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Well that is the thing, I can get a new Keirin frame if I really really want one, but I can have a handbuilt Mercian for half the price, the Keirin frames are going for stupid money right now, and I have a feeling that this time next year, they are going to be alot cheaper as more and more frames come onto the market and as people figure how to buy them up and sell them on ebay. So I am happy to bide my time on a Keirin. In the meantime though I am flying to Derbyshire on Monday to talk to Mercian about building a retro track bike. Something for the weekend sir....? an old school english fixed wheel racer for street or for track, a different kettle of fish to a Keirin racer, less exotic maybe , but equally sublime. Mercian build quality is unsurpassed in my mind.