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Bet its mobbed these days but hopefully not sanitised. I only ever went on evenings or early/late at weekends. Did remind me though of when me and a mate worked for Bolton Council, when the 2002 Commonwealth Games were on and I was freelancing on photos for the MTB event. We got the route in...

What's happened to Rivi??? The Merlin bikes have a great reputation for riding far better than their price tag and better than some more esteemed brands. My Kona Pahoehoe is easton elite tubing and supersingly steel like in feel but the Merlin is way more fun and rides much better.

I really like this! Great paintjob. Just rebuilding my own Merlin and I'll be getting the same decals after seeing how neat they look on yours

I ended up with this frame in 1998 (although its a 97 frame according to the serial number) as a warranty replacement on a Parkpre steel frame that I cracked the headtube on. It came via Henry Gregsons in Accrington and Roger there mentioned the frame was coming from Ormskirk so I assume its a...

We meet again! I didn't get spares I needed in the end, so sold them on to robmac. They are easy to strip down but I had problems putting one of the lower bolts on as shaft kept turning. Manuals are easy to find online and sure someone somewhere does spares for them. In the end I bought some...

Entertaining thread Oli! Those 97 Fire Mountains look so good in the factory colours. Maybe do the new frame in the same blue with a retro theme?

When I saw the Thomson stem and bar going on I thought it was becoming more than just a pub bike! Enjoyable write up and good to see the Merlin getting a new lease of life. I just bought back my old 96 Merlin frame as it was such a fun ride and slowly starting to rebuild. Picked up a bargain...

Woah! That looks good. Not sure about the cranks but like the rest. They just look so right do steel Konas

How’s your health now though!!!?? Found Joes Eco sealant does not leave such a mess. Once had to clean up a second hand tyre and that took forever though... Stans on that I think

I wanted to try a 29er and picked up an as new Genesis High Latitude frame from 2016. I’ve put a longer 120mm fork on, -2 degree angleset, short stem, wide bars, big tyres and dropper and it is brilliant. Not springy for a steel bike but I like it a a lot. It does everything so well and is...

Wow! That just looks so right. You should keep it. Out of interest does it have a triangular down and top tube?

Snap! I have one of these too, sadly no where near as nice as yours. Mine is battle scarred for sure so I dare not show it on here! All the black kit and 1x10 complement the silver frame and decals so well. Good job. Mine may be on its way soon as it rides just a wee bit too soft for me which...

Re: I can highly recommend the Brandx Ascend 2 on CRC. They are on sale occasionally at £99 and mine has been faultless over a couple of years. They have just released an updated model too which should be better.

Headset now sold. Lower headset, Crest rims and SPD's still for sale

Re: I do like the clean lines of the P2 but I prefer the z2. Definitely go to botm!

Great job! I did a similar refresh on a 97 Kilauea although no where near as meticulous as yours but the decal job is first rate. Now wanting another steel Kona! Fatal coming on here...

Tyres now sold to james and poploc pendng payment

Re: Hope headsets, Maxxis tyres, SPD's PRICE DROP Prices now reduced!

All prices include postage. Any questions please ask and collection from Edinburgh possible. Click on photo for larger image. Stans Crest 26" rims 32h. now £30. Originally Hope wheels, no dents and true,one or two marks on rims and decals a little marked but Hope team green replacements...

Re: Fork and frame now sold