Mercet 1980 - Link to Bike Porn
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Mercet 1980 - Link to Bike Porn
Follow the link and stare for a couple minutes at least. That's all.
EDIT: Wow, I haven't been active in a couple weeks and just realized there's literally an ongoing and quite crazy thread regarding Mercet bicycles... And I also see that Drillium Dude had already linked this bicycle over there! Ha!
Pardon moi!
https://www.scampi-cicli.com/mercet-1980
EDIT: Wow, I haven't been active in a couple weeks and just realized there's literally an ongoing and quite crazy thread regarding Mercet bicycles... And I also see that Drillium Dude had already linked this bicycle over there! Ha!
Pardon moi!
https://www.scampi-cicli.com/mercet-1980
Last edited by Kilroy1988; 08-24-22 at 04:08 PM.
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Follow the link and stare for a couple minutes at least. That's all.
EDIT: Wow, I haven't been active in a couple weeks and just realized there's literally an ongoing and quite crazy thread regarding Mercet bicycles... And I also see that Drillium Dude had already linked this bicycle over there! Ha!
Pardon moi!
https://www.scampi-cicli.com/mercet-1980
EDIT: Wow, I haven't been active in a couple weeks and just realized there's literally an ongoing and quite crazy thread regarding Mercet bicycles... And I also see that Drillium Dude had already linked this bicycle over there! Ha!
Pardon moi!
https://www.scampi-cicli.com/mercet-1980
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This particular example of Mercet's work can fairly be described as an "art bike". There's plenty of room for discussion about whether just black anodizing and gold plating is actually art, but that's another discussion.
The whole topic of art bikes is an interesting one, at least to me. These are bikes that will never be ridden. I suspect that most of Schwinn's 50th anniversary Paramounts with the gold forks fall into this category. I even saved an old Bicycle Guide article that discussed some of the current frame builders that built some wildly ornate frames that the magazine designated as art bikes.
Here are a few pages...
Of course, a bike doesn't have to be this overly ornate to be treated more as an art object than as a bike. I've seen a number of classics that were considered so iconic or unique that the owner decided it was better to just look at them rather than actually ride them.
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The whole topic of art bikes is an interesting one, at least to me. These are bikes that will never be ridden. I suspect that most of Schwinn's 50th anniversary Paramounts with the gold forks fall into this category. I even saved an old Bicycle Guide article that discussed some of the current frame builders that built some wildly ornate frames that the magazine designated as art bikes.
Here are a few pages...
Of course, a bike doesn't have to be this overly ornate to be treated more as an art object than as a bike. I've seen a number of classics that were considered so iconic or unique that the owner decided it was better to just look at them rather than actually ride them.
Steve in Peoria
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We've got so many Mercet threads I'm not sure where to put these, but seeing as this one is peaceful (at the moment), hopefully they can be enjoyed for what they are.
A couple lugged and one fillet brazed:
https://k-i-n-g.ch/de/jacques-mercet-course-de
https://k-i-n-g.ch/de/mercet-course-1968-de
https://k-i-n-g.ch/de/jacques-mercet-course-1985-de
A couple lugged and one fillet brazed:
https://k-i-n-g.ch/de/jacques-mercet-course-de
https://k-i-n-g.ch/de/mercet-course-1968-de
https://k-i-n-g.ch/de/jacques-mercet-course-1985-de
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Great article, thank you for posting it
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Sorry to disappoint you, but Mercet never made a bike like this one !
This bike is nothing more than the will of a customer who used a old Mercet frame and had it modified to give this.
Also, the Mercet logo does not match with the year of the frame.
Many errors of taste.
But as everyone knows, tastes and colors are very personal
This bike is nothing more than the will of a customer who used a old Mercet frame and had it modified to give this.
Also, the Mercet logo does not match with the year of the frame.
Many errors of taste.
But as everyone knows, tastes and colors are very personal
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Sorry to disappoint you, but Mercet never made a bike like this one !
This bike is nothing more than the will of a customer who used a old Mercet frame and had it modified to give this.
Also, the Mercet logo does not match with the year of the frame.
Many errors of taste.
But as everyone knows, tastes and colors are very personal
This bike is nothing more than the will of a customer who used a old Mercet frame and had it modified to give this.
Also, the Mercet logo does not match with the year of the frame.
Many errors of taste.
But as everyone knows, tastes and colors are very personal
Ya know I heard someone, somewhere, won a race sometime in the past once, on a Mercet.
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This one.
Also, Mercet never used parts from Coassin as seen on this bike.
P.S
Coassin was another Swiss manufacturer based in Geneva, and the first to make Titanium bikes.
Moreover, the Dutch cyclist Zoetemelk used his repainted frames when he raced in the Mercier team, but also Raymond Poulidor. And also Bernard Hinault won a time trial stage in the Tour de France on a Coassin Titanium.
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Have a good week...
Also, Mercet never used parts from Coassin as seen on this bike.
P.S
Coassin was another Swiss manufacturer based in Geneva, and the first to make Titanium bikes.
Moreover, the Dutch cyclist Zoetemelk used his repainted frames when he raced in the Mercier team, but also Raymond Poulidor. And also Bernard Hinault won a time trial stage in the Tour de France on a Coassin Titanium.
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The most arrogant Swiss
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Have a good week...
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This one.
Also, Mercet never used parts from Coassin as seen on this bike.
P.S
Coassin was another Swiss manufacturer based in Geneva, and the first to make Titanium bikes.
Moreover, the Dutch cyclist Zoetemelk used his repainted frames when he raced in the Mercier team, but also Raymond Poulidor. And also Bernard Hinault won a time trial stage in the Tour de France on a Coassin Titanium.
Signed
The most arrogant Swiss
(as Kilroy1988 likes to call me)
Have a good week...
Also, Mercet never used parts from Coassin as seen on this bike.
P.S
Coassin was another Swiss manufacturer based in Geneva, and the first to make Titanium bikes.
Moreover, the Dutch cyclist Zoetemelk used his repainted frames when he raced in the Mercier team, but also Raymond Poulidor. And also Bernard Hinault won a time trial stage in the Tour de France on a Coassin Titanium.
Signed
The most arrogant Swiss
(as Kilroy1988 likes to call me)
Have a good week...
https://early-titanium-archive.neoci...//pre-70s.html
https://early-titanium-archive.neocities.org/70s.html
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Are you going to delete all the posts you're making in this thread, too, once you realize how negatively you're coming off to the majority of players here (some, I might add, whom have quite extensive knowledge of bikes across many decades...)?
Posting, then deleting later on, is very poor form. Please do better
DD
Are you going to delete all the posts you're making in this thread, too, once you realize how negatively you're coming off to the majority of players here (some, I might add, whom have quite extensive knowledge of bikes across many decades...)?
Posting, then deleting later on, is very poor form. Please do better
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Although steelbikeguy suggested a comparison between this bicycle and the "art bikes" he shared an article about, no one else here has remotely insinuated that Mr. Mercet built this bicycle in this way. You took it upon yourself to prove us wrong without even stopping for a moment to think that maybe we don't actually believe this is how the bicycle originally appeared. We are all well aware of the fact that many vintage bicycles are given new life by their owners at various intervals throughout the years, and I personally decided to share the bicycle here because I find the trends which coalesced to form this particular build intriguing and was particularly impressed by how nicely photographed the machine is. Also, despite actually not sharing the aesthetic tastes of the owner of the bicycle in question, I always admire the effort and consideration taken to achieve such a highly uniform and well-executed build.
Carry on attempting to take the high road. The tunnel at the end is often deep and dark.
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Carry on attempting to take the high road. The tunnel at the end is often deep and dark.
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Black and gold (and red) is definitely not my cup of tea, either, but I can at least appreciate the effort and $$$ that went in to creating this bike.
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Are you going to delete all the posts you're making in this thread, too, once you realize how negatively you're coming off to the majority of players here (some, I might add, whom have quite extensive knowledge of bikes across many decades...)?
Posting, then deleting later on, is very poor form. Please do better
Are you going to delete all the posts you're making in this thread, too, once you realize how negatively you're coming off to the majority of players here (some, I might add, whom have quite extensive knowledge of bikes across many decades...)?
Posting, then deleting later on, is very poor form. Please do better
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