Recent content by Al.Lugtenburg

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Hi Frank, I’d appreciate if you could post the serial numbers and years of your bikes. And maybe a few pics. The first new XLM 95 Merlins, although named XLM, came with Extralight decals. They probably used the decals from the road bikes until the proper XLM were made. This is not well known...

Hi Frank, I’d appreciate if you could post the serial numbers and years of your bikes. The first new XLM 95 Merlins, although named XLM, came with Extralight decals. They probably used the decals from the road bikes until the proper XLM were made. This is not well known and some owners may...

For how much would you sell the hubs? They’re 32 holes? Cheers

Are they sold?

Do you still have the hubs?

Titanium ?

10.48 Kg with pedals

Here is my 1995 Merlin XLM build Frame is from 1995 and the original XTR M900 group and Mavic rims were all NIB or NOS before mounting. Portrait 1995 Merlin XLM Ti frame, size 17.5 RockShox Mag-21 SL Ti restored and upgraded with Ti hardware Chris King headset Original titanium Merlin...

Do you know the BCD ?

The MTB’s I have from 95 and 97 have a seat tube of 34.9 external and to reach 27.2 internal they need a factory shim. Probably the road seat tube has a smaller diameter.

Besides the Merlin I have a 97 Litespeed that's supposed to be 27.2 too but the original 27.2 Litespeed seatpost was too tight. I needed to change the seatpost shim that was inside the tube, it was not easy but not too hard either. Maybe a previous owner changed it or maybe the shim got a little...

Merlin decals are good enough to look like the originals.

Road 1991

From Merlin 1991 catalog ...