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George
a Cross Country Rider
from Basalt, ColoradoDate Reviewed: July 16, 2001
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.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.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2600.00
Purchased At: ExcelSports.com (Boulder)
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.
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jay hardy
a Cross Country Rider
from Coupeville, Wa, USADate Reviewed: November 14, 2000
Strengths: light, strong and suppleWeaknesses: no brazons.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
Favorite Trail: Ft. Ebey
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used: Klein Quantum, Cannondale T1000, Paramount
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Scott Paris
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MarylandDate Reviewed: June 15, 1999
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.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..
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
Klein Quantum 2
Masi Grand criterium
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