Possibly for SALE - Merlin XLM/Custom FRAME - 15"

[Carge]

Help me out here guys....
I've been tempted by the dark side.... the 700c dark side.
If ... If I were to offer my Merlin frame up for sale - at £500 - would there be any interest from the esteemed membership of RB?
If I get interest - at the right price - I'll sell.
Frame only - not the other bits pictured.

Frame dimensions:
15" seat tube C-C, 16.75" C-T
21.75" top tube C-C
16.75" chainstay
Head tube 95mm

Previously owned by Wadsy - he bought it here http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=247772
I thought he'd won BoTM with it but can't find the thread.

 

[Harryburgundy]

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Very nice, very tempting. Must look away!
Did Wadsy find proper replacement Merlin decals or are they copies (downtube)?

 

[ringo]

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Lovely that Adrian... Good luck with sale. I too have been dallying with the 700c devil!

Room for both codes in your life in my opinion!

 

[Carge]

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@HB - I'll ask him later
@Ringo - 26" & 700c can get along just fine. I have no time for Road Vs MTB - I'll happily ride both

 

[Carge]

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Wadsy says "Pretty sure the decals were new originals"

 

[Defiant]

15",.. could be a nice project bike for my daughter,.
I will ask what she thinks of it

 

[Fudd]

Its an interesting frame this one but I don't think its a XLM. The seat stays and seat clamp say its a Mountain and if the decal on the seat tube is original then it should have double butted on it. The serial number should be XMxxx if it is a XLM and not the 5 digit number used on the Mountains. The only XLM detail I can see is the cable hangar.

This may come across like I'm pissing on your fs thread but not at all. I saw Shoguns original thread for this and pondered it for a while, came to the above conclusion and then pm'd him offering the full asking. I was 3rd in line and then I was pm'd to say it was sold . In hindsight I'm glad i missed out as I was able to find my XLM soon after but its still a great frame and a great price too. Here's one the same size that sold at the weekend for £700 posted - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281905665414

 

[Carge]

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Hi Fudd, no offense taken m'dear
I agree - it's not Mountain or XLM - hence why I posted links to the back story.
But it is an absolute joy to ride!

£500 funds my next purchase and if someone here on RB gets a bit of a bargain - then so be it.
If no-one here is interested - then it's off to the Bay of E

 

[viengsavanh]

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interested pm.d you

 

[Carge]

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PM replied to....