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made first steps on my canal network tourer.....would like to find some vintage suntour derailleurs and bar end shifters.......wanted to use these bars, but don't think the bar diameter will allow shifters to be inserted....

phew! too large...... better pictures? whats the chainset?

ha ha, two Mercian tandems...... little excessive no? but for £400.... it would be silly not to!

i really want a Mercian track/path frame.....beep me up homies if you see anything 55cm.

any pictures of said tandem? no way i can let another into my life..... but would like to see....

steel is real......

smashing job on the table......

pictures of the mudguards?

1. Dracula
   
2. upstart
   
3. Stedlocks (rota permitting)
   
4. Hilly Ben
   
5. roolbg
   
6. Tomo187 (bike permitting)
   
7. luckyskull
   
   

if we figure out a date and book in advance trains are only £14(one way)......or.......

its a bargain!

^ better pictures? looks rad. gotta love Ted James.

oh yes, i will have look when i get home.....

I know it is quite modest compared with some of the other frames in this thread, but this is my king of mercia touring frame. I will use it as a summer work horse touring beast...... I plan to take it on some of the most inhospitable terrain man has ever known...........The British canal system!

Roolbg. that is a great build. really nice. shame its too small..... sure it will find a nice new home.

that stem is longer than most of the Top-tubes on my bikes!

i have quite a few.... maybe too many. a lot of abandoned, un-loved frames end up in my hands........... will have a sale/cull in early spring.

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look forward to seeing both.

Galloway???

what are you going to use to get to Galloway?

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ha ha, you jokers. i really want to see England by the canal system...... i know its odd, maybe not that exciting, but i really want to do it. wanted to do it for years. this is the year......

Hello.
I plan to build up my king of Mercia touring frame and travel the length and breath of the canal system of the United Kingdom.

I am looking for a fairly robust, no-frills pair of 700c clincher wheels, rims must be able to handle 35c or 37c tires. 36 /40 spokes and to suit 7 or 8 speed transmission at rear (cassette or screw-on hubs both OK, but block itself need not be included). The wheels should be in sound condition with no flats or buckles and plenty of life left on the braking surfaces.

I'm open to all offers. The wheels and a set of alloy mudguards are the final part to me getting this bike on the road.
I am really looking forward to seeing this island by bike.

I'm open to any offers you have.

Drop me a line if you've something you no longer need or use.
Thanks,
Luke

LS

loving this project. i have decided to repair, fix, re-paint and re-furbish all my old bikes, get them all tip top before i will consider letting any new frames in my house.

any progress / news on your frame?

interested to see how it rides. it is my dream geometry. great build. looks amazing.

sterling job Ed. had a spin on it yet?

how is the hunt for the mudguards? this is looking great.

^joker! ha ha

had an amazing time. thank you one and all.

Do you only have a front lamp?

If so and you havent used a higher capacity bulb there's a good chance that the it will blow.

Yup, I was going to say this - those old bottle dynamos put out 3w 6v; front bulbs are usually 2.4w and rears are .6w, but if you're running a front bulb only you'll need a 3.0w one to stop it blowing.

this is good to know. maybe that's why the first one blew. i used it on the ride home in the rain after last orders..... it really was not that amazing..... would a 3.0w bulb also be brighter?