Originally Posted by Blackberry
Detalis about that Mercian, please. Did you have it built for you? Any pix? They seem like great bikes from the few I saw in the UK.
http://www.stockdell.org/biking/bikes
Just click on the links that start with "merc". I've never taken the time organize the pictures of my bikes like I have with the rest of my site.
I had it built for me to spec last spring. It took about four months, but that's the busy season. The wait is probably closer to two to three months right now. Even with the crappy exchange rates and shipping, it came in well under a thousand dollars for the frame and fork. You can get the cost up in the Atlantis range by ordering lots of braze-ons and upgrading to 853. Still, it's a custom frame and you get to pick everything including the paint.
They are very easy to work with, even across continents. It helps if you know what you want, and it is critical that you get your measurements right. Another poster suggested a Serotta fitting which isn't a bad idea.