Mercian Pro Lugless 653

Gtpulse

Dyna-Tech Fan
A day rearranging stuff in the garage and I’ve been able to rotate some bikes back in to use. At least they’ll get a good clean.
This one I’ve had a long time, think I put it together way before I ever recorded any of my bikes on here. I refreshed it with new white Campag cables a few years ago.

It’s a Mercian Pro Lugless, although it has a lugged bottom bracket. Guess you could have whatever you wanted as they were made to order. Probably deserves a Record build but I can afford Chorus so that’s what it’s got - with the exception of Mavic headset and bottom bracket. Seat let’s it down, a scabby old Flite, I’ve got others but this one was the only Flite I’ve found bearable so it has stayed on there.

I love the paint job on this, late ‘80s/early ‘90s I’d guess.

Lovely to ride.

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Love it :cool:
 
I remembered this from a few years back....

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1986-mercian-lo-pro.315582/

Surely not a standard Mercian paint scheme, so wonder if they were ordered by the same person or one inspired the other?
I saw that one a while back. I’m sure seen the stars paint job albeit not pink/white on other Mercians but I’m buggered if I can find them now. Sounds daft but my favourite thing is the gold lining around the Mercian decal, you only see it once up close.
 
Thanks!

I do have a thing for second in line groupsets - Shimano 6400 is one of my favourites too!
There is something to be said about second in line groupsets especially for the average Joe, I serviced a friend of mines bike lately and he had a Record chainset with the hidden bolt, when I removed the chainset the bolt had gone and so had the spacer...
 
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