Just over the next week the shop will be short staffed. Jeff and myself are both off. I’m off to London to meet the Queen due to winning an award for the Online Frame Builder and Jeff has gone walking. Ray and Carlos Fandango are holding the fort and I’m sure you will be well…

Not a lot of information sent in by John and Frances but it looks like they had a great time . John & Frances Barr on 10300 mile trip round Australia & Tasmania with King of Mercia and Audax Mercian

Here is my 2007 King of Mercia at the Washington Pass Overlook in the North Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington. Since assembling the bike in June 2007, I have ridden it 11,000 miles–all in Washington, so far. Note that I chose the colors specifically to color-coordinate with the Bluemels Club Special mudguards, another…

This is the third set of wheels. I went from sewups to clinchers in the 1980s. The new wooden rims give the bike a retro look. I may go back to sewups. Most people think the wooden rims are original! The Speedplay pedals are an upgrade. I still have the original Christophe Special toe clips…

It’s been a while now since I picked up my KOM and I should drop you a line to say a big thank you to you and all the gang. My wife Shirl and I just spent one of the happiest weeks of our lives touring Arran, Kintyre and Islay (Shirl also on her Mercian…

Dear AllI attach photos of my two Mercians to show in your gallery if you can.The fuchsia and grey cycle is a 1996 Audax Special of the peg frame. I built this using a mixture of parts including Brooks , Shimano, T.A., Cinelli and Campagnolo.The blue Vincitore I had built for my 60th birthday in…

Alan was a member of the South Pennine Road Club (@southpenninerc) roughly 35 years ago and is very good friend of mine. We raced together, never pulling up any trees with our times, but just enjoyed the whole bike scene. Alan has always had the best, while I was on a second hand Mercian King…

Here are a couple shots from the first ride on my new King of Mercia, feel free to put them up on the blog if you want. First impressions are that it is a wonderful ride and was worth the wait! I bought it through West End Bikes in Houston Texas and Piam there built…

Attached, a photo of my King of Mercia, purchased on 16/12/1994, and still looking great. Cinelli lugs, fork crown, B/B, bars & stem.Fully Campagnolo equipped, with Mavic rims & new Continental 4000 tyres. A new Campag Comp 10 triple chainset, and new Rolls Forato saddle and Fizik H/B tape. Used for Audax and touring. DaveMid…

Attached is a photo of my King of Mercia taken on a murky morning on the top of the Isle of Man TT course. Andrew

Hi – I’m attaching some photos of my 953 frame which I had built last year. I’m very pleased with it, its alot stiffer than my old 853 but is nearly as comfortable. I love the old Olympic decal. I’ve also found that Cilit Bang Stainless is great for cleaning the stays. Kind regards Jonathan