Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updated*
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je me souviens
Old School Hero
Re: Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updat
Putting a year on the frame, I would say 94 at least because of the rear brake. Dog collar appeared in that year. The early models of hei hei had a titanium noodle (similar to early brodie frames) to route the cable (90-91) then bridge only like the usual frames until the dog collar, right?
Also the rear dropouts changed, the early versions did not have the bullet type tube ends at the rear hub but machined one piece dropout and the first ones were made by merlin in Somerville but I dont remember if dropouts were signed or not.
The 17" appeared in 95.
And, I dont remember the year but at some point, top tubes got longer for the same size as I had my frame changed and the top tube was not the same length.]
Putting a year on the frame, I would say 94 at least because of the rear brake. Dog collar appeared in that year. The early models of hei hei had a titanium noodle (similar to early brodie frames) to route the cable (90-91) then bridge only like the usual frames until the dog collar, right?
Also the rear dropouts changed, the early versions did not have the bullet type tube ends at the rear hub but machined one piece dropout and the first ones were made by merlin in Somerville but I dont remember if dropouts were signed or not.
The 17" appeared in 95.
And, I dont remember the year but at some point, top tubes got longer for the same size as I had my frame changed and the top tube was not the same length.]
je me souviens
Old School Hero
Re: Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updat
the dropouts looked a lot like the ones on the titanium P2 fork, sorry my frame was stolen and I got no pictures of that.
the dropouts looked a lot like the ones on the titanium P2 fork, sorry my frame was stolen and I got no pictures of that.
je me souviens
Old School Hero
Re: Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updat
For the merlin hei hei models there has been some press release with frames having both merlin and kona identification on them and I think the first apparition in the kona releases showed it that way. I would have to ask 24 pouce to see if he has some copys of the press release.
It's been a long time ago, I'm not even sure it shared the merlin bottom bracket or not, as I did not have it in hand for long at the time.
For the merlin hei hei models there has been some press release with frames having both merlin and kona identification on them and I think the first apparition in the kona releases showed it that way. I would have to ask 24 pouce to see if he has some copys of the press release.
It's been a long time ago, I'm not even sure it shared the merlin bottom bracket or not, as I did not have it in hand for long at the time.
Re: Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updat
you mean the merlin pic in the 1990er catalogue (at the tbg time)?
never saw more detailed pics from a real merlin kona titanium.
the later hei hei were made by sandvik also with the old style dropouts (no merlin dropouts).
you mean the merlin pic in the 1990er catalogue (at the tbg time)?
never saw more detailed pics from a real merlin kona titanium.
the later hei hei were made by sandvik also with the old style dropouts (no merlin dropouts).
je me souviens
Old School Hero
Re: Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updat
for the dropouts yes for the merlin part I would say earlier but around same period. Before going to sandvik for titanium there has been a merlin run. That was at the time of TBG. At the time I was a wrench in a local bikeshop in Quebec and got kona frames to race, got to see a merlin/kona badged hei hei not in my size, continued on explosif frames for a while then got a sandvik hei hei.
for the dropouts yes for the merlin part I would say earlier but around same period. Before going to sandvik for titanium there has been a merlin run. That was at the time of TBG. At the time I was a wrench in a local bikeshop in Quebec and got kona frames to race, got to see a merlin/kona badged hei hei not in my size, continued on explosif frames for a while then got a sandvik hei hei.
je me souviens
Old School Hero
Re: Help identifying year/model of this frame please? *Updat
If I remember correctly, the welded titanium noodle for the rear brake at the seat tube, and I cant remember if it was a front slot in the seat tube like other konas, and the bb was merlin.
On the merlin point I tought you had it all covered, curious that this one past without you got to know. Press release was made in MBA I would say, they had special pages for that kind of stuff
here is an old link on retrobike
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35029
there talking about rebadged merlin frames and a link to mtbr. Maybe more to dig there.
If I remember correctly, the welded titanium noodle for the rear brake at the seat tube, and I cant remember if it was a front slot in the seat tube like other konas, and the bb was merlin.
On the merlin point I tought you had it all covered, curious that this one past without you got to know. Press release was made in MBA I would say, they had special pages for that kind of stuff
here is an old link on retrobike
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35029
there talking about rebadged merlin frames and a link to mtbr. Maybe more to dig there.
