Originally Posted by EvilV
I'm almost on the point of going to see Norman at the South Shields folder shop and asking him if he will be able to hold his nose long enough to rebuild my rear wheel (reference to previous discussion of his dislke of the Merc 'Ripoff'). The only problem with this plan is that I will probably suffer from withdrawl symptoms when I have to leave it there while he's doing it (if he will).
Originally Posted by yellowjacket
Picturing him doing this - LOL -
Ha ha ha - I forgot about this. It seems unnecessary now anyway. I've had no trouble over the last five hundred miles. I reckon that the spate of broken spokes were all about fatigue having kept on riding with a broken one. Since I replaced the failures, the wheel has stayed true and strong. Thirteen gauge spokes would be better though. I see Merc will supply a new rear wheel for £45 and £16 for a new front wheel.... I'm going to go and see him about pedals though. One of the originals is on its way out.
Spare prices for Merc - compare with the price of other makers:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Merc-Folding-Bike-Spares