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older British
framebuilder
Merlin
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80s catalog pic:
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and in 2003:
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cutaway of
rear hub:
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prototype
girder fork:
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80s/90s bike:
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Rob Vandermark designed the XLM while at Merlin (then near Boston), and later founded Seven Cycles.
asymmetrical bends on right and left chainstays |
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Mookie winning Solo class (18 laps/300 miles) at the 24 hrs of the Old Pueblo 2001.
The IF rigid fork is wonderful on there and keeps the bike under 20 lbs.
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