Merlin Mountain 1992

[tintin40]

thanks man!

im actually going to change the rings once i have it back.

do you need a granny ring? I found them pointless and never fitted. Lovely build

 

[Prodigal Son]

do you need a granny ring? I found them pointless and never fitted. Lovely build

Unless you go up mountains there is no point in having a granny ring.. even when it weighs (almost)nothing.

 

[Rog]

holy sh*t it's perfect

almost perfect.... not sure if i should change the rings to black?

 

[Rog]

Lovely stuff, enjoy!

thanks mate im now part of the club

 

[Rog]

Lovely stuff.

Get that seat set, and the bike out there on the road/trails!

Also, get those bottle cage holes filled with either cages or bolts!

Good to see how nice that fork will look on my own eventually, too.

i knew it was missing something but couldn't put my finger on it......... what cage would you go for?

 

[Rog]

do you need a granny ring? I found them pointless and never fitted. Lovely build

thanks mate, dont think ill add the granny ring if im honest!

 

[Rog]

Unless you go up mountains there is no point in having a granny ring.. even when it weighs (almost)nothing.

agreed! seems pointless if I'm not going to use it... this is a rider

 

[Once A Hero]

agreed! seems pointless if I'm not going to use it... this is a rider

Assume the shop has set the front mech up so that it won't go in to the granny ring position? It would be a shame to send the chain down by mistake. Personally I'd fit a granny ring simply to complete the look

 

[pw_pw_la]

I mean, what's all this about, "unless you're going to go up a mountain"?

It's a mountain bike!

Of course you should be taking it up a mountain!

Or at least the closest thing you have to one!

Personally, I don't see much point in not fitting one. Yeah, I only use mine on steep climbs, but it's still nice to have. And as OAH points out, without there is a slightly higher risk of slipping off the middle and into the frame by mistake. Even if the limits on the FD have been set to account for it not being there, the more you ride it, the more risk there's gonna be once cable get stretched out, Etc. I mean, the shifter reeeeeallly wants to go down there! It adds next to no weight (the frame is ti!) and it's not like you can even really see it.

Anyway, I suppose there's a million arguments for not using it, either.

As for bottle cages...

I dunno, honestly. Whatever looks good around that lovely old Merlin bottle you scored! Unless you want to send that my way? As I will very GLADLY take it off your hands!

I'm just sticking some American Classic cages on mine for the time being, mostly because I have a surplus of them around the place!

Not sure what I'll go for when I really need to think about it...

I like the old school black plastic Zefal cages I've seen a few people run on their Merlin's. Or the Specialized equivalent. I have a couple of Zefal's too, if the mood takes.

 

[Prodigal Son]

I mean, what's all this about, "unless you're going to go up a mountain"?

It's a mountain bike!

Irony.