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Thanks, I paid just over £300, which I was happy with. Was a pain to go pick it up though. Everything was mechanically sound, it came with a brand new stronglight crankset (though I put the old Shimano from the Dawes on it, which I like better - much better finish, the stronglight is a bit crudely machined), decent touring wheelset, and generally nothing needing attention. Everything I changed was personal preferences and unnecessary really, I used nicer (to me) bits I swapped from the Dawes (in particular the Nitto cockpit), or had waiting for the right bike, like the old Shimano cantis.
It's a better fit than the Dawes in that I don't need so much seatpost showing, but TT's the same, so it's not a million miles away. The Dawes wasn't a bad fit, just an annoyingly too short ST. I didn't need to move on from it, and I miss its sturdy/rough/indestructible feel (haven't resigned myself to selling it yet).
I really like the Mercian, it always feels great when I use it, but I have not decided yet if it'll be one I'll post on the 7 year itch thread!