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TiBikeGuy
10-10-12, 10:43 PM
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird007.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird001.jpg
Custom Merlin titanium frame
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird002.jpg
titanium pedals with custom titanium toeclips
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird003.jpg
titanium handlebar, stem, headset & fork
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird004.jpg
Morati titanium crank, chainrings, chainring bolts, cogs, titanium chain
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird005.jpg
Araya titanium rims with titanium spokes
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy123/TiBikeGuy/MerlinBlackbird006.jpg
titanium seat, seatpost & seat post bolt

Nagrom_
10-10-12, 10:45 PM
mmmm bendy.

Pretty sure carleton could break that.
Sherblock
10-10-12, 10:52 PM
Why.

Nagrom_
10-10-12, 10:57 PM
Whats the weight on this?
sleepytor
10-10-12, 10:59 PM
Why.

So when you get hit by a car and go down the bike makes all kinds of awesome sparks and puts on a show for the witnesses before they leave. :thumb:
Leukybear
10-10-12, 11:01 PM
I've seen this posted elsewhere before.

That titanium would've been better used on a road bike IMO.
jimmytango
10-10-12, 11:16 PM
It seems nice, but that saddle looks painful.
Leukybear
10-10-12, 11:35 PM
I've seen this posted elsewhere before.


Found it, it was from '07

http://pedaldamnit.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html
nevergreen
10-10-12, 11:40 PM
Would ride the hell out of that. Not with that saddle, though -- that thing looks it could end up inside your butt if you make one false move.
Muffin Man
10-10-12, 11:51 PM
Would ride the hell out of that. Not with that saddle, though -- that thing looks it could end up inside your butt if you make one false move.

That was an interesting mental image...
markaitch
10-11-12, 05:22 AM
didn't competitive cyclist buy merlin from litespeed awhile back with promises to re-build the brand? too bad been no progress there...
striknein
10-11-12, 05:30 AM
Pretty sure we have a thread where you show off pictures of your bike.
TiBikeGuy
10-11-12, 06:27 AM
Found it, it was from '07

http://pedaldamnit.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html

Yep, I got that from my friend Ben Mok's blogspot....Sadly he has passed away, killed by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle. He was knocked down on 21 Mar 2010 at 09.25pm and was in coma until he died on 24 Mar 2010.
prooftheory
10-11-12, 08:57 AM
That sucks. (The death, not the bike. I'm indifferent about the bike.)
cc700
10-11-12, 11:53 AM
why aren't the tires titanium?

or the bearings inside the headset?


kinda over it.
Nagrom_
10-11-12, 12:02 PM
needs titanium straps too.
Scrodzilla
10-11-12, 12:05 PM
Sick markaitch foot retention bro.
mconlonx
10-11-12, 12:33 PM
No Ti nipples?!? Fail!!!

Fantastic Ti fetish piece, though. A+ for effort and execution.
IthaDan
10-11-12, 02:18 PM
Cool, but I'm never buying a new bike with a quill stem ever again. Ever.
cc700
10-11-12, 04:34 PM
Cool, but I'm never buying a new bike with a quill stem ever again. Ever.
by far the most weight-irresponsible choice on this bike. but to hold that opinion regardless of weight concerns is... well, i think it's dumb. i love my two quill bikes. i hope for a third.
cruiserhead
10-11-12, 04:59 PM
I haven't seen the Morati name in a long time. They make a nice ti bike as well, wonder if they are still around...

that saddle looks like a great way to slice your femoral artery
Dannihilator
10-11-12, 08:42 PM
I know that there is a charge plug frame that is Ti, but that thing is rare and $1200 for the frame.
Shimagnolo
10-11-12, 08:57 PM
So when you get hit by a car and go down the bike makes all kinds of awesome sparks and puts on a show for the witnesses before they leave. :thumb:

Titanium != Magnesium
dookie
10-11-12, 09:07 PM
ti fork is my only real concern. having ridden some considerably beefier welded ti mtb forks that were flexy as hell, this road fork (is that really lugged?) has got to be scary. put a nice carbon front end on and i'd ride it like a boss.

oh, and you could have used ti foil ribbon to wrap the bars maybe?
Dannihilator
10-11-12, 09:13 PM
http://www.bti-usa.com/public/category/BK/FRFR/CH#

Charge Plug Titantium 700c frame.
ben4345
10-11-12, 09:31 PM
pretty damn nice, saddle looks awful though.