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| A year later Mike Augspurger left Merlin to found One-Off Titanium in Florence, Mass. where he creates experimental and custom-designed products, mostly related to bicycles. | A year later Mike Augspurger left Merlin to found One-Off Titanium in Florence, Mass. where he created experimental and custom-designed products, mostly related to bicycles. |
| At the same time Gary Helfrich left for California to later work for [[ibis:start|Ibis]], [[trek:start|Trek]] and Serotta. Gwyn stayed on as the owner of Merlin for over ten years where "he worked on a wide range of bicycle engineering and design projects((Gwyndaf went on to teach it MIT after Merlin: [[https://d-lab.mit.edu/news-blog/blog/new-academic-offering-d-lab-cycle-ventures|MIT D-lab]]. See also: [[https://d-lab.mit.edu/about/people/gwyn-jones|Gwyn's D-lab bio]]. )) | At the same time Gary Helfrich left for California to later work for [[ibis:start|Ibis]], [[trek:start|Trek]] and Serotta. Gwyn stayed on as the owner of Merlin for over ten years where "he worked on a wide range of bicycle engineering and design projects((Gwyndaf went on to teach it MIT after Merlin: [[https://d-lab.mit.edu/news-blog/blog/new-academic-offering-d-lab-cycle-ventures|MIT D-lab]]. See also: [[https://d-lab.mit.edu/about/people/gwyn-jones|Gwyn's D-lab bio]]. )). |
| In 1997 as few Merlin employees left to form [[https://web.archive.org/web/20250929175337/http://www.sevencycles.com/|Seven Cycles]] at which point Merlin was acquired by [[https://www.saucony.com/en/home|Saucony]]. In 2000 Merlin was sold to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bicycle_Group|Merican Bicycle Group]] who then sold Merlin to [[https://www.competitivecyclist.com/|Competitive Cyclist]] in 2011. In 2018 Merlin was sold off to Janus Cycle Group, where it appears to continue to thrive as [[https://www.merlinbikes.com/|Merlin Bikes]], offering nearly a dozen off-the-rack or custom models. | In 1997 as few Merlin employees left to form [[https://web.archive.org/web/20250929175337/http://www.sevencycles.com/|Seven Cycles]] at which point Merlin was acquired by [[https://www.saucony.com/en/home|Saucony]]. In 2000 Merlin was sold to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bicycle_Group|Merican Bicycle Group]] who then sold Merlin to [[https://www.competitivecyclist.com/|Competitive Cyclist]] in 2011. In 2018 Merlin was sold off to Janus Cycle Group, where it appears to continue to thrive as [[https://www.merlinbikes.com/|Merlin Bikes]], offering nearly a dozen off-the-rack or custom models. |
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| Gwyndaf Jones | Gwyndaf Jones |
| Gwyn in his workshop, Carlisle, Massachusetts, 2010. Photo by Michael Woon, [[https://woon.wordpress.com/category/mechanic/]]. | Gwyn in his workshop, Carlisle, Massachusetts, 2010. Photo by Michael Woon, [[https://woon.wordpress.com/category/mechanic/|wordpress]]. |
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| ===== 1989 MTB ===== | ===== 1989 MTB ===== |
| Shimano XT M730(1986-88), very early Rockshox RS-1 (1989, thus)((This is the earliest example of Rockshox appearing on a MTB for sale. The next ealiest is a 1990 [[ferra:start#s1990|Ferraroli]] with later RS-1's. | Shimano XT M730(1986-88), very early Rockshox RS-1 (1989, thus)((This is the earliest example of Rockshox appearing on a MTB for sale. The next earliest is a 1990 [[ferra:start#s1990|Ferraroli]] with later RS-1's.)). |
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