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Meet Cameron: Cameron has just finished building h

Meet Cameron: Cameron has just finished building his first frame here in my workshop under my guidance.
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Cameron usually spends his days building beautiful furniture from wood and I think you'll agree that his craftsmanship and skills have given him an excellent head start when it came to frame building. His eye for detail and proportion is very evident in the unique touches and flourishes he's put on this frame. "It's been simultaneously easier and far harder than I ever could have imagined" Cameron said to me today as we went over his frame for the final checks. He's already talking about what he wants to build next.
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What would you build? Get in touch to chat about doing a frame building course with MercerBikes.

If you're a regular viewer of my posts then you wo

If you're a regular viewer of my posts then you would have noticed I've been quite quiet on Instagram lately.
I'll forgive you for assuming I had my feet up.
The truth is that the workshop has been busier than ever and I've been working some very long hours to fulfill some big orders. Here are 6 gravel frames in various stages of finishing. These are part of an order of 10 frames for something rather exciting. I dare not spill any further details...

Postcards from the World: Darol sent me this stunn

Postcards from the World:
Darol sent me this stunning picture of his bike, a raw and rowdy #kingdong hardtail which he lovingly calls "Ms. Dean".
Here we see our heroine looking across the valley at Mont Blanc....

Postcards from the World: in these stay at home, l

Postcards from the World: in these stay at home, lockdown days, it's great to get pics like this sent to me. Olaf recently rode his Mercer on a 600km meander along the Rhine. I love the classic build kit Olaf went with to complement the lugged frame and fork I built for him.
Keep it coming Olaf. More!

Lockdown rides on the greenbelt: sanity preserving

Lockdown rides on the greenbelt: sanity preserving in these very strange #covid days. Daniel's really enjoying ripping around on his 20" wheeled Mischief Monkey.

This banger was taken by @chadfouriephotography at

This banger was taken by @chadfouriephotography at last year's Kingdom Enduro. I had no idea he was there and am ever thankful I wasn't making my 'oh sh*t' face.
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And that I was on my bike.
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If Kingdom Enduro isn't already on your bucket list then it should be. What an amazing event in the astounding Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.

Postcard from the Swiss Alps: it's no good pretend

Postcard from the Swiss Alps: it's no good pretending that this doesn't make me jealous while I eye the beautiful weather outdoors: our lockdown regulations prohibit getting into the mountains.
Here's Darol's King Dong, Ms. Dean, soaking in the amazing views in Flims Laax, Switzerland.

It felt very good to be allowed back to my worksho

It felt very good to be allowed back to my workshop today. It's been 6 weeks of lockdown and I've missed this place. On the other hand I've become much more proficient at baking bread and building balsa and tissue aeroplanes. My home schooling techniques could do with some improvement though... Here's a freshly baked headbadge on a #lankylemur that's destined for a similarly lanky owner in Zimbabwe...

Lugs in a time of Corona: this was the last frame

Lugs in a time of Corona: this was the last frame I worked on before closing the workshop yesterday. This beautiful De Rosa had a creased/crinkled down tube after a frontal impact. The down tube was removed but sadly I wasn't able to save the original head lugs. I had stock of standard sized cast lugs but they were in a different style to the De Rosa ones. I modified the ones I had to match the originals. Only the brass lines on the outside of the lugs give away the secret of where the extra material was added. Once painted I doubt anyone would be able to distinguish between these and the originals.
I won't be able to do any frame building for these 21 days of lock down but we've plenty of projects around the house and this would be the perfect time to update my website.
Keep safe. Keep healthy. See you on the other side.

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