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It's often bothered me, how the skinnier crowns of

It's often bothered me, how the skinnier crowns of steel forks look undernourished protruding from the tin can headtube that is the new steel norm.
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Not this one!
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It's a segmented fork built with @columbus_official Max fork blades and it sports a custom made, hollow crown the same diameter as the headtube. At the fork end, in house machined through ends house a 12mm through axle.
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The fork has a good old IS mount and bosses to accept most touring or porteur racks as well as fenders.
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This fork was commissioned by @killat_collective and will take up a permanent home in one of the #grubbygrivet gravel frames I've built for them. Retinal damage and whiplash have been common responses to the out of this world paint jobs they've pulled off so far. I sincerely hope this fork is going to be given the same outlandish treatment.
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Thanks to my assistant @rolfieus7777777 for all the careful prep on this fork.

Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine

Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine

Sitting sultry at the bench: Kamaal's new @columbu

Sitting sultry at the bench: Kamaal's new @columbus_official #cento frame.
Special thanks to my assistant @rolfieus7777777 for his fine detailing and to @roryporyrepents for the astounding work with the jewelery saw on both the new look "pew-pew" (erm, laser sounds....) headbadge and the brass downtube cento badge. The mini stencil style letters cut out with a teeny weeny saw are mind boggling!
The frame is built with Columbus' limited edition Cento tubeset and has internal brake hose routing and ports for Campagnolo's EPS wiring.
Look out for this one on the roads around Cape Town, although I suspect that once it's been coloured in it'll be a hard one to miss.
The workshop is going to feel a little bit pedestrian once this thoroughbred leaves the stable.

"KM" : It was fun coming up with this BB cutout de

"KM" : It was fun coming up with this BB cutout design in the latest @columbus_official #cento frame.
Even more fun since I handed the needle files to my assistant, Rolf.
And what a great job he did!

Here's Callum's new road frame ready for paint. It

Here's Callum's new road frame ready for paint.
It's built with @columbus_official Life main tubes and SL stays and will be home to the new @shimanoroad Di2 Dura Ace groupset.
A long admirer of Hufnagel cycles, Callum asked for a stamped dog tag /roundel in lieu of painted branding. I love the minimalist aesthetic of the brass tag.
I can't wait to see this painted and built up!

Head fillets on a new road frame for Callum. @colu

Head fillets on a new road frame for Callum.
@columbus_official Life tubes mated to a slim tapered head tube with stainless steel internal brake hose routing.

Three generations, three Mercers, three satisfied

Three generations, three Mercers, three satisfied grins.

SOLD!!! SOLD!!! **FOR SALE** . Hungry Monkey looki

SOLD!!! SOLD!!!
**FOR SALE**
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Hungry Monkey looking for a (preferably) human handler.
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This Hungry Monkey frame has never been ridden. It was built as a display frame for the workshop. I am selling it for R12000 - a saving of over 20% on a new Hungry Monkey frame. To sweeten the bargain I'll chuck in a workshop tee for free.
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The Hungry Monkey is my original trail hardtail frame . It's designed around 2.4in tires on 650b wheels, a 1x drivetrain, dropper post with stealth routing and a 140 to 160mm trail fork up front. This frame has boost 148 spacing.
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With a 160mm fork at 30% sag, the head angle is 68 degrees, seat angle 74 degrees and the reach and stack are 467mm and 621mm respectively.
This particular frame sports my unfiled "Factory Fillets" and a clear powder coat over sandblasted steel.
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Get in touch if you are interested.

I consider myself lucky to have inherited a few ti

I consider myself lucky to have inherited a few timeless tools that my grandfather used before me. The patina of use over the years, the polished areas where fingers and palms guided them through the years. These are all tangible links to a bygone age...
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Got me thinking.
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What heirloom tool pieces will I leave behind?
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In a bid to start a small collection of pieces for my successors to haggle over, I visited @rupert_green_ just up the road.
Rupert had recently finished a batch of tungsten tipped, brass bodied scribers modelled after the humble pencil. I had to have one.
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So I bought two.
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If you have similar concerns over your material legacy I suggest you visit Rupert soon.

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