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A.L.Breguet
10-20-2007, 05:02 AM
Anyone here have experience? I saw a new one on the road a few months ago.

http://www.merciancycles.com/psmith.asp
Fixed
10-20-2007, 08:48 AM
this is hip imho
Grant McLean
10-20-2007, 09:22 AM
There are other Brit track bikes i'd choose over the Paul Smith Mercian.

CondorCycles had a cool looking plated bike at the London show a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1571862092&size=l

-g
Fixed
10-20-2007, 09:30 AM
There are other Brit track bikes i'd choose over the Paul Smith Mercian.

CondorCycles had a cool looking plated bike at the London show a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1571862092&size=l

-g
bro that is art thank you
cheers
old_school
10-20-2007, 10:12 AM
This is going back some 20-25 years, but a friend of mine had a Mercian touring frame (531 I believe) that I rode from time to time. Though I am not necessarily the touring type, I thought that it rode and handled well for its intended use. Moreover, given the number of miles he logged on the Mercian, the bike was obviously well crafted.
michael white
10-20-2007, 11:41 AM
There are other Brit track bikes i'd choose over the Paul Smith Mercian.

CondorCycles had a cool looking plated bike at the London show a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1571862092&size=l

-g

yeah, I was in London last week and saw a whole rack full of cool Condors. I never really knew about them before, but they do all sorts of neat stuff with steel.
gdw
10-20-2007, 12:12 PM
The front wheel looks like it is rubbing against the downtube in the picture you linked.
Grant McLean
10-20-2007, 01:34 PM
yeah, I was in London last week and saw a whole rack full of cool Condors. I never really knew about them before, but they do all sorts of neat stuff with steel.

Did you take any photos?

-g
michael white
10-20-2007, 06:36 PM
Did you take any photos?

-g


sorry, no, I really should have, but they were on a high rack side by side. I was impressed by the variety--some quite traditional, others that were tigged and reminded me of a Pinarello Opera or something.
I got some Colnagos though if you're interested.
jerk
10-20-2007, 06:47 PM
There are other Brit track bikes i'd choose over the Paul Smith Mercian.

-g


me too.

jerk