lovely bike the mercian i gave one to a guy on the thorn site.But im still sticking to my dream.
don't get me wrong on this my thorn sherpa would take some beating when it comes to look's and the gear i have on it all top stuff
and in perfect order.i even got sjs to build me a super set of wheels.
so all and all a great bike.
i probably will never do credit card touring but you never know,so my new light weight Touring bike will need to carry my rear panniers
without causing the frame any stress .super frame super wheels.( the tyres and groopset are sorted.)