Merlin Cycles dual / trials resto project

[mamadirt]

Time to resume the UK project now we’re back on home soil for a couple of months. Retouching is looking tidy (even those cranks) so time to poach some parts from papadirt’s Kona

 

[trailstar82]

Sorry all, but I’m in the fsa sidewinders made of cheese club with @coomber. The cranks that I still have running are middleburn rs7 and L&M downhill.

Back to the topic…..Interested to see this build @mamadirt

 

[trailstar82]

Also didn’t the bolt configuration play havoc with a suitable bash guard??

And on the same topic, is this of interest for this build?

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[mamadirt]

Wow! That's a good price - cheers! I had been watching a couple of NOS DDG guards but that one's far cooler.

Hoping that the cranks will hold up as I'm only light - the tapers do look a little 'stretched' so we'll see

 

[mamadirt]

Well, it made it out for a test ride and felt spot on but in true mama style something else reared it’s pretty head so it’s already stripped down and sold.



Mixed feelings for sure taking the frame package to the local depot but I couldn’t pass up my holy grail

Watch . . . this . . . space