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@PhilD
Hi all,
Unfortunately due to lack of funds, I'm having to sell my beloved Mercian Super Vigorelli. It's a beautiful frame, finished in 'flamboyant purple' with white lug detailing which I acquired off the bay last year, which I then used to cycle from London to Paris. It appears to be a 2005 model as it's stamped '2005' on the underneath of the BB shell and it has the serial number '3 147'. Unfortunately since then it has sat unused as I couldn't bare to put any more scratches into it, considering I had another fixed option. It's a very comfortable ride, sporting mudguard eyelets and a fair bit of tyre clearance. Despite being a 'track' frame, it comes with forks drilled for a front brake, but not drilled for a rear brake. Due to it's use, it does have quite a few scratches (shown in the pictures) but I think it is far from needing a respray and I have factored this into the price. It will also come with a few bits and pieces, as listed below, to sweeten the deal a bit. A £10 donation to the forum will be made post sale.
Mercian Super Vigorelli
Reynolds 631 tubing
Seat tube 59cm c-t (quoted as 60cm on the bay, but I make it 59cm)
Top tube 57cm c-c
Campagnolo dropouts
Front dropout spacing 100mm
Rear dropout spacing 120mm
Bits included:
27.2mm kalloy seat post (pictured)
Square taper bottom bracket (unknown, likely Shimano variant, pictured)
Woodman headset (pictured)
Seat post bolt (unknown 'Cr-Mo', pictured)
Lifeline bottle cage (pictured)
KMC chain (pictured)
Cinelli Giro d'Italia handlebars, Cinelli clamp size, 42cm wide (pictured below)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5538/9239232761_4d78a1497f_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/9241998992_575ba6255e_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/9242019142_655ac3a716_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/9056355179_fe596d53f9_c.jpg
For anyone concerned with bike fit, here was my setup (I'm 6ft with longish legs)
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m61lvrJYGk1r4xctco1_1280.jpg
Further photos available here (which show the scratching more clearly): http://www.flickr.com/photos/87372206@N04/with/9056356869/
Considering a Super Vigorelli frameset new from Mercian made from 631 tubing is £720 + VAT & waiting time, I think £360 for the lot (including courier service to your door) is a fair price.
Dibs followed by PM please.
Cheers,
Phil