Cannondale FLASH CARBON ULTIMATE 2010 VS Merlin XLM 1998 specs comparison

Cannondale Flash Carbon Ultimate

General Infos

Model	Flash Carbon Ultimate
Manufacturer	Cannondale
Year of production	2010
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Color choice	-Team Replica Carbon
Sizes	- S - M - L - X
Sizes	- S - M - L - X

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.1 (inches) Schwalbe Furious Fred EVO
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	SRAM XX Hydraulic Levers SRAM XX Hydraulic With 160 (millimeters) Rotor Front and SRAM XX Hydraulic With 140 (millimeters) Rotor Rear Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: DT Swiss 190 Front: Cannondale Lefty SL
Rims manufacturer	24-hole and 28-hole DT Swiss XCR 1.2 Carbon Custom
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	DT Swiss Aerospeed

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Flash Hi-MOD Carbon
Frame type	Carbon
Handlebar construction	FSA K-force Flat
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Cannondale XC3 Si
Headset size	Cannondale HeadShok Si

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	KMC X10 SL 10-speed
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Cannondale BB30
Crankset parts and sizes	42/28 Teeth Cannondale Hollowgram SL
Gear shift levers	SRAM XX
Rear gear set	11 - 36 Teeth 10-speed

Cannondale Flash Carbon Ultimate Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	SRAM XX Double
Derailleur (Rear)	Sram XX
Fork material	Dual Crown Carbon
Fork type	110 (millimeters) Travel Cannondale Lefty Speed Carbon SL With DLR

Other Specs of Cannondale Flash Carbon Ultimate

Component group sets	SRAM XX Mix
Pedals details	Crank Brothers Egg Beater
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Fizik Antares With Braided Carbon Rails
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Cannondale Custom SL

Merlin XLM

General Infos

Model	XLM
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	1998
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Brushed
Sizes	- 12 (inches) - 13.5 (inches) - 15 (inches) - 16.5 (inches) - 17.5 (inches) - 18.5 (inches) - 20 (inches) - 21.5 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.10 (inches) WTB VelociRaptor Kevlar
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano XTR Levers Shimano Deore XT V-Brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano XTR
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic 217 SUP
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Double-butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Double-butted 3Al and 2.5V Titanium
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Syncros Hardcore
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Syncros Hardcore
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Chris King NoThreadSet

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-IG90
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	112.5 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-M950
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/46 Teeth Shimano XTR M950
Gear shift levers	Shimano XTR RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 8-speed

Merlin XLM Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano XTR Top-swing
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano XTR SGS
Fork material	Triple-clamp Crown Aluminum and magnesium
Fork type	Rock Shox Judy SL

Other Specs of Merlin XLM

Component group sets	Shimano XTR
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Bontrager With Titanium Rails
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Syncros Pro Series Aluminum