Dear Leon, I find that the depth of the metallic pink on my Mercier seems to differ according to the light. Still, it is not as deep and bright as the solid paint color on earlier bikes. Again, though, it may be my camera, or the monitor, as you mention. All the best, Peter Rogers
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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From: "Leon Gierat" <leon.gierat@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 5:26 PM
To: "Peter Rogers" <pjrogers@rogers.com>
Cc: "Hugh Thornton" <hughwthornton@yahoo.co.uk>; "Classic Rendezvous"
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Help! Trying to Identify a Mercier Frame
> Just a note of interest, assuming accurate colour reproduction in the
> photo/ monitor, my Mercier is much 'pinker' than this one.
>
> Leon
>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Peter Rogers <pjrogers@rogers.com> wrote:
>> Hi Hugh,
>> While we are on the subject of brazed-on fittings, I just posted a photo
>> showing how the derailleur cables are dealt with on my Mercier. It
>> follows
>> the more modern approach of taking the cable under the BB shell.
>> http://petersclassicwheels.blogspot.com/
>> Nice detective work in this thread. It goes to show that there is not a
>> lot
>> known about this brand and especially the latter years of production.
>> All the best,
>> Peter