posted by Martin Barker on july 26, 1997 at 21:38:21:
in reply to: RSR bike posted by Dave on september 11, 1996 at 11:02:00:
I have a Merlin RSR.
I started off with a Trek 520, because I am really a touring cyclist, not a racer, but I found that I couldn't keep up with the faster women in my bike club.
So I bought a Merlin RSR for the weekend rides and the sag supported tours in Arizona. I love it!
I recently did a tour in Colorado in which I took the Trek because it has better gears than the Merlin, which has the Ultegra 600 component set fitted. I was craving for my Merlin to get me up the hills faster, so I am trying to find out if I can fit a triple chainring (the new Ultegra has one).
Maybe I'll use the RSR for touring if I can get the correct gearing setup.
: I was thinking about purchasing a RSR titanium bike
: bike from Merlin. I was wondering if anyone out there
: already owns one and if they could tell me about their
: impression of the bike. Thanks in advance.