Merida Dakar 790 26" ATB - SOLD

Selling as it's too similar to my cycletruck and doesn't get ridden. Built up from a mix of new and secondhand bits last year, ridden <50km since. Components with asterix* were new when built.

£450 + P&P (or collection from Shrewsbury)

Frameset - Merida Dakar 790 1995. 55cm frame, 26" wheels, rear v-brake. Paint fully stripped and repainted with primer/topcoat/clearcoat rattle cans. I brazed in internal routing for a rear dyno wire. 1 1/8th QR disc fork had similar treatment, stripped and painted, with bosses brazed into the legs for bottle cages and internal routing for dyno wire.

Wheels:

• XTR m950 rear hub
  
• Shimano DH-3D32 6W disc dyno hub*
  
• Mavic 217 ceramic rims (rim brake)
  
• Specialized skewers
  
• Maxxis Crossmark/Larsen TT tyres
  
  

Drivetrain:

• Sunrace 9spd thumb shifter*
  
• Deore LX m560 rear mech
  
• Ztto 11-40t cassette* & chain*
  
• Deore level non-series HT2 cranks
  
• Blackspire 32t ring
  
• Shimano BB
  
  

Brakes:

• TRP Spyre front disc calliper
  
• 160mm Avid disc
  
• Tiagra rear v-brake
  
• Tiagra flat bar levers*
  
  

Misc:

• 22.2mm riser moto bars with homemade 25.4 shim
  
• 80mm 25.4 stem.
  
• Brand-X 26.4 seatpost*
  
• Fizik saddle
  
• Curana C-Lite metal guards*
  
• Tange headset
  
• Blue Marin bottle cage
  
• Busch and Muller IQ-XS front light*
  
• B&M Secula Plus rear light*
  
  

Being picky about bad bits - freehub is a bit creaky and hub is missing a plastic end cap on non-driveside axle (much cheaper Deore level freehubs will fit if it needs replacing, might just need grease), ceramic coating on non-driveside rear rim is worn but loads of life left in rim itself, rear guard got bent but has been eased back into shape pretty well, saddle is v. tatty, couple of marks to the paint.

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wooooaaaahahhh RIG

Always thought this bike ripped, glws

Superb

Thanks all, i'd like for it to get ridden so it needs to go

yeah its pretty sick

Hi, is this still available? What height rider would it suit? Im planning a tour in the Italian alps, do you think the gearing is suited to mountains? Thanks! B

Hiya, it is still available. It's set up for me at 5'11 in the pics, would suit someone a few inches either side of that height I'd say. It's a 32t chainring with an 11-40t cassette so reasonably low gearing. Thanks, Jack

Ok great, would you consider £400 plus the postage? Im based in London

I'll DM you

Just dropped you a message if this is still available.

Sold

Glad this sold
Kept me from pulling the trigger
Enjoy!