{"id":29127,"date":"2019-11-06T05:36:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T05:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/?p=29127"},"modified":"2019-11-06T05:44:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T05:44:41","slug":"4-top-tweaks-2020-malt-g1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/4-top-tweaks-2020-malt-g1\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Top Tweaks &#8211; 2020 Malt G1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2018 Merlin Malt G was a great entry-level gravel bike &#8211; it picked up some top reviews, both from our customers and magazine bike testers. The 2020 version has been updated, making it even better. The bike represents great value at \u00a3699. 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