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Private Classified => Bikes For Sale => Topic started by: in4 on May 25, 2015, 09:17:56 AM

Title: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: in4 on May 25, 2015, 09:17:56 AM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Mercury-26-inch-Bike-Frame-and-accessories-/161714776636?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25a6f3aa3c

 :)

Not mine

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: macspud on May 25, 2015, 04:12:09 PM

I hadn't realised that there were 26" versions of the Mercury, I'd thought they were all 700c.

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: in4 on May 25, 2015, 06:15:55 PM

The vendor supplied the following additional information:

Serial number looks like K9 6091427. Top tube is 56cm, seat tube is 52cm.

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: geocycle on May 26, 2015, 09:15:53 AM

Quote from: macspud on May 25, 2015, 04:12:09 PM

I hadn't realised that there were 26" versions of the Mercury, I'd thought they were all 700c.

Agree, think that must be a typo?

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: Kuba on May 26, 2015, 09:37:14 AM

Doesn't seem a typo. 26' Mercuries were built in Bridgwater and the above seems to have been Kevin Sayles' work (K9 will probably turn out KS on closer inspection).

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: geocycle on May 26, 2015, 10:20:45 AM

Thanks didn't know that.

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: Kuba on May 26, 2015, 01:06:07 PM

No problem. Now I dug up a photo of a 26' Mercury that was available some time ago on SJSC pre-owned section, I think this particular one was owned by Robin Thorn. Seems like a nippy bike.

Title: Re: Ebay: Mercury 26in frame ;)
Post by: Dave Whittle Thorn Workshop on May 27, 2015, 08:49:58 AM

The 26" Mercury was basicly a Kevin handbuilt Sport Tour which existed long before the current Mercury model, depending on the customers riding style and intended use they were often a shorter wheelbase than a standard RST and often had custom fittings and 9/10 had an elaborate paint job.

We did the frame swap for this customer not so long ago, I can assure anyone of its provenance and good condition. 

Hope this helps, Dave.