posted by Andy on january 13, 1997 at 08:46:47:
Trying to make a difficult decision! I thought that the Classic would be better than the Merlin (regular) because of their use of double butted tubes, like the pricier Merlin XL (the XL is too much for my budget) But between the regular Merlin and the Classic, I thought that the Classic would be better value for less $$$. I am concerned about the regular Merlin not been stiff enough compared to the Classic. Why is the Merlin about 500 more than the Classic, even after using single butted instead of double? Does pretty welds justify the difference? PLEASE HELP! Thanks. :)