Bargain build or what?!?! (Sweet Merlin cycles)

ash1984

Hoya,

Just wondering if anyone think this is a steal of a deal like I think it is.

Merlin Malt 1 08
Rock Shox Reba SL 07
Deore hubs on Mavic XC717's - all black with double butted spokes
Hayes Stroker Trail with 180mm rotors F&R
Full Deore group
Race face evolve finsihing kit

£545 notes?

Deal! Yay or nay? Seems like a killer deal for the spec when you look at the likes of the GT avalanche and even the focus bikes?

norco forever

thats an awesome deal

dirtbiker100

why have you not paid the money yet?

supersonic

Excellent parts for the money - that's becuse the frame is very basic, and the one I saw, a bit shoddily built. Its a good budget frame, but not upto the standard of that kit hung on it.

ash1984

Yea I've bought it, interesting supersonic should comment on the build of the frame. I had the same thoughts but needed a cheap but good spec bike after my last got nicked and insurange wont pay out because it as a walk in robbery (no break in) while i was in upstairs! Anyhoo I do plan to strip everything off teh frame at some point and maby try a posher Malt if the 1 rides nice or something differnt when money allows.

Only bummer is its 4 - 5 weeks wait as they have no frames at the mo.

I'll pop some pictures up of the welds and what not when it arrives so others can see what they are getting themselves into.....

supersonic

Its not bad by any means, but the one I saw (an older one that they have in the sales all the time) looked like the cable stops and guides had been glued on, very ueven, and odd joins from the chainstays to the BB shell. No headtube guesset either. Saying that, it rode nicely, if a bit short in the top tube for me.

dunker

looks pretty nice to me,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13877737@N ... 2/sizes/l/

ash1984

Looks like a 1k + bike to the untrained eye (the malt 1 that is)

So it was yours I was drooling over?

The Malt 4 looks very swish