Well, back in the day Bob Jackson bought the Merlin Brand and then eventually "killed" it. Is this Karma?

Not that I have any thing against Bob Jackson. I had one for years and loved it. It was just one of my smaller bikes and I traded it for a set of Eurus wheels with the plan do buy another one down the road someday.

Maybe if all of us lamenting their demise had also bought a new one from them they'd have stood a better chance staying alive? I know I drooled over a many an order on their site without ever actually pulling the trigger.