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+ | ===== Merz Bicyles ===== | ||
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+ | Jim Merz built roughly 400 bike frames and bikes from 1973 > 1982 from Portland, Oregon, before moving to work for [[special: | ||
+ | * [[ritchey: | ||
+ | * [[lawwill: | ||
+ | * [[breezer: | ||
+ | * [[goat: | ||
+ | * [[special: | ||
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+ | And: | ||
+ | * [[merz: | ||
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+ | So, Jim Merz was clearly a respected early pioneer of the mountain bike craft. | ||
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+ | I would go to the Bay Area to visit Mike [Sinyard] and other suppliers. Mike got one of the very first Ritchey MTB’s, I went down and he let me ride it. So I came back to Portland and made my version, without question the first MTB in the PNW! I knew Mike was going to make his version, what ended up being the Stumpjumper. I wanted him to hire me, so I could be the technical guy at Specialized. | ||
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+ | He ended up hiring Tim Neenan, because he didn't want to pay my moving cost! After about a year Tim wanted to get out of San Jose, so Mike hired me. Sept. 1982. The first day on the job was flying from Portland to Japan! It was crazy; I designed everything, bikes, parts and even tires. | ||
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+ | Jim Merz, [[https:// | ||
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+ | See: [[https:// | ||
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+ | {{jim.jpg? | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | Jim Merz hand made his fork crowns from solid steel billet using a hacksaw and file. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== 1980 Merz ==== | ||
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+ | Circa 1980. Certainly before the [[special: | ||
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+ | {{1980.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1980 Merz, | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== 1981 Merz ===== | ||
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+ | Huret DuoPar Titanium rear derailleur, Shimano Dura-Ace cranks. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | {{1981.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1981 Merz, | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== 1982 Merz ===== | ||
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+ | Dura-Ace triple, Jim Merz custom chainrings. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | {{1982.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1982 Merz, | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== 2017 Specialized Sequoia Merz ===== | ||
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+ | Specialized honored their long-time bike designer with a gorgeous tribute bicycle. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | <div column 45%> | ||
+ | {{seq.jpg? | ||
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+ | 2017 Specialized Sequoia Merz, | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | <div column 50% # | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ==== Production Notes ==== | ||
+ | <WRAP #prod1 /> | ||
+ | [1]. <10 | ||
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+ | [2]. ~10 | ||
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+ | [3]. ~10 | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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