Merlin Metalworks Fat Beat Medium...$1675 SOLD

pbird74

Retro Newbie
2000 Merlin Fat Beat Ti full suspension. MOOTS YBB rear end and Cannondale Headshok Ultra (lightest ever made) fork. Blue/gray LX front der, cranks, and hubs, XT rear der and shift/brake combo, XT V-brakes (wonderfully powerful). LITESPEED Ti handlebar. Wheelsmith-built Mavic rims, Conti Race King 2.0 Supersonic tires, THOMSON post, Selle Italia SLK saddle (new). All new cables and housing. LOOK Keo Quartz pedals (15 miles total on tires and pedals).

From the Merlin catalog:

Profile: Pure Merlin Adrenaline. Designed to combine the superior handling and dampening characteristics that are staples on the Ultra Headshok with the surefooted traction control you get with Moots proven 1 1/8 pivotless suspension system, the Fat Beat turns your “knobbies into suction cups” (MTB Review March 99). Coupled with Merlin know-how, this explosive combination of technology will propel you to the front of the singletrack.
• Merlin MTS 3/2.5 size-specific tubing
• Merlin 6-4 titanium machined dropouts
• Exclusive Titanium builder of both innovations
• Over 2" Ti head tube for increased torsional stiffness
• Cannondale "Ultra" fork for increased performance
and reduced weight
• 1 1/8" of rear travel ideal for cross country riding and racing
• Rear suspension lock-out position
• Improved rear wheel traction for better climbing and descending
• Pivotless rear-end for low maintenance
• Unique triple clamp shock assembly

I will include a CATEYE wireless computer and an extra (longer) stem.
** I will be out of town from June 24-28.**
Asking $1675 USD
Please contact me at: [email protected] if you have questions.
 

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Lovely looking bike. The bars are all wrong though but would look great in my litespeed build if you end up splitting it. Sorry for being a vulture.
 
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