Rapparee87
Retro Guru
There's a feature on Mercian on the BBC News website. Google BBC News Derbyshire and scroll down a bit.
Mercian on BBC News Derby.
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sjcprojects
Orange 🍊 Fan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze63n0zynjo
The headline ‘failing bike firm’ is not at all correct as far as I know, they didn’t have financial problems, they wanted to sell the business for a variety of reasons, but didn’t find a buyer before the voluntary liquidation happened. Which is quite a different thing.
And can any journalist ever write about them without mentioning Paul bloody Smith?
The headline ‘failing bike firm’ is not at all correct as far as I know, they didn’t have financial problems, they wanted to sell the business for a variety of reasons, but didn’t find a buyer before the voluntary liquidation happened. Which is quite a different thing.
And can any journalist ever write about them without mentioning Paul bloody Smith?
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Mark Manley
Raleigh Fan
Not sure if it has been mentioned before but their new website is up and running, a disc braked tourer looks nice but I can live with my Raleigh Royal for the time being.
https://www.merciancycles.co.uk/
https://www.merciancycles.co.uk/
sjcprojects
Orange 🍊 Fan
The website certainly looks a lot slicker than the old one. They’re obviously catering to current trends with what they’re offering, which explains why I’m not interested in any of them 
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sjcprojects
Orange 🍊 Fan
Yes, the price for fitting decals is one reason I didn’t use Mercian when I was looking to get a frameset restored. They are definitely on the expensive side in general. But this was before the new ownership, so they’ve not upped their prices.Respray prices are insane now. Frame and forks in flamboyant or Italian pearl: £325. Fit makers transfers (transfers extra): £100!!!
LondonClassic
Senior Retro Guru
Yeah, website is a lot better, though I noticed some typosThe website certainly looks a lot slicker than the old one. They’re obviously catering to current trends with what they’re offering, which explains why I’m not interested in any of them
Configurator is pretty good, my only grumble is it must be considerably more to build a disc ready frame and the base price for the KOM and Vincitore is the disc model....shouldnt you expect to pay less for a rim braked frame?
In the grander scheme of things though they're clearly catering for the future - and have made the call to 'go disc'. Coffin dodging Mercian traditionalists will shuffle off this mortal one and stop moaning about the lack of canti mounts on frames they will never part cash for anyways.
LondonClassic
Senior Retro Guru
Got a Strada in the shed I was thinking of getting reprayed with a barber pole, contrast head tube and new decals....the options were totting up to near £500. Its top quality work - and Argos are near the same money. I can't help thinking this new jacked up Mercian era has bounced into one of the toughest times in years to extract cash from people. If used bike prices and the oft discussed decline of the bike industry are anything to go buy they have their work cut out.
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