[Closed] More Ebay Madness (Road Bike Content)

Nutter, why bother when there are so many actual 1980's Mercians about? Mind, plenty of other nutters about whose cup of tea that would def be.

Frame is WAY too big for him too, even by retro standards.

those brake callipers are the nuts though. I'd have them on my road bike any day

Tis odd. The paintwork IMO is hideous, the bars? and the weird Campag thing going on i.e 6 speed and Deltas (that wont appeal to the guys with 2K to spend)rack mounts do I see there?
The size of the frame with so little post on show and the very forward saddle, not to slick.

Shame he's put a Campag chainset onto a shimano bottom bracket.
He's obviously a bit Mariah Carey.

Yeah what happened to the other half of the handlebars? For 2k I'd expect a whole handlebar!

mavisto I agree. My Gios is going off to be restored, but it'll be rebuilt with modern kit.

He looks like he's had the thing built for touring. There seems to be rack mounts of some sorts and I'm not at all keen on the way he's chopped the drops off.

He's got some really nice kit on it, but that doesn't mean it's worth what he paid for it.

Sorry for all the repeated comments, I was adding to my original post while others where replying.

Strange about the retro components usage, then he has used a Thomson seat post........

oldgit - Member

mavisto I agree. My Gios is going off to be restored, but it'll be rebuilt with modern kit.

I can recommend Bob Jacksons in Leeds. I had a new rear brake hanger fitted and the rear drop-outs spaced to accept modern hubs. Also had a front gear hanger fitted and ergo adjuster added near the headtube.

It wasn't cheap, but I now have my first good road bike in better condition than it was when I bought it.

The only problem is I don't like to ride it. I'm happy to sit and look at it. Oh and yes I am a sad git!!!!

I'm also fitting carbon forks..the sin!

That is very odd. 😕

Ah you see the main frame is lovely ORIA as used by Indurain back in the day. The forks however are not, they are pretty, but they also very old and heavy.
It'll probably be fitted with Ultegra.
The quill stem has gone and I want a chrome CK 1" headset.
I do need to source an early polished seatpost and I have a replica Tan suede and copper riveted saddle to go on it.
Gios blue.
It'll be my 'gentlemans bicycle'

It's not an 80's Mercian. If I read it right it's a 2007 Mercian - hence the Carbon forks. He probably paid around a grand for the frame and with all that NOS Campag on it he's probably spent alot of money putting it together. Over 2K. It's a pity it looks like a dogs dinner 😀

I'm getting my fifteen year old Dave Yates 653 refurbed soon but the steel forks are remaining and the Record carbon groupset off my best bike is going onto it. The biggest changes over the years IMHO is in the components not in frames - at least for steel. Hence I'll have a lovely Sunday morning coffee stop bike the changes gear and stops properly.

I kept my original forks as the frame was originally built for 27" wheels with mudguards and Bob Jacksons told me that the geometry and handling would change if I went for something different.

I bought it in 1980 for £125 just before the Harry Quinn shop in Liverpool closed. It was in the days when you trained on the bike in winter and then stripped it down and put the sprints on for summer.

It is a 26" frame hand built in Reynold 531DB tubing. At 6'4" with very long legs I was never going to be a quick rider, but I did love it. Am I just feeling nostalgic or did the summers really seem better then?

I'm only 29 and the summers definately seem like they used to be wearmer and sunnier to me as well.

Stop flying on planes on holiday people, I want my warm summers and cold winters back.

sniffle

Think I'd just go to Mercian and start from scratch;
[url] http://www.merciancycles.co.uk/frame_vincitore.asp [/url]

That bike's a bit weird. Why the hell is he selling it? I mean, one accepts the convention that " ancient and modern " means lush old frame and new drivetrain but the colours....and those bars.
ap was right about the Mariah Carey syndrome though I'd go further. I think we're into the gothic strangeness of a full on Kate Bush here.
Proper daft.

"those brake callipers are the nuts though. I'd have them on my road bike any day "

I remember Sean Kelly saying this summer, during the Tour, how pretty but absolutely rubbish those delta brakes were. He was laughing about how dangerously crap they were.

bike advertised on another similar site, a 1980 something'Wester Ross' for £10k or offers.
No one was interested. A pal bought for less than £500 in the end. Its got a full Campag Titanium chain and gear set on it.
Bargain buy !

It it a special clown bike? 😀