Mark, Merlin's were originally in London Bob Jackson purchased the name and stock etc. This was sometime in the 50's so after about 1956 JRJ, Merlin and Bob Jackson's were all from the same stable. Think when Merlins sold out it was a condition of sale that the name carried on. There are certainly some 80's Merlin track frames a fellow called Mike White who lives just up the road from me rides one. My Father-in-Law and his mates use to call Selbach's, Merlin's and Saxon the Holy Trinity, they were the really big London market leaders in lightweights in the 1920's. Evans, Carpenter and a whole host of others were also making in London but these three were the ones to have. Best wishes Mick butler Hunts UK
> I sold some Merlin frames at Bixby Knolls Bicycle
> Center in Long Beach, CA in 1972, so they were made
> at least until then. I thought they were still
> being sold in the UK, as I remember seeing the name
> listed in an advert in Cycling Weekly not too long
> ago.
>
> Mark Ritz
> Rainy Arcata, CA
> http://www.kinetic-koffee.com
>
>
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> Lou; Merlin was bought out by JRJ in 1955. I'm not
> sure when the Merlin line
> ceased, as I believe that JRJ produced both Merlin
> anf JRJ frames
> simultaniously, possibly into the early 60s. As for
> Merlin Titanium, you're
> correct, as they started up in 1986.
>
> Peter Naiman
> Glendale, WI
>
>
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Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
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