Mercian · Reynolds 531 · Vincitore in Mercian's price lists from 1966 to at least 1991; spearpoint Special option listed from the mid-1980s
Vincitore means the winner, and Mercian built it for buyers who wanted fancy lugwork. Mercian's June 1966 price list has it as a road or track frame with hand-cut lugs of special design, and around 1970 Mercian called it a model for the connoisseur, equally suitable for racing or touring and very popular with American customers. By the mid-1980s it was a touring frame in Reynolds 531 Competition tubing with clearance for mudguards, its lugs cut and filed by hand from blank lugs. Order the long fancy spearpoints on the bottom bracket and it became the Vincitore Special. Every frame was built to order in Derby, so sizes, fittings and paint vary. The lugs are what you're paying for, so look closely.
Frame check
Original parts to look for
Hard to find if missing
Check the listing photos against these lists, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. Swapped or missing original parts should come off the price if originality matters to you. For replacements, see our vintage components guide.
Built-to-order frames vary, so check the size, fittings and threading on each one. Beyond that, expect old paint, rust inside the tubes and a seized seatpost, as on any old steel frame.
New to old steel? Spotting frame damage in listing photos covers lugs, dropouts and rust, and seller red flags covers wrong sizes, swapped parts and repaints sold as original.
Buying guide
None of these titles says Special, so ask for a photo of the bottom bracket shell from below. Long, fancy spearpoints there are what make it a Vincitore Special. Sellers with strong feedback ask from $2,380 delivered up to $4,900. Mercian built each frame to order in Derby, and the hand-cut lugwork is what you're paying for, so get close photos of every lug.
$2,380.00est. delivered
The cheapest from a seller with a clean record, on Campagnolo Record and Chorus. Mercian built to each buyer's spec, so judge the parts on their own.
MERCIAN VINCITORE Classic British Steel Bicycle 57.5cm Campagnolo Record/Chorus
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Used$2,380.00est. delivered
$1,995.00 + $385.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,995.00
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Good buy
57.5 cm, Record and Chorus. Doesn't say Special.
Seller: cycling4nutz
100% positive
Used$2,785.00est. delivered
$2,500.00 + $285.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,500.00
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Our take
12-speed. No year, size or tubing.
Seller: devgt
100% positive
Used$4,900.00+ shipping
$4,900.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$4,900.00
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Our take
1988 Touring, 57 cm. No shipping quoted.
Seller: nplusonecyclery
99.6% positive
Used$1,200.00est. delivered
$950.00 + $250.00 shipping
Buy It Now$950.00
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1972, 63 cm, 531 with original Campagnolo. Cheapest at about $1,200 delivered, from a 97.4% seller.
Seller: bigtexntechs
97.4% positive
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