Reporting on the progress so far with the early '70s Mercier mixte that I wrote about here.



The lugwork and paneling were originally black, but I did not like how patchy that made the bicyle look, so I hand-painted them a greenish gray colour with enamel paint.



For some reason, the shop where I found this bike put 20mm tires on it - which are narrower than the rims! So I've replaced those with 32mm Panaracer Pasela Tourguards.



Oh yes, and the saddle: a beautiful Ideale, Model 6.



Next will be fenders, and I have a NOS front rack that will attach to the Mafac brakes on this bike. Will also replace the DT shifters with some stem shifters. I have not thought of an elegant lighting solution yet, but am open to ideas!