Trek 5500 1995 VS Merlin EXTRALIGHT TRIPLE (01) 2002 specs comparison

Trek 5500

General Infos

Model	5500
Manufacturer	Trek
Year of production	1995
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Color choice	-Silver
Sizes	- 50 cm (centimeters) - 52 cm (centimeters) - 54 cm (centimeters) - 56 cm (centimeters) - 58 cm (centimeters) - 60 cm (centimeters) - 62 cm (centimeters)
Sizes	- 50 cm (centimeters) - 52 cm (centimeters) - 54 cm (centimeters) - 56 cm (centimeters) - 58 cm (centimeters) - 60 cm (centimeters) - 62 cm (centimeters)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	700 X 23c Continental Grand Prix Kevlar
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	700c Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Dura-Ace Levers Shimano Dura-Ace Dual Pivot Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano Dura Ace
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Matrix Aurora
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Double Butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Carbon Fiber Composite
Frame type	Lugged Carbon Fiber
Handlebar construction	System 3
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	TTT Record
Headset size	1 (inches) Tange-Seiki VR-254

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano Dura-Ace and XTR
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Not Available
Crankset parts and sizes	39/53 Teeth Shimano Dura-Ace
Gear shift levers	Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control
Rear gear set	12 - 23 Teeth 8-speed

Trek 5500 Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and braze-on Shimano Dura-Ace
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Dura-Ace
Fork material	Unicrown Crown Carbon Fiber Composite
Fork type	OCLV

Other Specs of Trek 5500

Component group sets	Shimano Dura-Ace STI
Pedals details	Shimano PD-7410 Dura-Ace SPD
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Vetta TT Tubular Vanadium Rails
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter System 3 Ti

Merlin Extralight Triple (01)

General Infos

Model	Extralight Triple (01)
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	2002
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Color choice	-Signature Satin Finish
Sizes	- 45cm (centimeters) - 47cm (centimeters) - 49cm (centimeters) - 51cm (centimeters) - 53cm (centimeters) - 54cm (centimeters) - 55cm (centimeters) - 56cm (centimeters) - 57cm (centimeters) - 58cm (centimeters) - 59cm (centimeters) - 61cm (centimeters) - 63cm (centimeters)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	700 X 23c Hutchinson Carbon Comp
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	700c Wheels
Brakeset type	Campagnolo Ergo Levers Campagnolo Dual Pivot Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Campagnolo
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic Open Pro
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	14ga. Double-butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Double-butted 3Al and 2.5V Titanium
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	ITM Super Italian Pro 260
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	ITM Big One Threadless
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Integrated Campagnolo Record Hiddenset

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Campagnolo Record
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	115 (millimeters) Spindle Campagnolo AC-S
Crankset parts and sizes	30/42/52 Teeth Campagnolo Racing Triple
Gear shift levers	Campagnolo Ergo
Rear gear set	12 - 27 Teeth 9-speed

Merlin Extralight Triple (01) Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 31.8 (millimeters) Campagnolo Racing Triple
Derailleur (Rear)	Campagnolo Racing Triple
Fork material	Aero Crown Carbon Fiber Composite With Carbon Fiber Steerer
Fork type	Merlin M-26 Carbon

Other Specs of Merlin Extralight Triple (01)

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