97 specs
1997 Road & EL standard
Geometry by Tom Kellog
Merlin MTS325 size-specific
seamless titanium tubing
Large-diameter 7/8-inch V-Bend chainstays
Machined and engraved Merlin 6-4 titanium
vertical dropouts
Thirteen sizes: 45-63 cm
45 & 47 cm have 650B wheels
Preliminary specifications; subject to change without notice

Merlin Road & Extralight: Standard Top Tube
Frame Size (cm., ctr-top) 45 47 49 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 63

Frame Size (cm., ctr-ctr) 43.5 45.5 47.5 49.5 51.5 52.5 53.5 54.5 55.5 56.5 57.5 59.5 61.5
Head angle (degrees) 71.5 71.5 72.5 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.5 74.0 74.0 74.0
Seat angle (degrees) 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.5 73.5 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 72.5 72.5
Top tube (cm) 51.0 51.5 52.1 53.3 54.5 55.0 55.5 56.1 56.5 57.1 57.5 58.5 59.5
Chainstay (cm) 41.3 41.3 41.6 41.3 40.6 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.6 41.6
Wheelbase (cm)* 96.4 97.0 97.1 97.4 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.1 98.5 99.0 99.0 100.2 101.2
Standover height (cm) 69.6 71.5 73.8 76.0 77.9 78.6 79.7 80.3 81.4 82.3 83.4 85.5 87.5
Bottom bracket drop (cm) 4.8 4.8 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7
Head tube length (cm) 7.5 9.6 6.6 8.6 10.5 11.4 12.0 12.8 13.8 14.8 15.6 17.8 19.8
Steerer length (cm) 12.1 14.2 11.2 13.2 15.1 16.0 16.6 17.4 18.4 19.4 20.2 22.4 24.4
Fork rake (cm)* 3.8 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
EL frame weight (pounds) 2.31 2.37 2.42 2.47 2.55 2.60 2.66 2.68 2.69 2.79 2.92 3.09 3.28
Road frame weight (pounds) 2.62 2.68 2.74 2.86 2.97 3.02 3.06 3.23 3.39 3.50 3.61 3.90 4.14

*With recommended fork rake


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