For Sale: Mercian King of Mercia Touring Bike 56cm

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  • 1992 Mercian King of Mercia made from Reynolds 531 Super Tourist tubing. I bought it late last year from the original owner who had had the fame in storage since new. It is in immaculate condition with no chips to the paint anywhere. There is a slight bit of damage to one of the Ms on one downtube decals sustained during its time in storage. There are some small marks on the clearcoat from storage but these are only visible in direct light looking very close up. The frame colour is British Racing Green with a cream headtube and seatube panel and gold luglining. The frame measures 55.5 top tube ct to ct and 56 seattube ct to ct. There are braze ons for cantilever brakes/full mudguards and front and rear brakes.

    One interesting thing about the frame is that ti was built with the bb 1" lower than normal. This gives a really stable ride even under load. Unfoutunatly for me it also means that I couldnt get away with the slightly smaller than normal frame size like I had hoped. Ideally. this would suit someone 5ft8 to 5ft11 depending on inseam.

    The rest of the bike is as follows.

    Wheels: Shimano Ultegra hubs onto Mavic A520 rims. 36 spoke front and rear.
    Tyres: Schwalbe Marathon Plus 32c
    Shifters: Dura Ace
    Mechs: Shimano Tiagra 4500 9 speed tripple
    Chainset: Shimano RX100 tripple
    Cassette: Shimano Tiagro 12-25 tripple
    Brakes: Shimano R550
    Brake Levers: Shimano Exage
    Headset: Mercian stamped Tange
    Stem: Nitto Pearl 90mm
    Bars: Nitto Noodle 44cm
    Seatpost: Shimano 600
    Saddle: Brooks B17 Narrow Black
    Mudguards: SKS Chromoplastics
    Rack: Tortec Tour
    Pedals: Shimano m520 or MKS Touring flats

    Asking price is £700 ono. Would rather not split as I have far too many parts surplus to requirements as it is.

    Pics below but if youd like any more let me know.

    Cheers




  • wow, just, wow.
    Want.

  • wow, just, wow.
    Want.

    this and bump

  • ah a wonderful CTC machine.....Eleven'ses, lunch, tea and wander home eventually

  • lovely bike.

  • Cheers all. No need to make selling it any harder though!

  • Cheers all. No need to make selling it any harder though!
    My heart is bleeding for you waffle.
    If this is the one that 'has to go' you must surely have some fine machines left to cushion the blow.
    Nice bike.

  • such a beauty...

  • What a beautiful machine. Does anyone have a tourer for sale for around 200 pounds or less, such as an old Dawes Galaxy?

  • very very very nice

  • Price dropped to £650. Il also chuck in a pair of brand new 32c pasela panaracers.

  • lusty

  • drools

  • Simply gawgeoooous!

  • Rory- you know what im after... come on... you know you want to! Im sure you could sell the rest of it!

  • gorgeous bike

  • i'm really struggling not to buy this, having ridden with SuperP this weekend.
    its pretty much the same price as the required upgrades on the Geek for touring.

  • I'd love a frame like this ..............

  • Soperriva, welcome to come and have a look to help you decide!

  • i'll be away for the next three weeks, thank god, it should have gone by then!
    if not, I will come by and have a look

  • [it is beautiful and my size. But why does the height of the BB affect the fit, if it is LOWER than usual?
    [/QUOTE]

  • True. Standover and bb are just an inch lower. I bought the frame in the hope that I would be able to get away with it being slightly small but unfourtunatly not.

    Still available.

  • gorgeous frame but...too much stuff on top of it,no chance of selling just the frame!

  • where are you based?

  • Will someone just buy this god damn beautiful motherfucking bike already?

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For Sale: Mercian King of Mercia Touring Bike 56cm

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