chip thunder

I'm riding one. It's a good frame. My only complaint is the absolutely obnoxious overuse of decals.

fordfasterr

I love mine. Its currently only used on the track. =)

I hope that some day, when I upgrade to a higher quality bike, that this one will be my daily commuter ! =)

Its relatively light and has a good combination of track/road geometry so its suitable for both... + at the price point that they sell them for, you can't get a better deal on something NIB.

toshi

I've had mine for a few months now... this frame is relatively stiff on sprints, wouldn't you say? I was expecting a soggy, spongy mess. I'm pretty surprised with it.

jet sanchEz

Hey Mercier owners, how heavy is the bike? I am intrigued, it might be a nice first fixie-frame for me; I am currently riding a conversion. Thanks.

v1nce

Hmmmm, seems you got SHAFTED, Big Time!

Well i am may be kidding, or not... I did not follow the other threads that's why i probably don't get following:

You needed the frame now so you could ride quickly.
But there is no components..
Do you have components of near equal quality and in the same shape?
If not isn't it going to mean that you can't ride "NOW!" anyway? And that in total you will have to spend quite some more loot than if you had bought the complete...?
But even if i am way off and you do have the components, building it up proper will take some time to do it right and hence you won't be able to ride "NOW!" regardless.
But you didn't have the extra cash, but we are not talking that much cash. Could you not simply have borrowed the small sum and then gotten a better deal as well as being able to ride as soon as the machine arrived? And then possibly sell of the components that you already had and leaving the supplied components on the bike...?

So,... did you possibly shaft yourself? Or have i got it all backwards...? Sure it is done, but i just want to get this straight.

cs1

Do you have a pic of the frame?

Tim

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Mine is lite as hells but Im used to old 70's iron and a Surly.
Id say its 18lbs ready to ride, at the most. :Caveat: The frame seems
to be drawn @ .004 or something because it is very thin.
Mine got a ding in shipping from where they strapped the handle
bar to the frame from the factory. I love mine built it up with
stuff from DansComp and Spicer. It was a good bike to learn about
this stuff on as opposed to getting a pre-built and never learning.
Mines a 50c and the toe-strike is making me already look for a new frame
which is a shame because for the money the Mericer is really clean
and nicely sprayed.

baxtefer

the frame by itself isn't really all that heavy.
but the components they use are definetly not picked for weight savings. the seatpost itself weighs about a pound.

eddiebrannan

i really like those mercier frames. far more attractive fork than the IRO, and decent trackends for such a cheap frame

toshi

Baxtefer is spot on about the stock components - heavy as can be. If you swap out the wheelset you'll feel much lighter. Ditto for the saddle and those pedals, which I replaced with eggs. I haven't done my seatpost but it's a monster slab that would nix even more weight, if you wanted. Mine feels to be somewhere between 19 and 21lbs, probably closer to 19.

jet sanchEz

Hrm, interesting. I have most of the components already on my conversion, I could easily swap them over. Is sprtymama on eBay the only place to get one of these bikes? Cuz she only sells the complete bike, I'd only need the frame. Thanks.

baxtefer

pretty much.
you could get just the frame from spicer for $275, but what's the point.
might as well getthe complete bike and sell the parts you don't need to some suckers.

jayrooney

I believe the KHS is the same frame and you can get just the frame and fork on ebay for $219.
https://cgi.ebay.com/New-KHS-Flite-10...QQcmdZViewItem

and baxtefer is right, just get the complete and sell the parts.