posted by Nevin on december 06, 1996 at 20:23:41:
in reply to: Gracefully aging merlin w/ press-in BB posted by Dave Pivin on november 16, 1996 at 12:37:33:
: Does anybody know of if the BB
: tube can be machined (threaded)
: to accept a modern BB?
: I've had this bike for a while (#323 on dropout)
: and I wouldn't trade it for any
: other. The only problem I've had
: is with the BB.
: http://enuxsa.eas.asu.edu/~pivin/Mtb/
No, it can't be machined to accept a regular
bottom bracket but you can send it back to
Merlin and they will put in a regular b.b. See your
local dealer for price.