gdlerner

Here´s mine

gdlerner

Need your help!! I would like to change the riding position ,I find this
Vorbau HUMPERT Ergotec Chess 2 Tube Lenkervorbau verstellbar Ø 22,2 mm silber | eBay
Do you think will work on the mercier there are 2 sizes one is 230mm and the other 300mm long ( I think on the mercier is 200mm) also this is 22,2mm diameter and I mesaured 22mm ?
Thank you guys!!!

mirfi

Hello,

Not sure if I breaking rules doing this but;

Mini Velo Mercier Nano

I met the guy on a Baltimore Bike Party and it is nice.

mirfi

Hello, in earlier posts there are several options. The best may be the threadless quill adapter. Once that is on, your options will expand.

Just My Opinion

gdlerner

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WorldPax

Origin8 quill adapter and some "I forget which brand" adjustable stem, Race Face 580mm flat bar and SRAM 700 flat bar brake levers. All went together with no issues.

gdlerner

Already change the steam and I also mounted a tubus rack now I only need to adjust the gears a little be and is finish.Already use it to go to work and I am having a lot of fun.

BadBoy10

Those handles...must have!!! Where did you purchase your drops or is it the taping...love....

smallwheeler

well done!

WorldPax

Had the electric kit on for awhile now. Is it safe to say that I own the fastest Mercier Nano on the planet? It does 35mph for about 30 miles.

chaadster

Yeah, claiming Fastest is fair, I'd say!

So what's the deal with the gearing setup? Looks like a 5spd with stock derailleur; how does it all work?

Also, did you up-spoke the front reason to deal with stresses of sustained speeds or something?

WorldPax

7-speed on the rear, the electric hub takes a screw on freewheel and 7 speeds is all there's room for. 7 and 8 speed spacing is the same so all I had to do was adjust the limit on the deraileur. I definitely need a 60 tooth ring on the front. I can add power through the pedals up to about 18-20mph, but anything above that is all electric. I do have fun just acting like I'm pedaling at 35mph to mess with people's heads. The front wheel is off my BMX and I was thinking I might want something a bit more robust up there due to the higher speeds.

WorldPax

and I can report that the brakes are adequate for the speeds I'm attaining although I wouldn't mind a disc on the front. The handling is also fine, not twitchy at all, very stable.

Chester

Are you running the stock brakes/pads? I had one scary experience with them, almost crashing into someone at the end of a long descent. Coming down Conzelman Road in the Marin Headlands (SF Bay Area), I was almost at the bottom, near the turn-out for the parking lot and to get back onto the Golden Gate Bridge, and a rider going the same way suddenly decided to cut across the road and head back up, without looking behind her.

I had the brakes fully clamped down but they'd apparently faded pretty badly so weren't stopping me as much as they were slowing me down. Luckily for us both, she heard me yelling at her as she started her blind U-turn, and stuck to the far right of the road as I rolled past her. They slowed me down enough that a crash wouldn't have been catastrophic, but it would've been some sort of unpleasant.

Anyway...be careful with the stock brakeset if you're in a situation where they'll be prone to fade. Whether or not you've got a sweet electric assist rig or not...

WorldPax

I think having the non-stock wheels is what has made the difference for me. The front brake still works better than the back, but I have enough stopping power with the current setup.

kimbo305

Can anyone help me out with the stock handlebars' width? I want to switch quill stems and I'm not sure what diameter the clamp needs to be. Can't find the specs online.

fietsbob

so you got a precise time for the flying mile(running start) over flat ground ?

electric regular style Motorbike record on Bonneville salt flats is about 200 MPH..
I think I saw a streamlined number , a pencil shaped thing went, faster than that


Drag racer, 6.94 sec 201mph ..standing start, 1/4 mile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlyG-HIB5k

chaadster

26.0 clamp diameter

Merckx-TiAx

Does anyone know or tried putting 451 rims and using short reach brakes on the Nano? Would there be enough clearance? Thanks.

smallwheeler

i was curious about the 451 fitment as well. while searching, i saw this - clearly a completely different mercier "nano" with a much longer wheelbase. can anyone here explain this?



this is the very short wheelbase version that everyone seems to be buying:

itsmoot

I tried it with the 451 rear wheel off my Swift shod with a 1-1/8" Primo Comet. The tire hit the Nano's rear brake bridge. I didn't bother checking the front.

Too bad, as I'd heard that the first version of the Nano either came in 451 or could fit them.

Edit: Smallwheeler, the top picture you just posted was one of the first lot. I remember now they came with the bullhorn handlebars and cross levers. That was a nice setup.

smallwheeler

i see. too bad. the long wheelbase and 451's would have made it a desirable bike. oh well, i guess... it's moot...

thugpipe

I thought the 451 version was called a Windsor Shetland, I believe they only sold a few as a test run. Somebody on the forum has one I forget who though.

smallwheeler

got it. thanks. apparently, mconlonx had one of the "pre-production models" which is a completely different bike:




and then there is the windsor, which looks to be what became the nano.

thugpipe

Well I guess if you want a 451 mini velo of this style there is always the one guy still selling the soma on ebay by the time you built up the wheels and bought the nano you would probably come out about even with that cost anyway.