Not exactly my favorite either, though I must say it is different. I guess the Telecom guys have different taste. Merciers did come in other colors, but pink was most common, just as black & white Peugeots were. Don't think Mercier pink was a hit in the US. Still, if it was my size, I might bid, pink or not.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
John D wrote:
> I didn't know that this was their "colors". I have some pink shirts
> and two of my favorite roses are pink, but it would not be the color
> of choice for my bike. JD in Napa Valley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jerry & Liz Moos
> To: John D
> Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 5:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]PINK! track bike
> John, pink was the signature color of Mercier, just like
> black & white for Peugeot or blood red for LeJeune. The
> Mercier tem bikes ridden by the great Raymond Poulidor in
> the Tour de France were that color. Pink obviously isn't
> considered an exclusively feminine color in Europe as it
> traditionally has been in America. Check out the bikes and
> jerseys of Jan Ulrich's Telecom team, the Mercatone Uno
> team's TdF jerseys, or the "maglia rosa" of the leader of
> the Giro d'Italia. Still, that bike would get you some
> strange looks here in rural western PA, and the pink color
> is probably one reason Mercier were not successful in the
> US.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> John D wrote:
>
> > Wow! Look at this thing!
> >
> > http://ebay.com/
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> > John Dunn in Napa Valley
> >
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