MTS325
Size-specific Seamless Tubing
By any measure, the
Merlin Extralight has no peer. Built with MTS325
size-specific seamless tubing, the Extralight rides
with an exhilarating blend of comfort, speed, and
sure-footed security. Frame weights start at an
amazing 2.4 pounds. Yet the Extralight's exclusive
double-butted titanium tubing has greater fatigue
strength-to-weight--both before and after
welding--than any other frame material, to guarantee
a lifetime of durable performance.
Competition
Record
The Extralight's
competition record is also impressive. In its first
full year of production, the Extralight captured an
Olympic medal with Rebecca Twigg. It was tested in
over 200,000 miles of punishing professional
competition in Europe, without a single frame
failure. And it has been ridden to victories at the
National Criterium Championship and the Race Across
America.
The Extralight's
front triangle features large-diameter tubing for
high lateral rigidity. Steering inputs are
transmitted instantly, and handling is razor sharp,
whether heeled over through 35-mph criterium corners
or coursing down switchbacked mountain descents.
Double-Butted
Tubing
Yet the Extralight,
by virtue of its naturally resilient double-butted
tubing, is also supremely comfortable. Indeed, in a
comparison test of titanium bicycles, Bicycle Guide
magazine noted: "If any frame were said to
epitomize all of titanium's qualities in the way it
rides, it would be the Extralight."
Comprehensive
List of Features
The Extralight's
comprehensive list of features is almost
overwhelming. Highlights include the oversize,
laterally rigid 7/8-inch double-butted chainstays,
individually selected custom-sized MTS325 tubing for
each frame size, and Merlin 6-4 titanium dropouts
with vertical slots for instantaneous wheel changes,
all set into pure racing geometry designed by Tom
Kellogg. Additional details include a
precision-reamed super-durable extended seat collar;
our exclusive lightweight internally relieved bottom
bracket shell that is machined, faced and threaded
after welding to guarantee perfect alignment and
concentricity, and Merlin's welded tubular
three-piece brake bridge with a machined center boss
to eliminate brake chatter at any speed.
There's no finer
racing bicycle made. And the Extralight is also
available in custom-sized road racing, triathlon and
cyclocross styles through Merlin's "Made to
Measure" program.
Perfect fit, pure
performance, and indestructible dependability--it's
the winning combination available only in the Merlin
Extralight.
Suggested
Retail Price (frame only):
$2499
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