Mercian Canyon project

narcotitlan · Nov 12, 2015

I've been a long time lurker on this site, moving out of London to the wilds of Oxford seems a good time to finally post a project:

Mercian Canyon Pro Lugless. 'LD' gooseneck stem in the pipeline from Joel at Clockwork bikes, some decisions yet to make...

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captaincosmic · Nov 13, 2015

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Cool...I will be watching this one take shape

legrandefromage · Nov 13, 2015

Ooooffff....

narcotitlan · Nov 13, 2015

Thanks for the comments, those are the original forks pictured, I've also got a pair of aftermarket Accutrax spayed in that purple white and spangly orange that came with the frame, not sure which forks to go for but either way I'll most probably go for a respray and let go of the campag cranks, spare forks and salsa stem to fund it all,

Here's my fan boy inspiration for the project :idea:

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narcotitlan · Nov 13, 2015

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narcotitlan · Nov 25, 2015

So, I got the LD stem in the post today - Joel did a great job - really nicely made, and did a quick mock up. Originally my plan was to use the original Mercian fillet brazed forks, sell the Accutrax that came with the frame and with that pay for a complete new paint job - also at first I found the orange, white and purple sparkle clashing

But... that was all before doing the mock up, I'm thinking the Accutrax look a lot better in with the new stem and would save me a trip to the painters as the colour seems ok now too - (fickle me?) The only thing is that I'm more used to riding on curved forks so not sure about the ride with the beefy straight forks...

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raidan73 · Nov 25, 2015

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Sweet LD stem

I think the Accutrax look good but reckon the originals would look better. Appreciate that would require paint = money though

narcotitlan · Nov 25, 2015

thanks mate, yep forking dilemma, not sure yet, like the T. J. Quick by the way!

captaincosmic · Nov 26, 2015

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Mercian Forks all the way

narcotitlan · Nov 26, 2015

yep I think I will eventually go for the Mercian forks and a nice paint job too as soon as funds allow, in the meantime I think I'm gonna build it up with the accutrax just to get this rolling with the parts that I have,

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