>I'm with you on the 'barber pole" seat tube paint scheme that Mercian uses.
>It is very distinctive and quite appealing, especially when used with the
>orange bike w/ white stripes. My impression is that its almost a signature
>element on Mercians alone. Has anyone seen this effect used extensively
>anywhere else?
I've actually seen it on two other English bikes. One was a 50's/60's Raleigh pathracer style bike and the other was a custom I don't remember the name of at this time. Between Barber Pole and Jack Taylor box-lining the Brits have the most stylish paint jobs. It's really too bad the paint itself sucks so bad, though no worse than the Italians.
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