1988 Merlin Titanium

[24pouces]

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Fantastic bike !
You get it from Mombat museum (like my SE Shocker) ?

 

[Haaland]

Re: 1989 Merlin Titanium

Yes, it's the Mombat bike.

 

[Ferry]

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Thank you very much. Yes, you are right. This is from the Mombat collection. I am very grateful I could buy the bike.

 

[Ferry]

Re: 1989 Merlin Titanium

I would think that serial #371 makes this a 1988 bike.

Great looking build!

Thanks! Are you sure about the year? I am a bit confused with the framenumbers. On the Mombat website it is stated as being a 1989 frame.

 

[Haaland]

Re: 1989 Merlin Titanium

Hard to be sure about these things, but Ashok says so:

https://merlintitanium.com/merlin_register.html

And that is the best source for that I'd say.

 

[M-Power]

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Niiice

 

[Retrobike93]

Re: 1989 Merlin Titanium

Yeah cool! I'm building a 89 lovely build ferry

 

[uno-speedo]

Re: 1989 Merlin Titanium

I like your upgrades! Looks great!

 

[Ferry]

Re: 1989 Merlin Titanium

Still very content with the Merlin. I need to add a decal to the handlebars and put on the right front derailleur.

I would like to replace the tires with some Specialized Ground Controls and the stem with a Salsa roller stem (same length and rise). Some recent pictures:

 

[Prodigal Son]

I prefer the cable stop on the headset to going w/the roller because in case i want to adjust bar height i won´t touch front brake cable. These days i like my bars as tall as they can can be. Those brake levers are excellent... but they are heavy: problem w/ lightweight frames is i feel the pressure to weigh and lighten every single component.