Specialized DEMO 8 II 2009 VS Merlin CRITICAL PATH 1998 specs comparison

Specialized Demo 8 II

General Infos

Model	Demo 8 II
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2009
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Color choice	-Ano Blue Cheetah
Sizes	- Small - medium - large
Sizes	- Small - medium - large

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.30 (inches) Specialized Chunder SX
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Avid Elixir R Carbon Levers Avid Elixir R Carbon With 203 (millimeters) Rotor Front and Avid Elixir R Carbon With 185 (millimeters) Rotor Rear Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: Specialized Thru-axle Front: Specialized Hi Lo Disc
Rims manufacturer	32-hole DT Swiss F550
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	14/15/14ga. Butted DT Swiss Competition Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Specialized M5 ORE Aluminum and Magnesium
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Specialized Demo Riser 31.8 (millimeters)
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Specialized Aggro
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Cartridge

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	SRAM PC-971
Bottom bracket shell width	73 (millimeters)
Bottom bracket type	Truvativ Howitzer XR
Crankset parts and sizes	36 Teeth TruVativ Holzfeller
Gear shift levers	SRAM X.9 Trigger
Rear gear set	12 - 26 Teeth 9-speed

Specialized Demo 8 II Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Chain Retention Device Gamut P-30 Chain Guide
Derailleur (Rear)	SRAM X.0
Fork material	Dual Crown Magnesium and aluminum
Fork type	200 (millimeters) Travel Fox 40 RC2

Other Specs of Specialized Demo 8 II

Component group sets	SRAM Mix
Pedals details	Specialized Lo Pro Mag
Rear shock absorber	8.2 (inches) Travel Fox DHX 5.0 Coil
Saddle seat	Specialized Enduro
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter Thomson

Merlin Critical Path

General Infos

Model	Critical Path
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) WTB VelociRaptor Kevlar
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano XTR Levers Shimano XTR 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	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 Critical Path Fork System Data

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

Other Specs of Merlin Critical Path

Component group sets	Shimano XTR
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	3.5 (inches) Travel Rock Shox Super Deluxe
Saddle seat	Bontrager With Titanium Rails
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Syncros Hardcore Aluminum