Eeesh just found this thread as have an old Mercian I'm considering having restored. I think I know übé®_grübé®'s feelings but anyone else got a view on having it restored by Mercian vs Argos, Bob Jackson, Ellis Briggs etc? Seemed appropriate to go to Mercian until I read the above.
My Mercian was finished really well after a similar (but not quite so bad) experience. I did have to send it back to them to be re-done. I wouldn't use them again. My neighbor had his 90s Colnago restored by Argos and it looks great and he had none of the Mercian headaches.
Eeesh just found this thread as have an old Mercian I'm considering having restored. I think I know übé®_grübé®'s feelings but anyone else got a view on having it restored by Mercian vs Argos, Bob Jackson, Ellis Briggs etc? Seemed appropriate to go to Mercian until I read the above.