Hi, I attach a picture of my beautiful 1983 King of Mercia touring bicycle. I bought it second hand but in excellent condition in 2011. I believe the frame was resprayed by Mercian in the mid 2000s and the bike was rebuilt with quality components from that time. I love it and try to maintain it…
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Ian’s Colnago Renovation
Hi Mercian Thought you’d like to see pictures of the completed restoration. Thanks for all your help in getting this done! Also to your boss for sorting the shifter threads (can’t remember his name!). Thanks Ian
Lee’s Harry Hall renovation
Hi M Hi Mercian Just wanted to say thanks for the cracking job you did on my Harry Hall frame. Thought you might like to see the finished bike (attached) built up as a light tourer for next years Eroica events. Cheers Lee
Christmas 2017 open / closing dates
Saturday December 23rd OPEN early closing 2 p.m. Sunday December 24th CLOSED Monday December 25th CLOSED Tuesday December 26th CLOSED Wednesday December 27th CLOSED Thursday December 28th OPEN Friday December 29th (CLOSE AT 12 ) OPEN Saturday December 30th CLOSED Sunday December 31st CLOSED Monday January 1st CLOSED Tuesday January 2nd OPEN Wednesday January 3rd CLOSED OPEN AS USUAL THERE AFTER
Alan’s renovation
I wanted to say a massive thank you to all those of you involved in renovating and respraying/finishing my 753 frame – it looks absolutely fabulous again. The top tube looks immaculate – I am amazed how good it looks given the mess it was in when I brought it to you. To celebrate, I…
Steve’s Mercian King Renovation in Australia
Thought you may be interested in seeing how my King turned out. Campag Potenza groupset Mavic OpenPro Wheels laced to Velocity hubs with Swiss DT spokes Selle Rolls Titanio saddle 700 x 28 Maxxis Re-fuse tyres Cheers Steve
Steven’s Dawes Renovation
Hello You did such a lovely job on the frame that I thought you might like to see the finished article. Thank you once again. I did my first 16 miles on it in 30 years on Saturday (well you have to start somewhere). Best wishes, Steven
SHOP CLOSED FOR ONE DAY ONLY
FOR ONLY ONE DAY This coming Monday 18th September the shop will be closed for a day. Open as normal Tuesday. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Extended August Bank Holiday
Just to keep you all in the loop we are having an extended bank holiday this August. So we will be closed Monday August 28th Tuesday August 29th Wednesday August 30th Re-opening as usual on the 29th Thursday
Leigh Timmis Around the world
In 2010, we waved Leigh off at the Derby Council offices as he left the UK to cycle around the world, on his unique and epic expedition of 44,000 miles over seven years, across 51 countries, and on a budget of only £5 per day. Pushing the limits of cycling and human endurance, he rode…
Jeremy’s Olympic cycle
Hi all, this is my Olympic. I understand from yourselves, although I have lost your email response, that it was built in 1984 (frame number 94084, builder number 4), for a cycle shop on a posh road in central London. I purchased it in Cobham, Surrey, from the family of the owner, who had sadly…
Eroica Britannia
As you may already know we are showing at the Eroica this year. The shop will be closed on Saturday 17 June. We hope to see you and that weather is better than last year.