Merlin Titanium - the honest 'Brit' build

[TreaderSteve]

The Mag20 does seem to have the sharp edged and slightly champagnish hued crown, which I believe means it is the early magnesium one that corrode if the conditions are bad, and it is the crown that was recalled. I have a few in various states in my collection and think they are great for that story, but don't ride them.

I won't be the one possibly risking my teeth with them as I'll be off into the land of rigid forks. @Once A Hero if you want them we can talk! PM me

 

[TreaderSteve]

As the missus was gently snuffling (snoring) I thought it was time to rummage in the shed o'shoite. The magic box of plenty (it really is) gave up this beauty. I'm glad I bought it when Howes of Cambridge shut down in 2013 after 173 years. Great shop, I used it as much as I could afford when an impoverished 6th-form student.
An adage I love is 'It'll always come in useful' - and so it has.
New, but with a few storage marks, black chrome Ritchey marked '90'. All I need now is matching black chrome Ritchey Logic forks




I do have a silver Ritchey 1" headset-fitment cable stop/ hanger - the forks will need to be long enough to suit the addition of it

 

[JCS]

That stem is a good find.

Shed o’shite - love that

 

[fguki]

Here is one of mine

 

[TreaderSteve]

Here is one of mine

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Love it - fricking super-clean and ice-cool. Purposeful too.
There's no way that my frame will get lavished with such parts whilst in my ownership though! I pushed the boat out a bit just buying the thing as it stands right now

 

[Once A Hero]

That would be nice - the good, long 1" ones (especially with roller) are pretty spendy - 'for free' update incoming!

Having never had a Salsa stem before, and with my other Merlin being fitted with a Syncros stem, I’ve shelled out for the Salsa item on my current build. There’s a few more out there, stateside mainly.

 

[henrysthreeironbands]

I won't be the one possibly risking my teeth with them as I'll be off into the land of rigid forks. @Once A Hero if you want them we can talk! PM me

Has to be pretty bad to actually crack I think. Here's my worst one.

 

[TreaderSteve]

Yours looks pretty rotten to be fair! I'll put mine in the for sale section soon - see if anyone wants them for an 'authentic' build

 

[Dr Dremel]

Not all Mag 20 crowns are affected. You can look up the serial# in the recall documents and see if yours is one of them. Serial is usually on a sticker on the inside of one fork leg (thickest part just below the seals).

 

[henrysthreeironbands]

Not all Mag 20 crowns are affected. You can look up the serial# in the recall documents and see if yours is one of them. Serial is usually on a sticker on the inside of one fork leg (thickest part just below the seals).

Certainly. Here are two other ones, the crown on the left one is affected but in new condition, the right crown is clearly a different product.