Some understandable comments about that headtube. Still looks good and faithful to Merlins of yore.
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/10/01/ib1 ... more-67421
New Merlin XLM
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Some understandable comments about that headtube. Still looks good and faithful to Merlins of yore.
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/10/01/ib1 ... more-67421
Harryburgundy
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Head-tube horrible...disc mount horrible, the chain stay/seat stay brace is horrible. It's horrible
Seat stays horrible, chain stays horrible. Top tube down tube intersection horrible. Nice decals
RIP Merlin
Seat stays horrible, chain stays horrible. Top tube down tube intersection horrible. Nice decals
RIP Merlin
Harryburgundy
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Edit..stays are okay 
Looking at it I wonder if they avoided the heinous crime that would be a bent down tube by coming up with that head tube arrangement. Agree I would like to see something a bit neater done with that rear disc area too, but I guess that F+F is what 50% less that what a new Merlin frame would have cost in 93?
suburbanreuben
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There's at least an inch of head tube below the downtube. At least stick a gussett in there.
highlandsflyer
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Do people buy Ti frames for stiffness?
THEFALLGUY
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snap crash crumple with that HT its all carbon nowadays away
