My 1989 Merlin/Mongoose John Tomac Signature

[newsboy]

cool one what did they told you about the bike or the previous history?

how many of them they made? i have an earlier merlin prototype...

 

[theproscloset]

Amazing bike! Following this tread!

 

[CCMDoc]

cool one what did they told you about the bike or the previous history?

Well,
There really is no history for it prior to mine - it was built specifically for me and I've owned it since it left Merlin's hands.

I know from Rob Vandermark that Tomac really liked and did well on his Merlin-built all Ti Mongoose bikes - the last of which had internal carbon reinforcement.

how many of them they made? i have an earlier merlin prototype...

I don't have a number for how many were made but I get the impression that fewer of these than Litespeed-built Raleigh John Tomac Signatures.

Cool prototype - what's the S/N on that?

 

[dalecooper]

Great story great bike. thanks for sharing!

 

[newsboy]

they took a standard mountain frame (28 and modified to a monostay frame.

internal carbon reinforcement? so not visible?

 

[CCMDoc]

they took a standard mountain frame (28 and modified to a monostay frame.

Nice!

internal carbon reinforcement? so not visible?

Nope, you would never know it was there unless you're Rob V or you cut the tubes.

 

[stevet1]

Love this bike, and the story, and the fact that you've managed to keep hold of it for so long.

 

[CCMDoc]

Looks like I'm in for the December BOTM contest.
Will be posting updated photos tomorrow

 

[hollister]

Mmmmmm

Mono stay merlins.. Want

 

[CCMDoc]

Moved pics to first post :xmas-cool: