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Bumping the Mercian post above for some more details on the build; sadly not found, and we're struggling to find the frame number (lesson learned there) - ended "74".

Forgive a crude copy and paste from my girlfriend's email:-

all GB stem, GB champion du monde handlebars with yellow Bennoto tape, Campagnolo Super Record brake levers with holes (so pretty), Campagnolo friction shifters beautifully polished, with its clamp in a symmetric pyramid shape, the yellow Carradice saddle bag (limited edition), Brooks saddle (honey colour) pro women with copper, the yellow item that holds the brake cables together (that Graham found for me), the superb Campagnolo brakes with black end triangle tips, Campagnolo Nuovo Record rear mech, Campagnolo front mech (the one with 2 or 3 holes), 165 Campagnolo crankset with dust cap (super rare), 42-52 Campagnolo chainring, Campagnolo seatpost (not the one with the vertical lines forged into it, the plain one), Campagnolo headseat, and Campagnolo seat bolt, Campagnolo bottom bracket, mavic 36x36 rims with campag skewers and hubs (the ones with the black rubber thing in the middle).

Also, the brake bridge was lowered to fit the snappy brakes. Just discovered a photo with her with it on the Mercian website from L'Eroica Britannia, though it is a little out of date (pre-respray and brake bridge adjustment, I think).

Again, please pm if you see anything

Thanks Oliver, both for the sympathy and advice - I'll stop littering the wrong threads after this, I hope! I'll reply a little more in the stolen bikes thread.

Cross-posting from the touring thread, my girlfriend's little 1970's Mercian vanished on the Eurostar between London and Paris, posting here in case it turns up London-side. Campag gear (rear mech Nuevo Record if memory serves), Brooks saddle, small yellow Carradice bag under saddle, gold cables, smallest size stem stamped GB - pictures attached. A bike that has had a lot of time and love spent on it, please do get in touch if you see it.

Will update the post with better details when back home with the paperwork. Still holding out some small hope Eurodespatch discovers it in the meantime. They are being helpful as they can at the London end, but it does not look good. When we reach a conclusion we'll let you know here if there is any useful advice or information to impart. Cheers, M

Edit in response to Oliver: You are right, admin error or theft elsewhere are possibilities, but from what we've learned from a (genuinely) helpful Eurodespatch contact here, it's looking pretty bad. Depending on where we end up, I'll update the Eurostar or Theft thread if appropriate and helpful to others.

Moved to the right thread - thanks Oliver!

Merci. We used it once from Paris to a London and had no problem. If it turns out to have been put on the wrong train, I'll update the thread, but it feels unlikely now...

Last night my partner's beloved old Mercian disappeared on the Eurostar between London and Paris. We've spent some hours shuttling between the little police station of Gare du Nord and the bike pickup shed. We're pretty gutted - apart from the money, she spent ages putting the thing together, finding the bits and pieces, and there is no bike like it.

Sorry to make my first post here a miserable one, but think hard before entrusting a bike to Eurostar/Eurodespatch - the security controls were lacking here. I've added some photos in lieu of working out the most appropriate place to put the word out. The bike has tremendous sentimental value, so please send me a message if you see it online. The photos below aren't great, but the gear is Campag, with a yellow Carradice bag, Brooks saddle, small stem with GB stamped on it, and the big cog is 165, which she tells me is pretty rare.

Cheers, Mark

Edited for fairness and bike details. They are still searching and getting in touch in good faith, but seem to have no idea where it might be. :-(