Shaving a 1/2 pound off the Mountain bike, the XLM (Extralight Mountain) boasts raw performance. It has all the strength and resiliency of Merlin's legendary Mountain frame, yet remains the lightest hardtail butted Ti frame available on the market.
Merlin MTS size-specific 3Al-2.5V double-butted tubing

Merlin 6Al-4V titanium machined dropouts

Large diameter 7/8" S-bend chainstays for drivetrain stiffness

Large diameter 3/4" S-bend seatstays for vertical compliance

Merlin center mount brake boss design for better braking power and less twist and flex

Suspension adjusted geometry

Lifetime warranty*


FRAME SIZE (IN, CTR-CTR)

12.0

13.5

15.0

16.25

17.5

18.75

20.0

21.5
HEAD ANGLE (DEGREES)

70.5

70.5

71.0

71.0

71.0

71.0

71.5

72.0
SEAT ANGLE (DEGREES)

74.0

73.5

73.5

73.5

73.0

72.5

72.5

72.0
NOMINAL TOP TUBE (IN)*

20.5

21.0

21.8

22.4

23.0

23.6

24.3

25.0
CHAINSTAY (IN)

16.75

16.75

16.75

16.75

16.75

16.75

16.75

16.88
WHEELBASE (IN)

39.7

39.8

40.4

41.1

41.6

42.1

42.5

43.3
STANDOVER HEIGHT (IN)

26.9

27.6

28.6

29.6

30.3

31.2

32.3

33.9
BOTTOM-BRACKET HGT. (IN)

11.6

11.6

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.9
HEAD TUBE LENGTH (IN)

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.3

5.0

6.0

7.5
FRAME WEIGHT (LBS)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.4

*NOMINAL TOP TUBE LENGTHS ARE MEASURED AS IF THE TOP TUBE WERE HORIZONTAL


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