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Private Classified => Bikes For Sale => Topic started by: in4 on March 22, 2017, 12:31:06 AM

Title: SJS Mercury 550L
Post by: in4 on March 22, 2017, 12:31:06 AM: We don't see too many 550Ls for sale so I thought I'd post a link. Then I started disappearing down the time sink that is looking at all the other bikes currently for sale! Here's a link to 'em all instead.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/new-used-cycles-frames/?geoc=AU

Enjoy.
Title: Re: SJS Mercury 550L
Post by: Danneaux on March 22, 2017, 03:02:23 AM: Quote
...Then I started disappearing down the time sink that is looking at all the other bikes currently for sale!
<nods> *Real* pretty 580 Club Tour there too:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/bikes/0-thorn-club-tour-580s-redblue-sports-touring-audax-bike-new/?geoc=US
Even has a red SON28 dynohub and Edelux.

Best,

Dan.
Title: Re: SJS Mercury 550L
Post by: in4 on March 29, 2017, 02:04:37 AM: According to the mega brochure a 550L Mercury should fit someone between circa 5ft 6ins and 6ft. The add says 5ft 5in to 5ft 8ins. Why would there be a discrepancy, if indeed there is one? I wondered if the photo was of a 550L but that's probably my take with close reference to Father Dougal McGuire's issues with distance, size and perspective :)
Title: Re: SJS Mercury 550L
Post by: Paul S on March 29, 2017, 11:23:03 AM: I am 5 foot 8 my incoming Mercury is a 550l (size recommended by Thorn)

cheers,

Paul.
Title: Re: SJS Mercury 550L
Post by: Dave Whittle Thorn Workshop on March 30, 2017, 08:42:21 AM: Quote from: in4 on March 29, 2017, 02:04:37 AM
According to the mega brochure a 550L Mercury should fit someone between circa 5ft 6ins and 6ft. The add says 5ft 5in to 5ft 8ins. Why would there be a discrepancy, if indeed there is one? I wondered if the photo was of a 550L but that's probably my take with close reference to Father Dougal McGuire's issues with distance, size and perspective :)

I did the listing on this one, its a 550L for sure, there are some people 6ft (with short legs) that could ride it, but I like to list the height range for people with average proportions, 9/10 people get in touch to buy these bikes and we get some body dimensions and double check the size is going to work for them.
Title: Re: SJS Mercury 550L
Post by: in4 on March 30, 2017, 01:32:59 PM: Many thanks for the explanation Dave, much appreciated. I'd disappeared down the size matrix time sink for a while there :)