1993 MERLIN Titanium retro MTB build-up thread with much Syncros and Ringlé

[Al.Lugtenburg]

27.2mm is correct, according to the Merlin'93 catalogue and I can also confirm it as I have a Merlin frame from 1993.

Same for 1995

 

[fguki]

1993 was the first year of 27.2. before that it was 27.0.

At least at their road versions!

 

[Mathes66]

That´s not right. In 1991 and 1992 the seat post diameter was already 27.2 mm.

 

[fguki]

I will have to double check my serial numbers and get back to this ...

 

[fguki]

Hello, I am a MERLIN fan from Berlin. I was searching for the right seat tube diameter of my 1993 MERLIN Titanium. 27.2 or 27.0 was the question?
I found the answer at RetroBike in fguki post #55 - 27.0 seems to be the right diameter - 27.2 is a bit too tight in my opinion ... I'll try it out ... I just ordered a THOMSON Elite in 27.0
fguki - where can I buy well-made decals online that are close to the original? Any tip is welcome ... Thanks for your help in advance ...

Hardy, my Decals were all ordered directly from MERLIN and are original. Pricey - but worth it. You will hardly find any at eBay or in Spain etc. that really are the original Merlin quality. Most of the times, the decals are made very sloppy (wrong vector work, font types off and so on) and also they are way too thick!

So, dont waste you money for egovinyls from Spain and so on. An original MERLIN build and a frame in awesome shape is still worth about 1.200-1.500 Euros in the EU. So its worth the 120,00 Euros of original decals!

 

[Al.Lugtenburg]

From Merlin 1991 catalog ...

 

[racecarjohnny]

Nice work @fguki. Gorgeous build. Maybe the nicest Merlin build I’ve seen. How’s it ride? More pics please too.

 

[fguki]

From Merlin 1991 catalog ...

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But i was talking about the road version! Still have to double check.

 

[Al.Lugtenburg]

Road 1991

 

[HardyBerlin]

Hardy, my Decals were all ordered directly from MERLIN and are original. Pricey - but worth it. You will hardly find any at eBay or in Spain etc. that really are the original Merlin quality. Most of the times, the decals are made very sloppy (wrong vector work, font types off and so on) and also they are way too thick!

So, dont waste you money for egovinyls from Spain and so on. An original MERLIN build and a frame in awesome shape is still worth about 1.200-1.500 Euros in the EU. So its worth the 120,00 Euros of original decals!

Thanks for the tip about the decals ... I bought a set from a seller in France ... That was 30 euros burned ...