Any one near Shrewsbury, Shropshire...

[brocklanders023]

... able to pick up a retro bike and post it on if I buy it

Pick up only so too far from Yorkshire but would look good in my collection (and is cheap )

Any help would be great.

 

[stewlewis]

I'm in Stoke, about an hour away, but I travel with work and one of my sites is in Shrews. Closest I go to you is Notts, M1 J26. I could try to swing a job at another site M1 J30, work pays for petrol then.

How much hastle is posting a bike?

 

[brocklanders023]

Thanks for the offer stew, that could work. Got family in Notts so could easily get down there. I'll let you know how I get on.

Posting a bike is easy if you can be bothered packing it up. Be as simple to collect it from you though I guess?

 

[brocklanders023]

Some one beat me to the bike so no need for collection any more. Thanks for the reply Stew.

Got too many bikes anyway. :cry:

 

[stewlewis]

No worries, in or around Stoke.

Can you have too many, judging by most of the guys on this site I'm thinking not. Whatever it was I could have looked after it for you....

Not bidding on this Merlin in Shrews then:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&item=320402262423
I'm just learning, you probably know more than I do if its any good.

 

[brocklanders023]

It was a tidy looking 1991 Marin Palisades. Not very exotic but only £25. I like tinkering with stuff like that. Got a Bear Valley at the mo that was cheap and in need of some love.

As for the Merlin.... Not really sure but my guess would be a mid to late '90's bike. Seems to be mid range spec with 7005 tubing and STX gears. Maybe some one else has got a better idea?