[CR] FOR SALE: 1961 Mercian "King of Mercia" Frame & Fork

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Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 19:58:32 -0700
From: "Francis Hopcraft" <francis.hopcraft+classicrendezvous@gmail.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] FOR SALE: 1961 Mercian "King of Mercia" Frame & Fork


Hello Classic Rendezvous!

I have for sale a 1961 Mercian "King of Mercia" frame and fork. The ride quality is exceptional: steadfast and true, yet lively and agile. The action of the stays seems to redouble the efforts of the rider with each pedal stroke, giving the bike a wonderful light feel. Alas, it is slightly too large for me. It has the original paint, which has aged to a lovely patina over the decades, and original decals on the seat tube and head tube are in good condition but somewhat scratched. I would rather see this frameset go to someone who will appreciate its rustic yet noble, antiquated character. It is wise and old and it has ripened with age and experience. It would be a shame to refinish it! Beautiful wrap-around seat stay junction.

Photos (seatpost shown does not come included \u2014 it is nothing more than a stub) frame and fork: without flash<http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2193/frame1j.jpg> / with flash http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6317/frame2g.jpg fork: without flash http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5460/fork1.jpg / with flash http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5797/fork2.jpg / crown<http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9093/forkcrown.jpg> / another angle http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3351/fork3.jpg badges: head tube http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/481/headtube.jpg / seat tube http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1060/seattube1.jpg seat stay junction<http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/271/seatstayjunction.jpg>

seat stay bridge<http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6502/seatstaybridgee.jpg>

Dimensions seat tube centre to centre: 55 cm seat tube centre to top: 56½ cm top tube: 56½ cm head tube: 14 cm chain stay: 43\u201345 cm

Mass frame: 1.910 kg fork 0.750 kg

Price: 2000 USD

Kind Regards,

Francis Hopcraft
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada