Specialized P.3 2009 VS Merlin TAIGA 1997 specs comparison

Specialized P.3

General Infos

Model	P.3
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2009
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Color choice	-Gloss Yellow
Sizes	- Long
Sizes	- Long

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.30 (inches) Specialized Rhythm Lite Control
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Avid Juicy 4 RSL Levers Avid Juicy 4 RSL With 160 (millimeters) Rotor Front and Avid Juicy 4 RSL With 140 (millimeters) Rotor Rear Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Specialized Hi Lo Disc
Rims manufacturer	36-hole Specialized P.3 Disc
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	14ga. Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Specialized A1 Premium Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Specialized Alloy Hi-rise P.Bar
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Specialized Aggro
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) FSA Pig FS

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 1/8 (inches) KMC Kool K-710 SL
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Fuse SL Euro
Crankset parts and sizes	28 Teeth 2pc. Sanko Cr-mo Fuse SL
Gear shift levers	Not Available
Rear gear set	14 Teeth 1-speed

Specialized P.3 Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Not Available
Derailleur (Rear)	Not Available
Fork material	Single Crown Chromoly and alloy and magnesium
Fork type	80 (millimeters) Travel RockShox Argyle 302

Other Specs of Specialized P.3

Component group sets	Mountain Mix
Pedals details	Specialized Lo Pro Mag
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Specialized Fuse Lo Pro SL
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter Micro Adjust Specialized Alloy Two Bolt

Merlin Taiga

General Infos

Model	Taiga
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	1997
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Brushed
Sizes	- 15 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 19 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.00 (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