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^ Nice, thanks for sharing, agreed those cable exit guides are way cooler. So here is another piece of the puzzle, a WTB roller cam brake. This was a bit of a basket case when i bought it. Luckily i managed to find and/or replace the missing and broken pieces. Originally i wanted use it for...

Thanks for the info, that totally makes sense Ashok referred me to a friend of a friend, who sold me some repro cable stops, how cool is that. One issue solved.

Thanks. Funny you should say that because the previous owner was very adamant about the design proportions of the Newsboy, he liked the large one the best despite him being quite a bit smaller than me. That’s probably why the current front set up looks like a pugs face

One of the reasons why a Merlin Newsboy was so high on my wantlist is this build from late forum member Halaburt (who sadly passed away a few years ago). I totally love the casual elegant utilitarian approach, if that makes sense. Geoff was a really nice guy and over the years i learned so much...

Now for the good stuff: - Serial number is N061. That means it's part of the first run of 100 Newboys made in 1995. Had it not been, i would have thought twice about getting it. - the bike has a single bow. Newsboys come in two variants, one piece bows and two piece bows (where they're welded...

5. But this was a quick 'fix' ;)

The issues… 1. As stated above, this bike is missing the proprietary WTB rollercam rear brake. This is a big deal but gave me some negotiation room. The previous owner deemed it inferior and replaced with a early Hope rear disk brake (which is partly attached with a hose-clamp). Sacrilege in my...

Thanks! Yours looks great and a lot further than mine. No WTB brake and i’m going rigid.

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I have multiple builds going on at the moment, this is one of them that i havent posted about, so here we go. Merlin Newsboys are a bit like marmite, you hate them or you love them. Obviously I’m in the second camp. Over the years I’ve asked around, send a few e-mails and dm’s here and there to...

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Added XTR crankset

hi there, long shot but swap only, no sales I have a grey WTB x Specialized team saddle with ti rails and perforated leather in umma gumma grey. I want to swap for a identical version in black. Needs to be same model and similar condition or better (will add cash)