How do you pronounce "Mercier"?
10-30-07, 05:39 PM
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How do you pronounce "Mercier"?
Would it be "mur-see-yer"? Or "mur-see-yay"? Or something else entirely?
Three syllables? Or just two? "murce-yer"? "murce-yay"?
Oh, and should I get a Kilo TT or should I buy a used Motobecane road bike from my LBS that has been converted to a fixie that has really nice wheels and tires and a really nice saddle for $450? The frame is 7005 aluminum, the fork is carbon. It's got some decent components on it. I plan to use the bike as a commuter.
The Moto is $100 more expensive than a Kilo TT from bd, but I get to support the LBS, have a place for service when I need help, and the components are probably better.
BTW, the LBS has a couple of those no-name aluminum bikes that appear to me to be the same as the ones sold by we-sell-xs on e-bay. Dude wants to make a profit off them, so he's selling for $300 or so. I've got no problem with that. The only reason I bring it up is that these things are CRAP-OLA. They look and feel like toys.
If anybody has ridden a Kilo TT and one of these no-names, is there any comparison? The Motobecane is WAYYYYY better than the no-name. For the $150 difference, I would DEFINITELY go with the Motobecane in a second. If the Kilo TT is going to be anything like the no-name, I'm DEFINITELY going with the Moto.
Three syllables? Or just two? "murce-yer"? "murce-yay"?
Oh, and should I get a Kilo TT or should I buy a used Motobecane road bike from my LBS that has been converted to a fixie that has really nice wheels and tires and a really nice saddle for $450? The frame is 7005 aluminum, the fork is carbon. It's got some decent components on it. I plan to use the bike as a commuter.
The Moto is $100 more expensive than a Kilo TT from bd, but I get to support the LBS, have a place for service when I need help, and the components are probably better.
BTW, the LBS has a couple of those no-name aluminum bikes that appear to me to be the same as the ones sold by we-sell-xs on e-bay. Dude wants to make a profit off them, so he's selling for $300 or so. I've got no problem with that. The only reason I bring it up is that these things are CRAP-OLA. They look and feel like toys.
If anybody has ridden a Kilo TT and one of these no-names, is there any comparison? The Motobecane is WAYYYYY better than the no-name. For the $150 difference, I would DEFINITELY go with the Motobecane in a second. If the Kilo TT is going to be anything like the no-name, I'm DEFINITELY going with the Moto.
10-30-07, 05:41 PM
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its pronounced "ey", the m,e,r,c and i are silent.
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mercy, eh?
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but i just say murs-yer.
10-30-07, 05:54 PM
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It may be spelled Mercier, but it's pronounced Cadillacsmoketoomuch.
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10-30-07, 06:45 PM
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Yeah you're probably right. I think I'll open up my own thread about pronunciations. In fact, I think I'll open it up around two hours before this one.
10-30-07, 07:37 PM
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You want to know how to pronounce it... then call them when their offices are closed. The message tells you how to say it the way they say it.
1-760-931-0106
It is Camp-an-yolo... that is the way they say it. I know the President of the America's has been working for Campy for 20 years... and that is the way he says it as well.
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It is Camp-an-yolo... that is the way they say it. I know the President of the America's has been working for Campy for 20 years... and that is the way he says it as well.
Generally, the accent in Italian is on the next-to-last syllable.
10-30-07, 08:24 PM
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"flight one hundred"
haha just kidding, i say murseeyer just like the rest of the dumb amarikans.
haha just kidding, i say murseeyer just like the rest of the dumb amarikans.
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Oh, and should I get a Kilo TT or should I buy a used Motobecane road bike from my LBS that has been converted to a fixie that has really nice wheels and tires and a really nice saddle for $450? The frame is 7005 aluminum, the fork is carbon. It's got some decent components on it. I plan to use the bike as a commuter.
PS. Rich Boy is singing about Deep-Vs-- "Just bought a track frame, THROW SOME DEEP-VS ON THAT *****"
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