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06-02-19, 05:52 PM

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merziac

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Originally Posted by mkeller234

My vintage mountain bike is not nearly as swanky as the Merz.

Here is my 84 Mt Fuji. I just finished overhauling it recently. New tires and a nicer ARX rear derailleur are in its future.

Thank you Sir! A Merz is a Merz so...

It is one of around 10 according to Jim plus 5 or so prototypes when he got to Specialized.

I had never seen one in person or for sale until this.

The Fuji is no slouch, and its in much better shape. They have been doing it right for a very long time and much better than most of their countrymen early on. Always been a fan. And they were destined to build MTB's, Mt. Fuji, genius.

My rain bike is a modern Fuji that is rock solid and I have a 2009 Roubaix Pro that was a midrange weighing in at 19.6 lb stock with carbon fork front and rear that fly's even with me on it.

Last edited by merziac; 06-02-19 at 05:58 PM.

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