Mercury Pro Race Handbuilt Frame (now with images)

James T
James T Posts: 104
edited July 2010 in Workshop
I've recently acquired Mercury Pro Race 7005 aluminium hand built frame. I'm planning to make it up into a winter trainers, but wondered if anyones knows the history about this brand.

Kind regards

James

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    The headtube badge gives it away - EC is Ernie Clements - he was silver medallist in the Olympic RR in 1948. Expect Mercury was his 'shop brand' of bikes with Clements Cycles in . Ledbury, Worcs. Ernie died in 2006 but Cycles Clement continues.

    In terms of your frame, this is probably an imported frame - probably Italian or more likely Taiwanese as it used 7005 alloy and the fact that it uses a threaded headset, dates it around 2000 - everyone switched to aheadset soon after.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    Crikey MD, well identified. Are you this site's Norris McWhirter (without the rightwing slant)?!
  • James T
    James T Posts: 104
    Thanks Monty, a mine of information as always.

    Decals on the frame suggest it was "Handmade in England" but I can fully believe it was imported.

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Handbuilt probably means 'assembled' - I don't know of anyone making 7005 frames in the UK but I'm happy to stand corrected
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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