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Submitted by
George
a Cross Country Rider
from Basalt, Colorado
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2600.00 | | Purchased At: | ExcelSports.com (Boulder) | | Strengths: | 2000 Odyssey with Smooth forgiving ride, great deal on frame $1,188.00, titanium life time warranty, Merlin reputation, beautiful precise welds and Tom Kellog geometry same as XLM. | | Weaknesses: | Heavier than XLM, but lighter price. | | Similar Products Used: | Considered Litespeed Classic/Tuscany, Douglas Ti, Airborne Ti and Mongoose Ti. | | Bike Setup: | Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork, Ultegra Triple Group (this is Colorado), Chris King headset, Thompson seat post, Mavic Open Pro rims and Flite Gel saddle. | | Bottom Line: | Great compliant ride, lifetime warranty on a boutique frame with nice components for the same price as a steel/aluminum mass production bike. I can definitely tell the difference in weld quality compared to my Litespeed. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jay hardy
a Cross Country Rider
from Coupeville, Wa, USA
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ft. Ebey | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | light, strong and supple | | Weaknesses: | no brazons. | | Similar Products Used: | Klein Quantum, Cannondale T1000, Paramount | | Bottom Line: | This is a road bike. I don't know why that guy was so rude. He should check http://www.merlinbike.com/bike/odyssey.html
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Submitted by
Scott Paris
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, Maryland
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
1. Cool looking bike
2. Status symbol
3. Comfortable ride
4. Excel Sports did a great job packing it and instructing me on how to put it together over the phone. | | Weaknesses: |
1.Expensive/Overpriced- for $2,700+ it should take out the trash. I emptied my life's savings for this bike.
2. Ultegra products not what I thought.
3. Only a fair climber.
4. Bike lacks a soul. | | Similar Products Used: |
Klein Quantum 2
Masi Grand criterium | | Bottom Line: | THe bike is nice but I expected the bike to have the soul of my Masi and climb like my Klein, not the other way around. In some ways, I wish that I had kept my Masi, but I read some nice things about titanium and I sold it to pay for Tinky Winky, my new Merlin. In addition, I am stuck with it since I will have to eat too much in depreciation to resell it. I hope that the ultegra gets better with age...I expected more.. | | Overall Rating: |
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