Originally Posted by Andy Antipas

This thread is timely for me. I recently finished my rehabilitation of a 1989 Mercian "King of Mercia" and it has one of those braze-on mounts on the left fork leg that I'm told the folks in the UK call the "wort". A Classic Rendezvous member had the bracket for the left fork leg and I'm getting a light from Bob Freeman, but I would be interested in seeing the SA generator that mounts there? The frame has brazed on bosses creating reinforced holes in the tubes for light wiring. You can see one of the holes in the down tube in the attached photo for the lights. I believe the light I'm getting from Bob uses a square battery that may not be made anymore? My intent is not to use it for night riding, but to keep it with the bike as a piece of cycling history. I have written to Mercian and they provided a little background on the frame. When it comes to the wort, people have Mercian remove them when they are refinishing frames.... I look forward to any information folks are able to share concerning the generator system. Cheers!