That looks like a King of Mercia to me. Definitely a frame worth a repaint. Of course I don't think Mercian every made a bike that wasn't worth saving from the dump, unless an individual frame had been damaged beyond reasonable repair.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Freek Faro <khun.freek@gmail.com>
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] FS 1980 Mercian f+f, restoration project
\r?\n> To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
\r?\n> Cc: faro@cistron.nl
\r?\n> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 9:43 AM
\r?\n> Good day all,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Saved from the dump. I like to think that was where this
\r?\n> frame was headed.
\r?\n> So here it is, in very nice shape, except for the many rust
\r?\n> spots and a few
\r?\n> tiny dings, and something that could be called a dent (on
\r?\n> the right hand
\r?\n> chainstay).
\r?\n> So, even though the paint is in most places very nice (like
\r?\n> all Mercian
\r?\n> paint jobs), I think the rust spots make a renovation
\r?\n> necessary. Funny,
\r?\n> because the Reynolds decal already says
\r?\n> 'Renovated'. So probably Mercian
\r?\n> already renovated this frame, probably in the mid-80s.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Size of the frame is 55,5 cms c-t seattube, 55,5 c-c
\r?\n> toptube, chainstays are
\r?\n> a long 435 mms, wheelbase is about 102 cms. I should
\r?\n> probably convert all of
\r?\n> this to inches, but hey ..
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I'm asking 70 usd for the frame and fork. Shipping to
\r?\n> the US is 95 usd
\r?\n> (Priority, insured, trackable). Usually the package of a
\r?\n> frame weighs in at
\r?\n> about 6,5 kgs, with the added protection I use. If I can
\r?\n> get the weight down
\r?\n> below 5 kgs (by leaving the frame more or less unprotected
\r?\n> in the box),
\r?\n> shipping is 50 usd. But I can only be sure about that after
\r?\n> I've done all
\r?\n> the packing.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Pictures are here:
\r?\n> http://www.wooljersey.com/
\r?\n>
\r?\n> My paypal account is faro@cistron.nl.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Thanks for looking, don't hesitate to ask questions.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Freek Faro
\r?\n> Rotterdam Netherlands