I've recently got my hands on an early 90's Raleigh mercury. It was destined for the scrap heap and I thought that was a sad end for a trusty steed.
Until a recent well earned upgrade to a full carbon number my dad had been using this on his daily commute having bought it through work sometime in the early 90's. It's served him well but because it has been used day to day it has become a little tired and in need of a little love.
I haven got massive plans for it. It'll be a lowish budget restoration (loose use of the word) and my thoughts on the build are to keep it reasonably original but to not restrict myself too much. We're planning on stripping it down and basically giving it a really good service so it'll serve me well as a winter commuter / 'when I feel like it' bike. This will be bike number 4!
This will be a slowish ongoing project that I hope will be of interest to some of you. Photos will follow . . . Enjoy
Until a recent well earned upgrade to a full carbon number my dad had been using this on his daily commute having bought it through work sometime in the early 90's. It's served him well but because it has been used day to day it has become a little tired and in need of a little love.
I haven got massive plans for it. It'll be a lowish budget restoration (loose use of the word) and my thoughts on the build are to keep it reasonably original but to not restrict myself too much. We're planning on stripping it down and basically giving it a really good service so it'll serve me well as a winter commuter / 'when I feel like it' bike. This will be bike number 4!
This will be a slowish ongoing project that I hope will be of interest to some of you. Photos will follow . . . Enjoy