posted by Paul Phenix on september 07, 1998 at 07:48:10:
in reply to: Dealers or spares in United Kingdom posted by Peter J Morgan on august 29, 1998 at 04:51:50:
: Does anyone know where spares are available in UK, I got mine in Hong Kong but need bottom bracket servicing now.
a. Is that the Peter Morgan of the Butchers' Arms, Llandaff fame? I presume you bought your Merlin in Mr. Lee's as half the world seems to have done?
b. There is a UK importer because I saw a ref to one in a "Total Bike" article on smuggling bikes into the UK.
c. I think Stif in Leeds sometimes advertise MERLIN MTB's; perhaps they can help? Try looking in UK mtb magazines for dealers' ads but careful as there is a UK Merlin brand that uses old script fonts in its ads; there is/was also another Merlin in Leeds making road frames---I think it is now owned by Bob Jackson.
Not much help I'm afraid