Is this a Mercier 300?
05-25-17 | 04:37 PM
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Is this a Mercier 300?
So i was talking to this guy and he has tons of vintage bikes, and this one stand out, looks like a 300 because it has 531 sticker, but i do not see any sticker in the forks, simplex prestige shifters, any mercier experts in the house?
Maybe a late 70's mercier 300, help me out!
Maybe a late 70's mercier 300, help me out!
05-25-17 | 05:04 PM
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That looks like either a mixed tubeset or plain gauge 531 sticker -- can you quote the writing on it?
The seat post diameter will tell you whether it is double-butted 531 (26.4mm for a French bike with 28.0mm OD seat tube) or plain gauge (about 25.8mm).
I wonder if Mercier made a model between the 300 and the 100, i.e., perhaps something comparable to the Peugeot PR/PKN-10.
The seat post diameter will tell you whether it is double-butted 531 (26.4mm for a French bike with 28.0mm OD seat tube) or plain gauge (about 25.8mm).
I wonder if Mercier made a model between the 300 and the 100, i.e., perhaps something comparable to the Peugeot PR/PKN-10.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
05-25-17 | 05:50 PM
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I think that's a 3 main tubes 531 sticker. Likely in French, so it should say "3 Tubes Renforces" along the bottom IIRC
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05-26-17 | 02:42 PM
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05-26-17 | 07:54 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Looks like a Peugeot PR-10/PKN-10 equivalent -- not a bad frame at all!
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
05-30-17 | 01:47 PM
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This mount exhibits some similarities although evidently not 531 tubing:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kickmy...57651560491580
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This mount exhibits some similarities although evidently not 531 tubing:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kickmy...57651560491580
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