Merlin suspension elevator

[jimo746]

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Amazing looking bike.
What us the rear suspension? Elastomer/urethane?

 

[mojo ti]

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Amazing looking bike.
What us the rear suspension? Elastomer/urethane?

Yes, it’s elastomer-urethane suspension developped with Girvin/Proflex.
You can see on this photo.

 

[mojo ti]

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I have find a nice and rare first model to the Rond fork.
Very similar to the Rock-Shox RS-1.
I think mount on my Elevator.

 

[mojo ti]

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I decided to follow the color of the fork, make a mount all gray. In the package, Specialized Umma-Gumma, Flite saddle ...

 

[tangent]

Awesome , a inspirational bike, beautifully built.

I have good memories of reading a review of this frame in the premier edition of U.S. Bike magazine...and was pleased that Pace RC35 forks were being used!
Good to see one built again to ride.

 

[mojo ti]

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It is a beautiful racy bike. The classic mount is with the Pace, but I wanted to change.
The fork is not common and it goes well I think.
I only made a small test.
We regularly find frames with chainstays cracks. It's obviously their disease.
I would not want to break it.

 

[mtbdave]

How about black chain rings? I have a 1990 Xizang with full m735 XT and black chain rings on, I think they look more balanced to a to frame.

 

[mojo ti]

How about black chain rings? I have a 1990 Xizang with full m735 XT and black chain rings on, I think they look more balanced to a to frame.

I understand what you mean, I like to slice with another color.
But here I mount the XT of 1993, only in gray same as XTR to my knowledge.
But your comment is good, I'll think about it ...

 

[mtbdave]

It has black rims, and black in other places so yetit May look ok?

 

[albatros38]

Great job !
This grey touch is very just for me on this frame.