Gary Fisher PARAGON 1993 VS Merlin ILIAD (01) 2001 specs comparison

Gary Fisher Paragon

General Infos

Model	Paragon
Manufacturer	Gary Fisher
Year of production	1993
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Color choice	-Not found
Sizes	- 15.5 - 17.5 - 19 - 20.5
Sizes	- 15.5 - 17.5 - 19 - 20.5

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	Dart and front 2.1 Rear: 26 X 2.10 (inches) Front: 26 X 2.10 (inches) Panaracer Smoke and rear
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Levers Shimano Deore LX Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore LX
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Araya TM-18
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	Not Available

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Tange Evolution Light
Frame type	TIG-welded Steel
Handlebar construction	6061 Alloy Sameness MTB
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	Evolution For Dia-Compe A-head Set Sameness
Headset size	Not Available

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	Shimano CN-HG70
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Not Available
Crankset parts and sizes	26/36/46 Teeth Shimano Deore LX
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore LX Rapidfire Plus
Rear gear set	13 - 30 Teeth 7-speed

Gary Fisher Paragon Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Deore LX
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT
Fork material	Not Available
Fork type	Rock Shox Mag 21/AheadSet

Other Specs of Gary Fisher Paragon

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT and LX Rapidfire Plus
Pedals details	Clipless Shimano PD-M525
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	250g Steel Rail Bontrager
Seat post extension	Aluminum Micro-Adjust Lee Chi Proponent

Merlin Iliad (01)

General Infos

Model	Iliad (01)
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	2001
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Signature Satin Finish
Sizes	- 15 (inches) - 16.25 (inches) - 17.5 (inches) - 18.75 (inches) - 20 (inches) - 21.5 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.00 (inches) Hutchinson Alligator
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Deore XT Levers Shimano Deore XT V-brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore XT
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic X517
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	1.8 (millimeters) Double-butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	MTS Size-specific 3AL and 2.5V Tubing
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Kore Lite Bar 1
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Thomson Elite
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Cane Creek C2

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-HG92
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	113 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-ES70
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth Shimano Deore XT
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore XT RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 32 Teeth 9-speed

Merlin Iliad (01) Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano Deore XT
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT SGS
Fork material	Single Triple-clamp Crown Aluminum
Fork type	2.0 (inches) Travel Answer Manitou MARS Elite

Other Specs of Merlin Iliad (01)

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Selle Italia Flite
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Thomson Elite