Originally Posted by
big chainring
Yeah, that's a weird one. I was looking at that too. Almost all Merciers from that time period had contrasting lugs. The fork is not original, and the 531 sticker questionable. So me thinks a repaint. It looks cool though. Surprised he's asking so much. He had that Davis for $175.
It would be interesting to see in person.
I bought a couple bikes from this guy too. He has a lot of bikes. But all mediocre. Once in a while he gets a niceTrek. But mostly $175-225 range Schwinns and Raleighs.
That's what I was figuring about the fork; that it's not original. Seller says it's all paint and no decals, so the repaint idea is looking pretty strong too. I might go up and have a look at it, anyway. It is an intriguing bike. I imagine he'll wind up selling it for a good bit less than the asking price.