

The components.. Frame: Merlin Elevator Year: 1991 Seat post: Richie Nitto Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Titanium Cranks: Syncros Revolution + Crank-o-matic Pedals: Suntour Bottom bracket: WTB / Suntour Grease Guard Chain: Rohloff S-L-T 99 Chainwheels: Shimano Stem: Syncros Cattleprod Handle...

Serial number is 4240.

Beautiful build! After you restored the decals on the cranks, do you protect them when going for a ride? These wear off so easily.

I am rebuilding my old Merlin and thought I could document it here. The bike has been ridden a lot in the 90s and noughties. Across the Alps and at home. Current look: