How is your Merada (above) joined at the head tube?Lots of steel bikes wrote: The Z-plus is an interesting discussion. I’ve never seen a carbon tubed bike with welded joints but the bike owner has to be the best judge as he’s seeing it in the flesh.
Old carbon
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Re: Old carbon
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:44 pm
Aluminium lug. Like the seat tube join on the Merida 907. If you zoom in you can just make out the top tube join.uart wrote:How is your Merada (above) joined at the head tube?Lots of steel bikes wrote: The Z-plus is an interesting discussion. I’ve never seen a carbon tubed bike with welded joints but the bike owner has to be the best judge as he’s seeing it in the flesh.
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Re: Old carbon
Postby gregedo » Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:19 pm
Hi! I realise this is an old thread, but I'm trying to find out some more info about the Merida Extreme 909. A colleague has gifted me his old one, so I'm now proudly riding this as my first ever road bike. He bought it second hand maybe about 15 yrs ago, and that is all I know! Any info would be gratefully received!!!Lots of steel bikes wrote:Found another lugged carbon. Merida Extreme 990. The carbon weave looks great in the sunlight.
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Re: Old carbon
Postby pedalleur » Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:59 pm
Nice collection.
I picked up a frame the same as this, no idea of the age.. i'm guessing 90s? new old stock apparently for just $50 {Not a scratch on it}
These are about the only carbon bikes i'd have ..like the aluminum lug idea
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:00 am
As you have found it is very difficult to find info on these bikes. I believe that the 909 was the top of the line of the Extreme range but would need to find a catalog to confirm.gregedo wrote:
Hi! I realise this is an old thread, but I'm trying to find out some more info about the Merida Extreme 909. A colleague has gifted me his old one, so I'm now proudly riding this as my first ever road bike. He bought it second hand maybe about 15 yrs ago, and that is all I know! Any info would be gratefully received!!!
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:03 am
It’s amazing how many of these bikes can be found in such excellent condition.pedalleur wrote:Lots of steel bikes wrote:Thought I’d post a few pics of my carbon fibre bikes.
Nice collection.
I picked up a frame the same as this, no idea of the age.. i'm guessing 90s? new old stock apparently for just $50 {Not a scratch on it}
These are about the only carbon bikes i'd have ..like the aluminum lug idea
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Re: Old carbon
Postby gregedo » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:07 pm
Thanks man!!Lots of steel bikes wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:00 amAs you have found it is very difficult to find info on these bikes. I believe that the 909 was the top of the line of the Extreme range but would need to find a catalog to confirm.gregedo wrote:
Hi! I realise this is an old thread, but I'm trying to find out some more info about the Merida Extreme 909. A colleague has gifted me his old one, so I'm now proudly riding this as my first ever road bike. He bought it second hand maybe about 15 yrs ago, and that is all I know! Any info would be gratefully received!!!
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:56 pm
Current parts spec:
Campag front hub on Mavic rim (original?)
Shimano 8 Speed rear on Weinmann rim - Standard issue replacement part quality but works fine.
Un-named 44cm bars (original ?) on a TTT stem sourced from spares to fit my reach
Rx100 brifters and twin pivot brakes (original I think)
Rx100 Chainset 50x42 rings (from my spares to replace the crappy MTB triple it came with)
Specialized SPD/flat pedals (for versatility at work)
Rx100 front derailleur (as above)
SunRace long arm rear derailleur - a bit of overkill but I was thinking of a triple originally
13-32 8 speed Shimano cassette (new)
Kalloy seat post from spares with original Giant saddle (very comfortable!)
It rides very nicely on short trips around town. The Rx100 brifters are showing their age and may well be replaced at some point if they get too annoying (and I can find some 8-speed replacements of course!)
Of course as soon as this CFR-3 was ready to roll a Cadex CFR1 (1993?) with a full Sachs/Campag/Cinelli fit out arrives in the garage...
Which will need a little attention as it has belonged to a triathlete at some point...
More details about this one in thread https://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopi ... 3&t=102526.
When/if I finish getting it rolling I'll post finished pics on this thread.
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Re: Old carbon
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:26 pm
Lots of steel bikes wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:08 pmGood to see you’re getting into old carbon Richard. I just found a CFR2 to add to my collection. Will post a photo when I can.
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:09 pm
Full story at: https://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopi ... 3&t=102526
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:58 pm
Lots of steel bikes wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:00 amAs you have found it is very difficult to find info on these bikes. I believe that the 909 was the top of the line of the Extreme range but would need to find a catalog to confirm.gregedo wrote:
Hi! I realise this is an old thread, but I'm trying to find out some more info about the Merida Extreme 909. A colleague has gifted me his old one, so I'm now proudly riding this as my first ever road bike. He bought it second hand maybe about 15 yrs ago, and that is all I know! Any info would be gratefully received!!!
Resurrecting this one again as I am now in possession of a Merida Extreme 909 carbon/alloy frame exactly like the red/black frame in the original post. Just the frame - so I am wondering what to build it up with, when it was made etc etc. As noted above there is nothing obvious out on the web as far as I can see about early <sic> Merida bikes, this model especially.
So.. has anyone found anywhere out there that has a 90's (I'm assuming) Merida catalog or info? Or has a print copy from this era they might digitise?
My frame has an 'Imported by REPCO Cycles' sticker on the downtube so it was an official import at least. It did at one point have a bike shop sticker as well but that has disintegrated unfortunately. I picked it up on the Central Coast so it may have been used in anger around that area? Given the frame has been stripped of parts I'm assuming they were of a reasonable quality and so worth taking off.
The frame number is hidden under the plastic b'bracket cable guides and the screw that holds it is proving obstinate - so I will supply the frame number at a later date
I bought this as another variation of design in the short-lived carbon tubed frame era, to stand next to the Giant and TREK Carbon tubed bikes that have come to live with me (and as it was incredibly cheap!) so it would be nice to vaguely correct components on the frame.
Frame number is M3LI38889
Any help appreciated!
Richard
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:41 am
It came as a bare frame and been built up with bits from the the spares box.
Its a little scruffy in real life, previous owners have not been over careful with the car bike rack/storing so I had to do a bit of paint patching and polishing.
It has been built up with a mixture of Shimano 600/Wolber wheels, Shimano 105 brake/gear levers from their blue phase, Shimano Rx100 2x7 speed drive train and Bontrager brakes (Sun-Race really I think?). Nitto bars and a generic alloy stem up front.
Haven't had a chance to do more than ride it around the block to tune the gears as of yet but it felt nice to ride.
Not sure why but recently my shed seems to have become a refuge for abandoned slightly scruffy 90's carbon tubed bikes recently, they must be out of fashion or something. From the lone TREK that I've had for a year or so now in a space of a few months I now have:
TREK 2300 Composite
Giant CFR 1
Giant CFR 3
Merida Extreme 909
If I don't count the bits from the spares box I think I'm averaging out about $100 a bike at the moment
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Re: Old carbon
Postby familyguy » Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:30 am
Having cut the 3 main tubes out of a Trek 2300, I was surprised how well bonded the epoxy was to the CF tubing even after a few intervening years. Took a Stanley knife and a little convincing to lift the overflow off the inside of the tube. I've little doubt the lug bonds would still be solid after seeing that. I'm back to not-not keeping an eye out for one in my size
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:45 pm
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:08 pm
Even the hubs are Sante.
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Re: Old carbon
Postby P!N20 » Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:44 pm
You might need to think about a user name change
Love a bit of Sante.
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Re: Old carbon
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Re: Old carbon
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:42 pm
Same, and Rx100 white. Looks brilliant on the right frame..
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:26 pm
To be sure and how else would they be positioned?Lots of steel bikes wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:45 pmVery nice. I see you have the brake levers positioned similar to how I like mine.
Seriously, that's what all mine look like more or less, known as the 'Touring' position to UK CTC folk back in the day.
(as opposed to the lower more forward 'racing' position for the poseurs )
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Wed May 12, 2021 5:29 pm
The build on this one is no-where near the original spec but the components are from the same period or just later.
I'll try and get a massed photo of all the carbon together (5 in hand now) when it stops raining!
I suppose I should keep looking for one of the European models or maybe a LOOK but any I've seen are all way out of my price range.
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Re: Old carbon
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Sun May 30, 2021 12:36 pm
WyvernRH wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 5:29 pmThe Specialized Epic that followed me home recently (maybe 1993?) with external lugs - an early attempt at carbon tubed frame - built by Giant apparently.
The build on this one is no-where near the original spec but the components are from the same period or just later.
I'll try and get a massed photo of all the carbon together (5 in hand now) when it stops raining!
I suppose I should keep looking for one of the European models or maybe a LOOK but any I've seen are all way out of my price range.
Richard
Looks good Richard.
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Re: Old carbon
Postby WyvernRH » Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:59 pm
Left to Right
Specialized Epic (1993?)
Merida Extreme 909 (1993)
Trek 2300 Composite (1992?)
Giant Cadex CFR-1 (1993?)
Giant CFR-3 (1996?)
Not a great photo but best I could do with the light and background in the garden.
I have to say I really enjoy riding these bikes, they give (me) a very comfortable ride and transmit my meagre power out put efficiently. All handle very nicely, quick but not twitchy. The Epic veers a little more toward to twitchy maybe. I think maybe you could get yourself into problems on a tight high speed corner with the front tucking in if you didn't have a firm hand with that one.
Richard
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Re: Old carbon
Postby 80's Rider » Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:16 am
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Re: Old carbon
Postby 80's Rider » Sat Mar 26, 2022 9:13 am
Back to the museum again today.
This time on a slightly larger 1995 Giant CFR Two, equipped with Shimano 105.
These are the only 2 carbon fibre bikes I own. Maybe I should look out for a CFR Three...
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