more photos here
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l284/Klein_photos/1989 Merlin
really nice condition. No dents, dings, scratches, cracks. One tiny chain suck mark which is almost too small to be visible on the photos.
I have cleaned the frame and gave it a quick make-over with Scotchbrite. With a little more time i'd say as new condition is easily possible. I can do that if requested. It's just if i do it now and put new period correct decals on it i will keep it for sure.
Biggest issue are the non period correct decals. The left one is damaged and has been put on wrongly. I can provide scans of the original decals and Gil once mentioned that he can do repros (or may already have them).
It's a medium
43cm (17") seat tube center-center, 48cm (19") center-top
57cm (22.5") top tube center-center
120mm 1" head tube.
27.2mm seat post
Rollercam/U-brake mounts on the seat stays and press-fit bb with 116mm long spindle. The bearings have no play but spin a little rough.
I am offering the frame only, nothing else on the pics. I can include a nice and period correct Tange rigid fork with curved blades in black chrome. It's just that the steerer tube is a tad too short for the XTR head set. It would need a head set with 32mm stack height maximum which might be difficult to find (Odyssey Toro comes to mind). Or i can include the XTR head set if someone has a fork with 155mm or more steerer tube length.
Asking price for the frame with head set or fork incl. insured USPS air shipping is 475GBP.
Cheers, Carsten
