FS: 1982 Mercian King of Mercia Touring + decals
09-22-23, 04:20 PM
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FS: 1982 Mercian King of Mercia Touring + decals
I'm parting with my beautiful King of Mercia because I'd like to fund a few other builds. I purchased this bike from the original owner who did a ton of touring with it. I built it up but mainly let it sit in storage. It's 56cm, Reynolds 531, has Campy dropouts and plenty of rack mounts. I'm also including 2 Mercian decals and some R531 decals. It has beautiful lug work and an amazing paint job. It also has plenty of patina from its touring career.
Specs:
Cinelli bars and stem
Campagnolo headset
Gran Compe non aero levers
1st gen Dura Ace brake calipers
Dura ace DT shifters
Dura ace crank
Dura ace FD
XTR RD
Shimano 600 hubs
VO touring saddle
New gravelking 32 tires (around 25 miles on them)
Price is $900 + shipping. Feel free to reach out with any questions. I'm based in Los Angeles if you'd like to pick it up.
Specs:
Cinelli bars and stem
Campagnolo headset
Gran Compe non aero levers
1st gen Dura Ace brake calipers
Dura ace DT shifters
Dura ace crank
Dura ace FD
XTR RD
Shimano 600 hubs
VO touring saddle
New gravelking 32 tires (around 25 miles on them)
Price is $900 + shipping. Feel free to reach out with any questions. I'm based in Los Angeles if you'd like to pick it up.
09-22-23, 04:36 PM
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If a buyer isn't interested in the decals, I'd want them. (Depending on their color, I guess.) Thanks!
09-22-23, 04:54 PM
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That is a beautiful bike. King of Mercia was a sport touring machine I presume?
If I hadn’t found mine, this would be nagging at me to take it home.
GLWTS!
If I hadn’t found mine, this would be nagging at me to take it home.
GLWTS!
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1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super
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09-22-23, 05:54 PM
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Thank you for being much too small for me! GLWTS
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport
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09-23-23, 06:20 AM
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Mercian allows you to pick the geometry. My KOM is definitely a sport tourer. But, you can get it in a more traditional touring geometry. As far as I can tell from obsessing over the Mercian website, each model has a set of options available including geometry, range of tire widths, lugs, type of brakes and braze ons.
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