Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
nah sportymama's legit. guy i know bought the mercier from her/them and some of his crew bought them too, none with any issues. i think they're just dirt-cheap bikes, period.
I don't think the bikes are a bad deal, but I do think there are some suspect aspects of the eBay posting...to suggest that this bike has anything except ten letters in common with the classic French maker (winner of the "Tour d'France," whatever that is) could be seen as misleading. And none of the glowing praise listed has anything to do with this bike.
My favorite part:
"THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE A MUCH BETTER WHEELSET THAN FOUND ON MOST TRACK BIKES -- PRECISION SEALED BEARING HUBS"
Unless people are running suicide setups on their track bikes, I have a hard time believing this.
That said, I think they're fine, good deal for the money, etc. It's cheap because no one would buy it if it were $50 more.