Merlin

[Nader]

...cant beat merlin bikes.....

yes indeed

... this Merlin needs skinwalls

whether black or skinwalls panaracer from 1990, it's always a pleasure to ride this bike

...but with skinwalls looks much better

 

[Nader]

The continuation of the evolution of this bike.. :mrgreen:

The nice existing black forks is suspension corrected and did not fit to the geometry of this frame
so I had to find a new solution and after a very long search I found it ...1 inch P2

The combination really convinced me.

now I wonder if I should powdercoat the P2 in black?

 

[24pouces]

I'm going to do the same thing on mine : swaping the original Ritchey, a bit too low (385mm) for a higher Project2 (395mm). I tried other forks, and it appears that 395 is the good length for my XS sized Merlin frame

 

[Nader]

Re:

The final state of my Merlin with Joe Murray project 2 forks. This combination is just perfect

 

[sparkiegaz]

very yummy ,,,mines taking ages but slowly getting there maybe get a boxing day ride,,,,

 

[classen]

beautiful.

 

[Nader]

Re:

Thanks you guys ..one more of this beauty

 

[sparkiegaz]

as i say yummy bike,,,,the yeti is great also,,,,,,great reading your builds keep it up ,,,whats next,,,,,

 

[Nader]

Re:

Today

 

[mkozaczek]

Me thinks something is wrong with your front brake setup.

I did one with a Yellow P2, looked neat but turned out not to be the best fork for the bike.

I think this one was a 393mm which is pretty much ideal for the Merlin as designed.

Then I did one with an IRD, looked amazing but wouldn't work for me on the trails

The koski was pretty damn nice, but I wanted a bit more rigidity

Ultimately settled on the Type 2, which is ideal for this bike IMO