Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

Hey, no fair. OP is asking about new technology bikes, and you respond with a steel Mercian, the king of bikes, as beautiful and competent a bike as has ever been built. Like comparing amateurs to a pro. Different league. OP doesn't want a real endurance bike, he wants a carbon endurance bike. Try to stay focused on the topic.

Seriously, I really don't know how wonderful the Mercian is. I just know that those people have been building, comfortable, gorgeous steel bikes since the beginning of time. I have always wanted one, but just never gotten around to it. Shame on me.