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...
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...
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...