Cannondale POLICE INTERCEPTOR 2005 VS Merlin TAIGA 1998 specs comparison

Cannondale Police Interceptor

General Infos

Model	Police Interceptor
Manufacturer	Cannondale
Year of production	2005
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Color choice	- White -Black
Sizes	- Xsmall - small - medium - large - xlarge
Sizes	- Xsmall - small - medium - large - xlarge

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.10 (inches) IRC Advantage Pro
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Cannondale Earth Levers Cannondale Fire Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: Shimano Silent Clutch Front: Shimano HB-RM40
Rims manufacturer	36-hole Sun Rhyno Lite
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	DT Swiss Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Cannondale Earth
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Cannondale Holy HeadShok Adjustable
Headset size	1 1/2 (inches) Threadless Cannondale HeadShok Si

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 (inches) X 3/23 (inches)
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	TruVatic ISIS GigaPipe SL
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth TruVativ Blaze
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore Rapidfire
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 9-speed

Cannondale Police Interceptor Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Deore LX
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT
Fork material	Unicrown Crown Aluminum
Fork type	Headshok Super Fatty DL

Other Specs of Cannondale Police Interceptor

Component group sets	Mountain Mix
Pedals details	Wellgo Aluminum
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Selle Royal Freccia
Seat post extension	Kalloy SP-248D

Merlin Taiga

General Infos

Model	Taiga
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	1998
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Brushed
Sizes	- 15 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 19 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.10 (inches) IRC PiranhaPro
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Deore LX Levers Shimano Deore LX M-System Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore LX
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic 238
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Double-butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	3Al and 2.5V Titanium and G4 Titanium
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Ritchey ForceLite
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Ritchey ForceLite
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Aheadset Kontak DL-2

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-IG70
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	107 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN51
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/46 Teeth Shimano Deore LX
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore LX RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 8-speed

Merlin Taiga Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano Deore LX Top-swing
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore LX SGS
Fork material	Triple-clamp Crown Aluminum and magnesium
Fork type	Rock Shox Indy XC

Other Specs of Merlin Taiga

Component group sets	Shimano Deore LX
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Bontrager
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Ritchey Expert