Originally Posted by
Zinger
My plans for a new lugged steel French Blue & Cream Mercian

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I still have the Mercian Vincitore I bought back in '86. It was custom ordered, Reynolds 531 with lovely lugs! A darker blue than French blue, but it still rides very well indeed. It has SunTour barcon shifters instead of downtube shifters though.
Rick / OCRR