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Old 02-22-24, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jPrichard10
Glad you didn't! I got it for a song (comparatively).

Maybe not enough tall people interested.

No clues on the tubing though. No "dove" on the steering tube.
Oh, I was definitely aware of it, by happenstance of course! They wanted real good money for it, which, I understand. Even offered it to me for well off the listed price. 66x59 was perfect. Alas, I remain happily awash in vintage Treks and would have wanted to put serious money into making that Merz good for the next 50 years. Couldn't do it! I'll have to "settle" for the purple '80 510 frameset I picked up from them November of '22 for a healthy $200 (with no decals or head badge, no less). On it now hangs some real fancy parts, which suits my type of bike-building insanity.

I am glad you got a freaking sweet frame, regardless! (always!) You have a flippin' Merz! And a suuuuper tall one at that! Very, very special.
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