Shed of Gold

Kieran_Burns

Just got this email from my cycling mate:

At wife's sisters at the weekend, looking at the house they've now been in for around 3 years when I started talking about cycling. She said "oooh, the couple who sold the house left some old bikes in the shed - I'll show you them". So I walked over and discovered:

a) A 1980's Claude Butler Tandem road bike (Reynolds 753 I think)
b) A pink Reynolds 531 Trevor Jarvis frame (not the 'Flying Gate' model but an 'Orthodox' road racer frame) - beautiful it is
c) Several Mavic 80's wheel sets

And then I said, it would be awesome if a Mercian was tucked away in here somewhere...

She then said, "...there is another one in the corner, in the dust that I think has Mercian or something on it..."

Low and behold, I pulled it up and it was a Mercian in blue - all hand painted. I nearly p*ssed myself.

A museum of beauty within a garden shed.

There was mutterings of we may give you one of these but it's early days and I don't even know if the frame fits - it would need full restoration.

Wibble. :shock:

walkingbootweather

Kieran_Burns

We're thinking about raiding parties at the moment.... We don't think they'll notice :P

bails87

Replace them with 10 year old BSOs off gumtree and they'll be none-the-wiser

deptfordmarmoset

''Nah, only worth scrapping. Tell you what, I'll give you £10 for the lot and you'll end up with a bit of room in the shed at last.''

Jay dubbleU

I'll take the lot off your hands - won't cost you a penny - can't say fairer than that

Kieran_Burns

The problem with the forced casualness is that Rob was failing to hide a serious chubbie while looking at the bikes.

I don't think they'll believe him.

Jay dubbleU

Drooling does give the game away