Diamondback SORRENTO SPORT 2000 VS Merlin TAIGA 1997 specs comparison

Diamondback Sorrento Sport

General Infos

Model	Sorrento Sport
Manufacturer	Diamondback
Year of production	2000
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	- Fridge White with Red fork - Gloss Black with Silver fork -Blue Violet with Silver fork
Sizes	- Large - medium - small - womens medium - womens small - xlarge - xsmall - xxsmall
Sizes	- Large - medium - small - womens medium - womens small - xlarge - xsmall - xxsmall

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.95 (inches) Multi-terrain
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Tektro Alloy Levers Tektro Linear-pull Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Alloy O and S
Rims manufacturer	Alex X-101
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Chromoly
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	30 (millimeters) Rise Steel
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Alloy
Headset size	Steel

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) KMC
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Cartridge
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/42 Teeth Shimano
Gear shift levers	Shimano Acera EZ Fire Plus
Rear gear set	14 - 28 Teeth 7-speed

Diamondback Sorrento Sport Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Altus
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Acera
Fork material	Triple-clamp
Fork type	SR M6200

Other Specs of Diamondback Sorrento Sport

Component group sets	Mountain Mix
Pedals details	Wellgo Clipless Upgradeable
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	DiamondBack SuperSoft
Seat post extension	Aluminum Micro-adjust

Merlin Taiga

General Infos

Model	Taiga
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	1997
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Color choice	-Brushed
Sizes	- 15 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 19 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.00 (inches) IRC PiranhaPro
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Deore LX Levers Shimano Deore LX V-Brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore LX
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic 238
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Double Butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	3Al and 2.5V Titanium and G-4 Titanium
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Ritchey ProLite
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Ritchey ForceLite
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Dia-Compe Kontak Aheadset SA-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	22/32/44 Teeth Shimano Deore LX
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore LX RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 28 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 GS
Fork material	Triple-clamp Crown Magnesium
Fork type	Rock Shox Indy C

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