Vintage Mercier Road bike. Thoughts?
07-23-23, 04:00 PM
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Vintage Mercier Road bike. Thoughts?
Hi All, I'm in the market for my FIRST adult bike. Looking for a commuter bike to travel around the city. I saw this bike pop up on Facebook Marketplace and I'm strongly considering making an offer.
I can't post URLs/Images yet so I've added this to show the bike.
imgur.com/fCzsYrt
At $250 Canadian I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are?
I can't post URLs/Images yet so I've added this to show the bike.
imgur.com/fCzsYrt
At $250 Canadian I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are?
07-23-23, 04:16 PM
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I don't have anything to offer as to if the price is fair, but the mismatched wheels and tires for me are a red flag that maybe this was put together to flip so mechanical needs may not have been looked at well either.
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The description does mention that there is new tires and new brake pads. I should have posted that here.
Description: Mint condition. Made in France. 23.5" tube length. 33.5" ground to start of seat post. Bike is in mint condition and super light (aluminum) - no rust, new tires, brake pads. GPS holder/bottle holder/rear safety light/ Garmin speed sensor, kickstand/10 speed simplex.
Description: Mint condition. Made in France. 23.5" tube length. 33.5" ground to start of seat post. Bike is in mint condition and super light (aluminum) - no rust, new tires, brake pads. GPS holder/bottle holder/rear safety light/ Garmin speed sensor, kickstand/10 speed simplex.
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+1 Based on the pics I doubt the older Simplex short cage RD will handle or work good with the more modern wider gear range 7speed rear wheel that's on the bike. While it looks great I would pass on this one for a rider that is new to vintage road bikes French bike with mismatched components is not a good combination for a newbie.
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Hi All, I'm in the market for my FIRST adult bike. Looking for a commuter bike to travel around the city. I saw this bike pop up on Facebook Marketplace and I'm strongly considering making an offer.
I can't post URLs/Images yet so I've added this to show the bike.
imgur.com/fCzsYrt
At $250 Canadian I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are?
I can't post URLs/Images yet so I've added this to show the bike.
imgur.com/fCzsYrt
At $250 Canadian I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are?
