Three Years On The Road With Mercier WT
02-26-17, 06:09 PM
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Three Years On The Road With Mercier WT
Well it's been three year since I've bought the Mercier WT from Bike Direct. Save up to 60% off new Mercier Singlespeed Track Bikes - Kilo WT - Save Up To 60% Off Brand new Bicycles I love it!! Great bike but some things should be change when the bike is new. Seat and tires are cheap and heavy. This maybe be true in most bikes in this price range. Other than
that nothing else I replaced. The bike now has over 7K+on it and runs great.
that nothing else I replaced. The bike now has over 7K+on it and runs great.
02-26-17, 07:01 PM
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Mine is nearly 7 years old and looks and rides like new. Definitely one of the best bikesdirect offerings. Could you post some pics ?
02-27-17, 11:45 AM
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How do you like it? Mini review would be appreciated or do you have a thread/post for that already?
02-27-17, 08:01 PM
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Like it a lot. It has the exact same geometry of a Surly Steamroller, which has a great steel ride to it, but unlike the Steamroller the WT has tons of mounts for water bottles, fenders, racks etc. It is the ultimate versatility SSFG bike, and the quality of the frameset, wheelset and crankset is very good, so you won't need to change any of them.
03-05-17, 07:46 AM
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The geometry is exactly the same as the Surly Steamroller. BikesDirect stole it !
Frames would be very limited if that was the case.
03-07-17, 08:58 AM
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Pelizzoli, the man, has been building frames for most of the last 50-ish years. He created the Ciöcc brand, and has built frames for CONTI, Concorde, Coppi, and possibly others before building under his own name. I don't think it's fair to call the Leggenda a mere Cannondale copy. It's a custom frame, made to order, with fully customizable geometry for a small upcharge. It's not in the same league as the original, nevermind the actual shameless copies thereof. (Superb / Colossi, I'm looking at you)
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