Not the most picturesque of shots but this is a small part of the 29er we are slowly getting together. Its going to be Reynolds O/S 725 and we have no idea to the colour yet. Give it a few months and it should be up and running. Just ready for summer hopefully.
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Matts Bike
Hi,as you are running out of photos I thought I would send you this one of my pro lugless which you made for me last year and I built up with campag gear. It’s a real stunner as I’m sure you’ll agree and it rides like a dream.Thanks,Matt, Portslade, East Sussex. Thank you Matt for…
Bills bike
At last a Bill ! Well Bill sent this picture in from America towards the middle of last year. He did not sent in much detail regarding equipment etc but it is a Audax and looks like 631 tubing.
Franks bike
I wanted to share some pics of my Mercian Vincitore Specialthat I have finally built up. This was built by Derek Land around2003 just before Reynolds stopped making 531 tubing, and it had beenpatiently waiting since that time for me to put to put all the partson it. The parts are a great mix of…
Rohloff complete bike
Mr Glover picked up his Rohloff / Reynolds 853 Strada Special complete bike just before christmas ( and bad weather ) This is his second Mercian and a fan through and through. His other bike is a Rohloff full on touring King of Mercia. This frame has a sportier build. The Frame has been sprayed…
Where back
Well that was the end of 2009. Where all back from holidays etc so the blog will be up and running again very soon. Thank you for your patience. Hope you had a good one and we wish you all a Happy New Year.
Christmas open times
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Josh .. His bike is built.
Josh sent us this picture of the bike now built and ready for use. I have attached a passage from his letter he sent into us the other day.I absolutely love it, it’s fantastic. When I first took it out I wasreally curious to see how it would fit, and I was not disappointed. Infact,…
Ebay
Just a quick note we have a couple of frames on eBay. ( grab yourself a bargin ) also some nice Campagnolo parts amongst other items. www.mercianblog.comwww.merciancycles.co.ukwww.merciancycles.comMercianDerby on Twitter Shop phone number +44 (0)1332 752468 iPhone
A gold star for Chris
Chris has come up with the goods again. Yet another classic. I love these . The comments in the last post says it all Mr Helms was a genius and will be missed by all in the cycling world.
Best Advert Award ( up to now )
This has to be the BEST Mercian advert I’ve seen up to now and I think you will agree. If you have any early adverts like this please send them in I would love to see them. Chris sent me this from his Mercian Flicker site. I will post a like to his site when…
Everest
Jeff got back earlier this week and still is over the moon with the experience.Theres plenty of stories to tell and all good. I have a feeling it will not be long before he is looking at the same scene again.