1995 merlin titanium. finished.
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absolutely gutted. never mind. onward & upward.Rio":3jao2ihe said:
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just hit another snag with this build.
i was sure the bottom bracket i needed was 113 mm.
so the bottom bracket turned up today.
fitted the bottom bracket and mounted the crank.
and it turns out to be too long.
so has anyone used an xtr m900 crank on a merlin,
if so what size should i be using.
this bike is really becoming a challenge.
but need to look at the positives.
i was sure the bottom bracket i needed was 113 mm.
so the bottom bracket turned up today.
fitted the bottom bracket and mounted the crank.
and it turns out to be too long.
so has anyone used an xtr m900 crank on a merlin,
if so what size should i be using.
this bike is really becoming a challenge.
but need to look at the positives.
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Put the M900 driveside crank back on and measure from the middle ring to the middle of the seat tube. It should be between 47.5mm and 50mm (go for 47.5 if the seat tube is on the smaller side). Since it isn't 47.5-50mm, work out what the difference is, multiply by 2 and take away from 113.
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got in from work today and got some nice stuff off the postie.
i'm very happy with the canti hanger, solved a big problem running the brakes.
although i still need to sort the bottom bracket out, i'm very happy with the progress.
i need some suggestions for what grips to use.
and the stem is just temporary for now, til i source a shiny titanium stem.
although i've always liked the pace stems.
i'm very happy with the canti hanger, solved a big problem running the brakes.
although i still need to sort the bottom bracket out, i'm very happy with the progress.
i need some suggestions for what grips to use.
and the stem is just temporary for now, til i source a shiny titanium stem.
although i've always liked the pace stems.
