Old? Merlin
 

I know it isn't tooo clasic or vintage but maybe someone could help identify this.
Is there anyway to tell what exactly I have here? No serial numbers no identifying model numbers or anything. I swapped the tires/tubes and seat.
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Full dura ace (8 speed) on a titanium frame
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Litage Sakae Fork, CR3-2.5 Titanium, Merlin, Titanium and Dura ace are the only writing on the bike.

wow. that is a nice bike. they are still in business and will tell you what you have if you email 'em and send 'em your serial number. If you just can't stand it I'll give you a hundred dollars and shipping...

Titanium Merlin?? :p

RATS!
I was hoping to see another 531 Merlin Racing Cycles bike. ;)

There will be date codes on the Dura ace, that should tell you how old it is. There is a Ti Merlin for sale on eBay now.

What kind of BB does it have? The early ones have a very small pressed in "Grease Guard" I think it was called.
Looks like an aluminum fork also. My guess is early to mid '90's. Watch out for crack near the shifter bosses on the downtube. A lot of them cracked there and Merlin fixed it by removing the tube and BB and replacing with threaded BB and new tube. Some got a new frame instead. Depended on how busy they were at the time. Get rid of the Aluminum fork and replace with a Carbon one.

He says there's a Paramount where he bought the Merlin....

There is a 60cm and I believe 54 paramount at Richardson Bike Mart in Richardson Texas for anyone interested.
And is the aluminum to carbon thing a safety thing, a better for the bikes longevity thing or just my comfort? I rode it today and was in the saddle over 6 hours through some really crappy roads and I have _Zero_ pain or soreness.

Edit: There are quite a few really nice old bikes there. I think they even had a used waterford hanging up but it might have been just up there awaiting service.

:D