mercian vigorelli

wahlrab

i am currently putting together my new fix and i need to buy a new stem because the forks are not threaded, i was looking at this and it's a beauty but would i have to buy it online or does anyone know any shop in dublin that stocks these, cheers

Morgan

On an aesthetic level I think that would look out of place on a lugged steel frame. How about a nice shiny Nitto one?

http://www.hubjub.co.uk/nitto/nitto.htm

wahlrab

i guess, to be honest I never thought about the big picture i just fell in love with the stem by itself, it is pretty slick,

and also thanks morgan for the website

wahlrab

I have mentioned it in two previous threads and I thought that i'd throw up a picture now that it's finished:





with the photos i am attempting to go for the arty angle

fish-head

Oh my oh my oh my that is a beautiful bike. I love Mercians.. there's very little more elegant than a clean simple Mercian Vigorelli.

No bar tape though?

Morgan

Nice bike. You just need a shot of it on an escalator to complete the series. Would look better with some bar tape though. Which stem did you end up getting? Are you going to put a brake on it?

wahlrab

well the stem i got isn't anything special it's a plt pro or something like that it's a sister branch of shimano, maybe for my birthday i'll look at getting a nitto or the cinelli(even though it would look out of place).

bar tape? well i just finished it yesterday so i haven't got a chance to put on some tape but i am unsure if i will, i dunno cause if i put tape on it will protect the handlebars from getting scratched but it won't jump out as much but i guess i don't want that for fear of theft

brakeless? well i have been cycling on a fixed gear bike for the past year and for the last few months on the old bike i was trying to cycle without using my front brake and i have got pretty used to it so i won't put a brake on just yet

niceonetom

i'm very jealous.

seriously.

want to list the build parts for us? yunno, just to rub it in?