Unexpected Mercian project

After the dynamo (which I did in the day time with a tail wind so effectively cheated) we drove to Norwich to stay with friends where the host unexpectedly and extremely generously gave me this from his stash!!! Build recommendations welcomed 😎

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KOM?
Whats your plans for it?
Very nice btw

Black 105 - lovely frame - your archetypal gorgeous Mercian.

Seriously nice. Obligatory dibs if ever selling and/or frame shrinking.

Campag 10 speed shifters, FD, RD. Veloce? Campag silver triple with sub-compact chainrings from SPA. All silver.

Tektro CR720.

Kinlin ADHN on Hope(?) silver hubs. No gumwalls.

What a lovely gift.

I was shocked - offered to buy it too but this was turned down!
Not sure what I’m going to do build wise yet as I have the muddy fox project on the go too. May start with a strip down first and go from there

^^^
Old frames with new kit make me think of badly chavved up old cars, and not in a good way...
15sp friction all the way

Jesus H Christ! Wish I had friends like that. Lovely frame, not sure about new group set, but would look great with vintage/retro triple and downtube shifters. Look forward to seeing progress.

I know, I was gobsmacked! Lovely generous people indeed. His bike den is pretty ace too

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Too retro for modern groupset. Needs silver.

I think the serial number says 85 at the end but I didn’t have my glasses with me so need to check.
Def quill stem- this much I know.

It works when done purposefully, see the 'Modern groupset on old frame' thread?

I could rob the silver potenza off my rock lobster...

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Very lovely! I've got an older Mercian vincitore special, and it has a 1994 veloce group on it that I had knocking about..... whatever, it will be lovely!
Anyone else up for a Mercian ride to the shop in Derbyshire? Or train up, shop visit, ride/camp home?

Stripped the frame, B.B. out, brakes off, looks to be in pretty good nick

Wow that frame is nice and what a nice gesture too!

Least I can do is put some of these in the post to Norfolk

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Found a campagnolo pista B.B. in my parts box and got some nos record triple cranks off eBay.
Atlanta wheels with silver record 10/11 hubs were also an eBay bargain. Room for 40mm wide tyres on this so they’ll be sourced at some point. Need a 100mm silver quill stem and 44cc bars if anyone has any?

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Will PM you about stems shortly - I have a few. Looks good!

This project is bumbling along:
Itm eclypse 120mm stem
Nitto flat bars
Chorus rd. chorus fd, chorus cranks (-all silver)
When finished it will basically be a classic Mercian town bike with guards and rack. Downtube shifters too...

other stuff incoming (all 2nd hand apart from the tyres) )
Paul cantilever levers (silver)
Dura ace 10 speed down tube shifters (silver) (logos wil be covered in black tressorex cloth tape)
Jack brown blue 700 x 33.5 gumwall tyres
Brooks swift black (ti rails)
Pics soon
looking for a classic frame peg fitting pump too

Imo this will look way better without gumwalls.

Very nice frame, but why build it up as a flat bar town bike? This derserves its intended life as a fast credit card tourer or audax bicycle...

Because it’s too long in the tt for me to put drops on it. I have 3 other bikes with drops so this is something a bit different.