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Community => Thorn General => Topic started by: Mart75 on August 21, 2017, 08:33:14 pm

Title: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Mart75 on August 21, 2017, 08:33:14 pm: Thought I'd say hello.

Bought a Mercury last month - one of the Team Sky frames - for a reduced price - beautiful bike. Great bike to ride and love the Rolhoff gears - live fairly close to SJS so rides around the levels so far haven't challenged the legs or gears too much. Plan is to do Lands End to John O Groats next year with my partner who's just got a Raven - she's equally pleased with that.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: julk on August 21, 2017, 09:22:15 pm: Welcome to the forum,
please post some photos so we can see you and your bikes.
Safe riding.

Julian.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Danneaux on August 21, 2017, 09:29:47 pm: Yes, Mart; delighted to have you aboard and look forward to hearing the evolving "story" of the new Mercury in your ownership.

Happy rides!

Best,

Dan.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: jags on August 21, 2017, 10:50:08 pm: Team Sky Mercury this is a new one on me ;D ;D
look forward to the photo's .
welcome to the forum.

jags.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Mart75 on August 24, 2017, 08:18:55 am: The two bikes in Wells!

Thanks for the welcome
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Danneaux on August 24, 2017, 08:33:18 am: Quote
Team Sky Mercury this is a new one on me
This, Anto, in sky blue:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/frames/520l-thorn-700c-mercury-frame-700c-team-sky-blue/?geoc=US
There's a Team White livery available, too:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/frames/520l-thorn-700c-mercury-frame-700c-team-white/?geoc=US

Thanks for the new photo, Mart!

All the best,

Dan.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: rualexander on August 24, 2017, 10:53:06 am: So the paint job design is named Team, and the colour options are white or sky blue?
Wonder if the lawyers at Team Sky were raising their eyebrows at this?
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: StuntPilot on August 24, 2017, 11:34:50 am: Love the matt black Thorn too!
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: julk on August 24, 2017, 01:11:28 pm: Thanks for the photos, great looking bikes and location.
Sunshine as well…
Julian.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: jags on August 24, 2017, 06:40:13 pm: great looking bikes.
i noticed the begging board outside the cafe £1 for coffee it's 2.50 euro here. :'(
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: aggs on August 30, 2017, 11:31:57 am: Hello
Great bike, well chosen.
Did LEJOG on mine too!
Have fun.
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: ridgeback63 on August 31, 2017, 07:07:06 pm: Nice bikes,very smart
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Mike Ayling on September 25, 2017, 02:49:20 am: I have just passed 5,000km on mine in two and a bit years.

I really enjoy riding it but could have done without the disc brake on the back.

Mike
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: in4 on September 25, 2017, 07:43:04 am: As a matter of interest Mike, what is your reservation about the rear disc brake?
Regards
Ian
NT
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Mike Ayling on September 30, 2017, 10:46:10 am: Quote from: in4 on September 25, 2017, 07:43:04 am
As a matter of interest Mike, what is your reservation about the rear disc brake?
Regards
Ian
NT

It is an Avid BB7. It stops the bike but I do most of my braking on the front wheel which is a Shimano V brake which IMHO does a better job than the disc at the back. Thorn has now upgraded to Sprye which is better technolgy but I believe that a disc brake is not necessary for road/touring use.

Mike
Title: Re: Mercury - Hello
Post by: Donerol on September 30, 2017, 02:19:51 pm: It will save your rear rim, thought - IME the rear picks up more crud and wears more quickly than the front.