Hi all
A friend of mine mentioned she still had her late husband’s bike in the shed and would I have a look at it as she wanted to sell it on. I expected a total heap.
So I was pleasantly surprised when a very original Mercian was wheeled out and even more surprised at how little it had been used. After a good clean and rebuild it’s looking spanking gorgeous.
It’s full Campag Victory with Suntour Superbe brakes, Brooks saddle and Cinelli bars/stem.
The only things which hadn’t weathered so well were the brake hoods and bar tape, which I’ve changed to Dia Compe hoods (not a perfect fit but pretty good) and Cinelli cloth tape.
As she wants to sell it I’m going to set up a separate thread to get an estimate on prices, but for the moment take time to ponder how many other mint bikes there must be out there waiting to be cleaned…
A friend of mine mentioned she still had her late husband’s bike in the shed and would I have a look at it as she wanted to sell it on. I expected a total heap.
So I was pleasantly surprised when a very original Mercian was wheeled out and even more surprised at how little it had been used. After a good clean and rebuild it’s looking spanking gorgeous.
It’s full Campag Victory with Suntour Superbe brakes, Brooks saddle and Cinelli bars/stem.
The only things which hadn’t weathered so well were the brake hoods and bar tape, which I’ve changed to Dia Compe hoods (not a perfect fit but pretty good) and Cinelli cloth tape.
As she wants to sell it I’m going to set up a separate thread to get an estimate on prices, but for the moment take time to ponder how many other mint bikes there must be out there waiting to be cleaned…
