That is absolutely beautiful.. ! Money dosent come into it.. You paid for sommit that you just cant put a price on..... Well done...!
You can ride down the road on that and you can be assured that no-one else on the road has one... Money cant buy that...!
A proper bike....!
I have a 2009 Felt F5 (which I'm not that keen on TBH) compared with that Mercian it just looks cheap, nasty and common...! It rides like that also.. Horrible pig of a yoke :x
That's a brilliant piece of economising. You've bought a fabulous bike you'll keep for many years instead of wasting money on several " okay " bikes you'll upgrade anually.