Kona KILAUEA 1994 VS Merlin MOUNTAIN 1998 specs comparison

Kona Kilauea

General Infos

Model	Kilauea
Manufacturer	Kona
Year of production	1994
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Color choice	-Not found
Sizes	- 14 (inches) - 16 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19 (inches) - 20 (inches)
Sizes	- 14 (inches) - 16 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19 (inches) - 20 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	Kona A:\Drive
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	Not Available
Brakeset type	Levers Kona 879 AG With Kool Stop Shoes Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore XT and Deore LX
Rims manufacturer	36-hole Mavic 230
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	Not Available

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Tange Prestige Chromoly
Frame type	TIG-welded Steel
Handlebar construction	Kona Slim 165 Aluminum
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	Kona Race Light Velocity
Headset size	Not Available

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	KMC HP-70s
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Not Available
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/42 Teeth Sugino Impel 500
Gear shift levers	Suntour XC Pro Top-mount
Rear gear set	11 - 28 Teeth 8-speed

Kona Kilauea Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Deore LX
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT
Fork material	Not Available
Fork type	Marzocchi XC-51 Air and oil

Other Specs of Kona Kilauea

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT and Suntour and SR
Pedals details	LXT Superlight
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Hollow Chromoly Rails Kona Race Light
Seat post extension	Kona Race Light O-Beam

Merlin Mountain

General Infos

Model	Mountain
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	1998
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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 Deore XT Levers Shimano Deore XT V-Brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Deore XT
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	Control Tech Aluminum
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Control Tech
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Aheadset Kontak DL-2

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-IG90
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	107 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN72
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/46 Teeth Shimano Deore XT
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore XT RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 8-speed

Merlin Mountain Fork System Data

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

Other Specs of Merlin Mountain

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Bontrager With Titanium Rails
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Control Tech Control Post