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41 French Blue Enamel
28 Royal Blue Enamel
22 White Enamel
It is very, very difficult to get the colours right, I went through endless combinations,
in the end I was drawn to the French blue because I live in Paris
and the Royal blue because I am English,
English/French had a nice feel about it...!!
In other words I made my choice intuitively as much as aesthetically
One thing to note is that the range of decal options is much more limited than paint options
You need to start with a base colour and a decal colour before adding a third colour and other options
With mercians it is very easy to go too far and then you end up with the Paul Smith bike
Which may suit some people but for me has a bit to much going on
It is very easy to get it wrong...;)