Thorn Mercury on order!

[Jamietaylorx]

Hi All,

New to the forum but I thought I'd share the news that I've ordered a Thorn Mercury:


610s Gunmetal Imron
Fork 7
Brakes Deep Drop Caliper Rim Brakes
Thorn drop bar £120 Red Headset Bearings?
Red anodised Rohloff Hub
Red hope front hub
DT Swiss RR465 rims
Schwalbe Ultremo ZX 700x28c
175mm Crank
No Mudguards or Lights

Cannot wait!

Jamie

[geocycle]

Welcome! Great to have mercury owners on here. I'm sure they are a great bike and it will be interesting to learn what they are capable of.

 I like the sound of the grey-red combo. Looking forward to the first pics.

[jags]

Welcome Jamie sounds like a cracking bike not a lot of mercury owners on the forum so look forward to some photos and ride report ,best of luck with he new baby .

jags.

[Relayer]

Looks like a great spec, how long till you get this wonderful machine?

[Jamietaylorx]

Thanks everybody. Only three weeks to go...

[bikerta]

Welcome Jamie, bike sounds fantastic in a great colour scheme.

Sounds like SJS are keeping busy this week!  And here is me worried about paying my bill when I pick the bike up in 3 weeks, but I think I would prefer mine to yours. Let me know when you pick yours up as I may be able to say Hi.

Hope you enjoy the Mercury, they look brilliant bikes and look forward to the pictures.

Jackie

[Jamietaylorx]

Thanks Jackie, your bike sounds amazing. I have a 26" mountain bike with an 8 speed Alfine I converted for road use (rigid fork, schwalbe durano's etc) and a converted Brompton S1E with an 11 speed Alfine I use for Road. But neither do the 110k's I aspire to without some degree of compromise. I did the sums and if I keep the Mercury 100 years I think can justify the cost  

I'm having to have my bike delivered but hopefully my LBS will tweak the initial service for me, not ideal, the SJS service sounds wonderful but hey ho...

Look forward to seeing the pics of the RED one

Jamie

[Andre Jute]

Ooh, I can't wait for photos of this gunmetal bike with red accents. In the long ago and far away, when we were both young, I had an Austin-Healey 3000 in gunmetal with red leather... Welcome Jackie; we like people with taste.

[69nisab]

I'm sure this will make an amazing bike. Mercury is my favourite bike in the Thorn range. Congratulations!

[Swislon]

Hi Jamie,

Looking forward to seeing your new bike in the flesh.
Hopefully you are going to have an open day for visiting and i think your father-in-law is just as excited as you!

(Jamie and i live about 200 yards apart and guess what he has ordered his Mercury in exactly my size! Happy days!)

Cheers
Steve

[jags]

ah man dont go asking him for a go on his new bike.

[Jamietaylorx]

Steve we can have a Thorn open day, I think Father in Law will probably order one when he sees them!

Cheers everybody, I'll get photos uploaded as soon as it lands....

Jamie

[Jamietaylorx]

Got an email from Lisa at SJS, bike half built :-)

[alfie1952]

The gunmetal grey and red sounds a brilliant combination. I have not actually seen a mercury in the flesh, so to speak. On receipt of your new beauty ,a few photographs would be appreciated.( Beware of Swislon !!. )

Regards Alfie

[Danneaux]

Got an email from Lisa at SJS, bike half built :-)

Which half, Jamie?

 

'Can't wait to hear the other half is all done and you're off and riding!

Happy days ahead, indeed! All congratulations on the new bike, soon-to-arrive.

Best,

Dan.