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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
Hi Gang,
Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
On Sep 12, 10:01*am, icdb wrote:
Hi Gang, Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. What size? Seat tube and top tube measurements would help. Also, what are you asking/expecting? Thanks. |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
On Sep 12, 2:24*pm, bfd wrote:
On Sep 12, 10:01*am, icdb wrote: Hi Gang, Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. What size? Seat tube and top tube measurements would help. Also, what are you asking/expecting? Thanks. Ooops! Sorry. Frame is a 57cm. I'll measure seat + top tubes as soon as I can locate my metric tape. Per my last paragraph I'm curious what an appropriate asking price would be. I've been told these should hold their values very well. Any thoughts? Thanks. |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
On Sep 12, 11:53*am, icdb wrote:
On Sep 12, 2:24*pm, bfd wrote: On Sep 12, 10:01*am, icdb wrote: Hi Gang, Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. What size? Seat tube and top tube measurements would help. Also, what are you asking/expecting? Thanks. Ooops! Sorry. Frame is a 57cm. I'll measure seat + top tubes as soon as I can locate my metric tape. Per my last paragraph I'm curious what an appropriate asking price would be. I've been told these should hold their values very well. Any thoughts? "should hold their values," that's a loaded phrase. Well, Merlins are excellent bikes. However, ti is not *in* - too heavy compared to carbon. Further, you have Campy Record 9 speed. which is considered 'old-school,' and most people today want 10 speed. So, what is it worth? Used frames with carbon forks sell from $800 to maybe $1200. Assuming your bike is in good to excellent condition, I would expect around $1000-1400. Good Luck! |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
On Sep 12, 12:52*pm, bfd wrote:
On Sep 12, 11:53*am, icdb wrote: On Sep 12, 2:24*pm, bfd wrote: On Sep 12, 10:01*am, icdb wrote: Hi Gang, Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. What size? Seat tube and top tube measurements would help. Also, what are you asking/expecting? Thanks. Ooops! Sorry. Frame is a 57cm. I'll measure seat + top tubes as soon as I can locate my metric tape. Per my last paragraph I'm curious what an appropriate asking price would be. I've been told these should hold their values very well. Any thoughts? "should hold their values," that's a loaded phrase. *Well, Merlins are excellent bikes. However, ti is not *in* - too heavy compared to carbon. Further, you have Campy Record 9 speed. which is considered 'old-school,' and most people today want 10 speed. So, what is it worth? Used frames with carbon forks sell from $800 to maybe $1200. Assuming your bike is in good to excellent condition, I would expect around $1000-1400. Good Luck!- Hide quoted text - Btw, if you have an *superb* condition Merlin Extralight with Campy 9, why in the world would you want a Seven? Its basically the same thing?! Unless the Merlin didn't fit or something, why waste money? |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
On Sep 12, 3:54*pm, bfd wrote:
On Sep 12, 12:52*pm, bfd wrote: On Sep 12, 11:53*am, icdb wrote: On Sep 12, 2:24*pm, bfd wrote: On Sep 12, 10:01*am, icdb wrote: Hi Gang, Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. What size? Seat tube and top tube measurements would help. Also, what are you asking/expecting? Thanks. Ooops! Sorry. Frame is a 57cm. I'll measure seat + top tubes as soon as I can locate my metric tape. Per my last paragraph I'm curious what an appropriate asking price would be. I've been told these should hold their values very well. Any thoughts? "should hold their values," that's a loaded phrase. *Well, Merlins are excellent bikes. However, ti is not *in* - too heavy compared to carbon. Further, you have Campy Record 9 speed. which is considered 'old-school,' and most people today want 10 speed. So, what is it worth? Used frames with carbon forks sell from $800 to maybe $1200. Assuming your bike is in good to excellent condition, I would expect around $1000-1400. Good Luck!- Hide quoted text - Btw, if you have an *superb* condition Merlin Extralight with Campy 9, why in the world would you want a Seven? *Its basically the same thing?! *Unless the Merlin didn't fit or something, why waste money? Can you help me think-up more loaded phrases for loaded buyers? No need to appeal to "most people." Can wait for those who're able to appreciate the Cambridge mystique... By the way isn't proper fit "ever-subject-to-reinterpretation?" The two "professional" fit kits I've had diverged by fully two centimeters on recommended frame size. But the seed of my Seven idea includes more than re-fit opportunities. Call it a whim, but of just the sort I've been known to act on. You might laugh if I said more. Let's leave it at that for now, if we may. Thanks for your thoughts. |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
On Sep 12, 1:01*pm, icdb wrote:
Hi Gang, Flirting with selling my last-of-Cambridge-edition. Basic gruppo is Campy Record 1999 9-speed. Modifications/additions to that a • Easton EC 90 (all carbon including steerer tube) fork replaced stock Time last year • Chris King headset • Spinergy Xaero Lite wheels with white spokes • Easton EC 90 seatpost. • Kestrel EMS Pro carbon handlebars • Giant stem 90mm, 10-degree rise • New Campy hoods just installed • Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle • New (rear) + used (front) Conti Super Sport tires • Samson Stratics Ti pedals I have various extra stems, new & used of different lengths and brands (Easton, Control Tech, Giant) + new Campy 9-speed chains available to bundle as desired. Never raced or crashed; superb condition. Would sell to help fund a Seven. Curious what a good asking price for this would be and/or welcoming offers. Have some pics and can take more. Thanks. I have the same bike in a slightly smaller size. Love the frame and the ride. I'm *not* selling it...it took me two years to find this late Cambridge-built frame. If you *are* selling it, Merlin ELs are going for $1200-1600 on ebay, just for the frame. Then the parts are worth another $800 or so. But don't do it...you'll build up another bike, ride it twice and say "Oops! What have I done!" Buy another bike if you want, but don't sell the Merlin. HTH, Lee |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
Hey Lee,
I sure appreciate your input: (a) These are more like the numbers I thought I could hope for. (b) I am so with you in being sheerly delighted with the EL these nearing-10-years I've had the bike. It's kind of amazing how the glide of the ride doesn't seem to "get old" with the passing of time. And yet... if you saw the space constraints of my studio apartment (as one factor) you'd have a better idea. Still your suggestion to wait at least til the other bike's in-hand is a prudent one. My understanding is that Sevens are "infinitely tuneable" to customer's request so if I presented them with my EL's precise geometry and said "match the feel of this bike in every way possible" they ought to be able to do that. Now of course I'll have to inform myself on how the sloping top tube will change things (depending on how much slope, etc). BTW on gearing for the Seven my specific idea was to use a single speed until the rumoured new, lighter Rohloff hub comes out (next year? year after?). Any case thanks so much for your advice which I'll be turning over. Chris |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
"icdb" wrote in message
... My understanding is that Sevens are "infinitely tuneable" to customer's request so if I presented them with my EL's precise geometry and said "match the feel of this bike in every way possible" they ought to be able to do that. Err - they what do you gain from changing bikes? |
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Merlin Extralight 1999 Feeler
Err - they what do you gain from changing bikes? They gain a new customer! As in, stimulating the economy without even supporting blood for oil... What do I gain? Please review the whole thread, where I've detailed some points of my motivation. |
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