My Merlin Extralight (new pic on page 1)
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Last edited by Timo on Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:36 am, edited 6 times in total.
And if I ever meet an aardvark, I'm going to step on its damn protruding nasal implement until it couldn't suck up an insect if its life depended on it.
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Thanks Juan! I know people will demand a specs list so here goes...
Frame: Merlin Extralight titanium ; 58 cm w/Syntace titanium seatpost bolt & titanium Merlin headset badge
Fork: Ritchey Pro alu/carbon ; Ø 1" ; painted black
Headset: Chris King Aheadset ; Ø 1" w/Chris King cap and Syntace titanium bolt
Stem: Syntace Force 99 ; 120 mm w/Syntace 1" shim and titanium kit
Handlebar: Syntace Racelite 7075 ; 46 cm ; Ø 26,0 mm
Ribbon: Fi'zik
Brake handles: Campagnolo Record Ergopower QS 2007
Brake cables: Nokon
Shifting cables: Nokon
Brakes: Zero Gravity w/Carbonsports rubber
Bottom bracket: TA Specialité Axix Titanium Pro ; JIS ; 103 mm
BB bolts: Tiso aluminium ; JIS
Crankarms: Storck Powerarms ; JIS ; 172,5 mm
Chainrings: Stronglight CT² ; 50/39
Chainring bolts: Tiso aluminium
Pedals: Time Atac XS titan/carbon*
Chain: Campagnolo Record Ultra Narrow
Seatpost: Thomson Masterpiece ; Ø 27,2 mm ; 240 mm
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR limited edition
Bottle holders: Tune Wasserträger
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 12-25
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10-speed w/Fyber-lite carbon inner plate
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record QS ; braze-on w/black Campagnolo clamp ; Syntace titanium bolts
Wheels: Carbonsports Lightweight standard 20/20**
Tubes: Dugast Strada ; 700 x 20c
QRs: Tune AC14
Computer: Cateye Strada wireless
* Pedals: MTB because I don't want to think about which shoes to wear for which bike when I go out for a ride
** Not in the pic. Wheels are at the house in France and will join the bike after the weekend when my holiday starts.
Frame: Merlin Extralight titanium ; 58 cm w/Syntace titanium seatpost bolt & titanium Merlin headset badge
Fork: Ritchey Pro alu/carbon ; Ø 1" ; painted black
Headset: Chris King Aheadset ; Ø 1" w/Chris King cap and Syntace titanium bolt
Stem: Syntace Force 99 ; 120 mm w/Syntace 1" shim and titanium kit
Handlebar: Syntace Racelite 7075 ; 46 cm ; Ø 26,0 mm
Ribbon: Fi'zik
Brake handles: Campagnolo Record Ergopower QS 2007
Brake cables: Nokon
Shifting cables: Nokon
Brakes: Zero Gravity w/Carbonsports rubber
Bottom bracket: TA Specialité Axix Titanium Pro ; JIS ; 103 mm
BB bolts: Tiso aluminium ; JIS
Crankarms: Storck Powerarms ; JIS ; 172,5 mm
Chainrings: Stronglight CT² ; 50/39
Chainring bolts: Tiso aluminium
Pedals: Time Atac XS titan/carbon*
Chain: Campagnolo Record Ultra Narrow
Seatpost: Thomson Masterpiece ; Ø 27,2 mm ; 240 mm
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR limited edition
Bottle holders: Tune Wasserträger
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 12-25
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10-speed w/Fyber-lite carbon inner plate
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record QS ; braze-on w/black Campagnolo clamp ; Syntace titanium bolts
Wheels: Carbonsports Lightweight standard 20/20**
Tubes: Dugast Strada ; 700 x 20c
QRs: Tune AC14
Computer: Cateye Strada wireless
* Pedals: MTB because I don't want to think about which shoes to wear for which bike when I go out for a ride
** Not in the pic. Wheels are at the house in France and will join the bike after the weekend when my holiday starts.
And if I ever meet an aardvark, I'm going to step on its damn protruding nasal implement until it couldn't suck up an insect if its life depended on it.
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Is the frame painted or is it a powdercoat? Nice, very nice.
yes, that is pretty special!
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Classy!
It's painted by Brady van Dalen (www.specialpaintwork.nl). The logos are painted too and it has four layers of clearcoat. The finished frame is 1304 grams on a digital scale.
And if I ever meet an aardvark, I'm going to step on its damn protruding nasal implement until it couldn't suck up an insect if its life depended on it.
what's the total weight?
As shown here it's 7.6 kilos (Record 32h hubs, Sapim spokes, Open Pro rims, Chorus 13/26 cassette, Record QR's and Schwalbe Stelvio tires). With the Lightweights (Record 12/25 cassette. Tune QR's, Dugast tubes) it will go down to 6.7 kilos.
And if I ever meet an aardvark, I'm going to step on its damn protruding nasal implement until it couldn't suck up an insect if its life depended on it.
Very nice
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i just wet myself... want some of those hoops for my Extralight now. you're bad, bad influence!
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Gravitas est meus Hostilis
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Words: http://mikesimagination.wordpress.com
Gravitas est meus Hostilis
Painted Roads Cycling: http://www.paintedroads.com
Words: http://mikesimagination.wordpress.com
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