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My new Old Mercian

Old 09-21-04, 09:07 AM
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My new Old Mercian

Just purchased my new old frame. I am replacing my old 1989 Diamondback Interval frame with this Mercian. My current frame is about to snap in two as there are stress cracks on my down tube and top tube (both same distance from the lugs). Quite frankly, everytime I go out I feel like I will be coming home with a unicycle and a bloody nose. I am in the process of saving up for a full ultegra Douglas, but in the mean time I bought this. The bike is missing cable guides but I will work that out.
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Originally Posted by kaisersling
Just purchased my new old frame. I am replacing my old 1989 Diamondback Interval frame with this Mercian. My current frame is about to snap in two as there are stress cracks on my down tube and top tube (both same distance from the lugs). Quite frankly, everytime I go out I feel like I will be coming home with a unicycle and a bloody nose. I am in the process of saving up for a full ultegra Douglas, but in the mean time I bought this. The bike is missing cable guides but I will work that out.
How big is it? It looks like a King of Mercia Touring model. By the sticker on the chain stay, it looks like it has been repainted. If you want to get rid of it after you get your Douglas, let me know. Loose screws has some really nice Campy clamp-on brake cable guides.
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Its a 58 C-C. It has been repainted and it was not a top notch job. But I got a good deal. If I do not fall in love with it by the time I save up for the Douglas I will let you know
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very nice. I like the lugwork
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