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Sorry for getting there before you scilly suffolk.

I'm having the same feeling about not winning this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231215231854?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Pmd

Dibs!

Maybe you should send them to Roberts so they can start putting this decal on all their bikes, much prefer it to the new decals!

2x Hex rear skewer please. Pm now.

clamp brake please

Not what he's looking for. Glws

Dibs Risers pending collection location, where is collection?

If this was 58cm would have been all over it, if anyone has one get in touch..

If unwanted dibs clamp on brake

Wanted: in London Wald front basket,will collect.

Also wanted porteur/swept back handle bars

Will to pay fair $$$

It was listed on eBay in Suffolk, sent the bloke an offer at my best price and it was accepted. Happy days!

Thought I'd put up a picture of my fairly recently acquired Roberts track bike.
Excuse the iphone picture I will try to take a better one at some point.
Was looking for a english steel track bike in my size for a while to take over to herne hill on the weekends and then this full campagnolo Roberts came up, fate surely.

You're right it would be the perfect horizontal drop out fixed. Having all the parts already though I will continue building it up geared. (Not to mention the cost of good fixed parts from the late 70's).

I also have a roberts track bike which fulfills my need for fixed vintage goodness.

DA Brakes

DA Mechs and shifters

Small Parts

Saddle

EDIT - Chain, bartape (black cotton) and hoods (gum dia compe) now ordered.

Parts

The plan for the build is full first generation/7200 Dura Ace and I have the original parts from the bike where were this and a few bits of SR Royal (which I am replacing)

Bit's i've bought:

DA cranks (retrobike)
http://s27.postimg.org/7qxlzk3yb/photo_11.jpg

DA Hubs on A.V.A tubular rims with DA skewers (lfgss)
http://s30.postimg.org/62hiblnvl/photo_4.jpg

http://s30.postimg.org/51h9mh6w1/photo_17.jpg

Bit's I need;
Pedals
DA Seatpost (will use the SR Royal for the moment)
Bar tape. Am going to go for cotton. Need to select from the below colours. May go for grey.
A chain - recommendations?

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/NEWBAUMS-Cotton-Cloth-Handle-Bar-Tape-16-COLOUR-CHOICES-Made-in-U-S-A-/00/s/MTA2M1gxNjAw/z/ekcAAOxyAc1SRzvD/$T2eC16hHJHkFFmGsKkPZBSRzvCw-Vg~~60_1.JPG

Wow that's very nice.

Cleaned the headset then had it reinstalled and a new bb installed by giant in Bromley.

And here she is back from Colourtech, they did a great job and it was a pleasure having a look around their workshop.

@skully do you have a picture of yours at all? I'm interested about the lack of brazeons as even in the earlier catalogue on the mercian website all the geared frames seem to have some at least. EDIT - have spotted it on the Mercian website, very nice.
Mine doesn't even have a 'pip' on the chain stay or any cable guides.

@hma I will sort some bigger pictures

Does anyone know which replacement hoods would fit these brake levers?

They are Dura Ace first gen
http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=797cbd43-92e4-42d8-be1e-3db3adaed4e8&Enum=118

Ready to go to colourtech, Dartford for a respray. On a first glance the paint didn't look too bad but it was hiding a few dodgy area's. After much deliberation I decided I liked the original paint too much to change it. I had it resprayed in the original silver with black lug lining.

Decals from Mercian

531 Decals from H Lloyd

About time I made a thread for my Mercian project, a bike that will hopefully be with me for a long time. The frame is a 1977 Mercian, (according to the frame number, this hasn't been checked with Mercian) and looking at the old catalog's it doesn't appear to one specific model, instead it appears to have borrowed features from a few different models. It has no braze on's whatsoever. Hope you enjoy the build and all advice/comments are welcome.

Very nice

That was a quick build!

Is the hood original?

I need a pair of hoods for the same levers for a road build