• It might get a Ti stem at some point to match the Ti seatpost. The pedals are Time RXS Racer, picked mainly for the colour although the use the same cleats as the Time Impacts on my other road bike which is handy.

    Adding a Ti stem really took me by surprise. I had a Thomson X2 on my Merlin, which was/is a fine stem, but a recent upgrade to the Moots had me converted. It really seems like a sound investment (albeit a 2nd hand one) and an instant improvement to the quality of the ride.

    In addition to the stem, the Merlin also has the Moots Cinch seatpost, re-built DA hubs onto the Open Pro CD rims and added a DA cassette and chain. Its still very much in Roadie mode, but a nice cx wheelset will be on the cards as/when funds allow. Also, I added some Lizard Skin Tape which despite looking a bit gimpish, is damn nice tape, dare i say better than the fizik i had on before!

    While the Ti thread is up, i recently made the Burls more road/distance suitable.

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