Here are two photos of my beautiful 1954 Mercian that you refurbished for me last year. The frame was bought dirt cheap on Ebay without forks, and in a very sorry state. It took  months of scanning Ebay daily to find a suitable pair of forks. The parts are mainly period correct, but because it…

Hi, I picked up my used Mercian bicycle in September 2008 from a man in Seattle, Washington USA (where I now live).  The seller had purchased it as a frame/fork set which had been repainted sometime in the 80’s by someone who apparently wanted their name written on the top tube which now reads “Eric…

This is my “new” Mercian.  Rescued from a local bike shop, on consignment, and lovingly restored.  It’s a 1987, King of Mercia with a Campy Athena Group.  The bike isn’t perfect, having clearly been a working machine…but it rides sensationally, is lighter than expected (531c tubing) and is now in great shape.  I turn 50…

Stu Baird, Pennsylvania, USA 1986 Strada Speciale with mix of Superbe, DuraAce and Record components. Because of its gearing I reserve this bike for flatter river trails and southern New Jersey. Consequently it still looks brand new. (image IMG_2704, green tube with shift levers) Stu Baird, Pennsylvania, USA 1984 King of Mercia Tour with Record…

The pictures a little small Dale sent it by email with a few shots of the bike but also sent short video of the bike build. If anyone else has a video they would like to send in please do.

We built this Reynolds 953 touring bike for a discerning customer last year and I thought you would like to have a look. Rohloff hub , S&S couplers are just a few of the very top components used on the build. Please note it also runs a Gate’s belt drive with sprocket and chainring made…

The shop will be closed over the Easter holiday on the following days Monday 9th April CLOSED all day.Tuesday 10th April CLOSED all day.Wednedsay 11th April Closed all day.Happy Easter to all.

My special thanks go to everyone at Mercian for constructing such a wonderful frame and for letting me make some minor changes, including the addition of one of the new metal headbadges, before my frame went into production. Additionally, since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, innocent bystanders will have to make up…

Last weekend was the Bristol Bespoke bike show. The show was a great success for all the exhibitors, very hard work getting everything together for the event, but it all came together well at the show. As you no doubt know by now we won the Best Utility Bike prize. The bike above is Jane’s…

We are showing at the above exhibition. Getting every thing ready for it is taking a while but we are on track for a nice display. Hope to see you there.

Hi Just thought I would send you a pic of my 1989 Pro Lugless – 653 with full Campag C-Record groupset. Back in the late 80’s a member of my cycling club bought one of these in bright orange (I was 15 and riding a second hand nail at the time), and I wanted one…

The bike’s finally been put together and it’s looking fabulous. The lads down in Derby did a great job of repainting it. As you see it’s been done up as near to 1965 trim as possible. The rims were the only things a bit out of kilter, being a bit later. Here’s a photo of…