A good buy?

cunning-stunt
cunning-stunt Posts: 614
edited March 2008 in MTB buying advice
What's public opinion on this? Spec/price etc.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=1304&categoryId=129


The stock bike with different spec is £2,800,but this spec looks ok to me because I have an upgrade mentality,so anything I don't like will be binned or given away anyway at some point..

edit...now bugger me,the link shows RS totem,while earlier the page definitely said Lyric 2 step air :?:
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  • Chaka Ping
    Chaka Ping Posts: 1,451
    I don't know much about those kind of bikes, but the build kit on that link looks very XC for what looks like quite a long-travel machine.

    Deus is XC race kit, and the Cinders are trail tyres.

    Good stuff, but would you want to upgrade it?
  • cunning-stunt
    cunning-stunt Posts: 614
    I can live with that tbh because I have my Marin as a thrash bike,and I have nothing against taking a bit of time to transform this creature over to 'AM' as it were.

    I kinda want something inbetween those disciplines....XM?? (there's a new one for the manufacturers to tout).

    Seems a good price though compared to the normal build..

    http://www.tredz.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=10060
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  • artillerydave
    artillerydave Posts: 715
    speaking from experience the Merlin custom builds are put together with such TLC you would think the bike was their own, also for that money I would say the spec was spot on.

    I love those guys (in a manly way you know)

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