Did a search here and even googled it and can’t find a review of the Merlin C110 anywhere.
Currently, I only have a mountain bike. This is my second season in tri – just a couple of sprints last year but working my way up to Ironman. Eventually, I’d like to get a tri bike too but I’d like to start off with a road bike as I also like to do the Saturday club ride and local centuries. I know what some of you are going to say, “Just get the tri bike now!”, but I’d like to go road bike first.
I’m 40 years old but feel much older, have a fused C5-6-7 and not a speck of natural athletic ability so I’d like to be in as powerful a position as my body will allow without forsaking all comfort as I won’t be standing on any podiums even if I were allow to enter as a W70-74.
I went into my local bike shop for a fitting thinking that I would walk out with a Trek Pilot 5.0. The shop I trust the most, is the only one with a full time fitter, and works the most with the local tri community, sells Trek, Lemond, Merlin and QR.
Lemond wasn’t a good fit. Rode a Trek Madone SL 5.2 because I wanted to try carbon but they didn’t have a Pilot in my size. Loved the feel of the Madone but it was a little out of my price range and I was also a little worried about how my surgically repaired neck would feel after a long ride on a bike that seemed to have such a low head tube so the shop guy recommended the Merlin. Couldn’t ride it as they only had the frames displayed but they have the frames on sale and said they could build one up with 105 and it would be less than the Madone. It was also recommended that I wait for the ’07 Treks to be delivered in the next few weeks and see if I like the Pilot better or any of the other new Treks.
Any thoughts on the carbon Merlin? Anyone have one? Anyone know how the frame compares to Trek’s OCLV?
Sorry for the most rambling first post ever!
Currently, I only have a mountain bike. This is my second season in tri – just a couple of sprints last year but working my way up to Ironman. Eventually, I’d like to get a tri bike too but I’d like to start off with a road bike as I also like to do the Saturday club ride and local centuries. I know what some of you are going to say, “Just get the tri bike now!”, but I’d like to go road bike first.
I’m 40 years old but feel much older, have a fused C5-6-7 and not a speck of natural athletic ability so I’d like to be in as powerful a position as my body will allow without forsaking all comfort as I won’t be standing on any podiums even if I were allow to enter as a W70-74.
I went into my local bike shop for a fitting thinking that I would walk out with a Trek Pilot 5.0. The shop I trust the most, is the only one with a full time fitter, and works the most with the local tri community, sells Trek, Lemond, Merlin and QR.
Lemond wasn’t a good fit. Rode a Trek Madone SL 5.2 because I wanted to try carbon but they didn’t have a Pilot in my size. Loved the feel of the Madone but it was a little out of my price range and I was also a little worried about how my surgically repaired neck would feel after a long ride on a bike that seemed to have such a low head tube so the shop guy recommended the Merlin. Couldn’t ride it as they only had the frames displayed but they have the frames on sale and said they could build one up with 105 and it would be less than the Madone. It was also recommended that I wait for the ’07 Treks to be delivered in the next few weeks and see if I like the Pilot better or any of the other new Treks.
Any thoughts on the carbon Merlin? Anyone have one? Anyone know how the frame compares to Trek’s OCLV?
Sorry for the most rambling first post ever!