My special thanks go to everyone at Mercian for constructing such a wonderful frame and for letting me make some minor changes, including the addition of one of the new metal headbadges, before my frame went into production. Additionally, since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, innocent bystanders will have to make up their own minds about my color scheme, but it is exactly as I had hoped it would be, and I could not be happier. I would also like to thank Roger Schroeder at the International Pro Bike Shop in Bellbrook, Ohio for his great help in completing my bike just as I had imagined it. It is truly an outstanding machine. Fred B. Hebron, Kentucky USA In case anyone is interested, here are the finishing and component details for my 2011 Mercian Strada Speciale: FINISHING AND COSMETICS Frame Color – No. 1 Emerald Green Flamboyant Head Tube, Seat Tube Panel, and Bands – No. 7 Ruby Flamboyant lined with No. 10 Gold Polychromatic. Lug Lining – No. 10 Gold Polychromatic. Cast Clover Leaf Cutouts and Fork Crown Cutouts filled with No. 7 Ruby Flamboyant and Lined with No. 10 Gold Polychromatic. Down Tube – Gold Gothic Text Transfer Head Tube – Mercian Headbadge Seat Tube – Crest Transfer Top of Seat Tube – 853 Tubing Transfer Brake Guides – 3 Through Guides on Lower Left-Hand Side Rear Dropouts – Vertical Geometry - Custom COMPONENTS Full Campagnolo Athena 11s silver alloy gruppo Campagnolo Record alloy threaded headset Campagnolo quick release skewers White Industries hubs D/T Swiss Competition double butted spokes and Pro Lock brass nipples Mavic Open Pro rims Schwalbe Ultremo DD 700 x 23C tires Schwalbe SV15 40mm butyl inner tubes Nitto S-83 seatpost Nitto Deluxe stem Nitto M190 Euro 80 handlebar Nitto Bottle Cage R MKS Sylvan Touring Pedals with MKS Super Deep Steel Toeclips and MKS Spin-II Pedal Flips Brooks B15 Swallow Chrome Saddle in Honey Color Brooks Leather Bar Tape in Honey Color (with oil finish on wood plugs) Brooks Toe Straps in Honey Color Zimbale Leather Saddlebag in Honey Color Jagwire Tube Tops rubber cable/frame protectors Thank you Fred for your pictures and email earlier this week.
