I through several rounds of swapping have ended up with four Mercian bikes; three are Vincitore (two mine and one my wife's) and a King of Mercia. The one in the photo just came back from Grant after repainting due to an accident on a ride last year. Below is a photo of my other Vincitore a 71 at Mercian. It is waiting to be built up. The black and white KOM below, also a 71, is all original and will get kept that way as long as possible as it has a lacquer paint. All the back story out of the way, the Mercian's are the best riding of all of the bikes I own. Build quality is excellent and I would but it with my Masi or Hetchins bikes.