Articles Of Interest
Mercer hand-built steel frame. Hand-built with a heartbeat.
Old Man-Bicycling Magazine
When not potting in his shed, Steve Shapiro can be found in his natural habitat, penning award-winning poems or pondering the wisdom of the Chosen Gear.
Mercer ‘Buitestander’ – Bicycling Magazine
In Afrikaans, this means ‘outsider’ – but the word play is too good to resist. And one of my birth names is Stander, like the surname, so it’s all very appropriate. I want to be outside, forever, on my bike.
Stan’s Mercer Bikes Karoobaix Disc All Road -The Radavist
I’m here in South Africa, documenting the Karoobaix, a 400km race through the Karoo Desert and naturally, while here, I’ve been documenting a few bikes from the event. While I’m compiling photos from the race itself. The first bike is Stan’s Mercer Bike
Sarah’s Karoobaix Mercer Bikes Disc All Road – The Radavist
There were so many wonderful builds at the Karoobaix, but I have to admit, seeing this bike really made me stoked to be in South Africa. While Sarah’s Mercer Bikes isn’t as flashy as Stan’s, it’s still a locally-built frame, designed to fit Sarah and her riding style.
Hand-Built Frames- Bicycling Magazine
Know How
The one thing that changed it all. Customising dreams.
Stan Engelbrecht’s Buitelander Track Bike – The Radavist
It was obvious – I needed a bike I could use every day, without having to worry about destroying a bit of South Africa cycling heritage in the process.
Meet The Vet Who Crafts Custom Steel Bikes – Red Bull
Dave Mercer has been in love with bicycles his entire life. “It started with BMX during the 80’s and when I turned 13 in 1991 my parents gave me my first mountain bike,”
Steely Dave – Ride Magazine
Bicycles are big business and so, for the most part they are spat out in bland and boring hundreds and thousands.
Do Anything Hardtails- Bicycling Magazine
David Mercer builds all sorts of custom steel-frame bikes in his workshop in Cape Town. If you can dream it up, he can build it.
The Bicycle Frames Of New Craft – The Radavist
We already saw the New Craft: 5 Continents 5 Frames show announcement last week, and now to promote this Wednesday’s (June 29th) event, Columbus just sent over a preview with photos of these unique frames.
How A Hand-Made Bike Is Crafted – Red Bull
An expert from Cape Town’s Mercer Bikes gives us a step-by-step guide through the intricate process. He’s always admired their simplicity, a feature which belies the artistry that’s often poured into them.
hungry monkey test drive
David Mercer’s Hungry Monkey is a steel hardtail all-mountain ripper. We took the bike out for a “short ride” test ride which ended up with the whole The Hub team having a go. We all loved it, and the bike quickly became our favourite ride at the 2014 Africa Cycle Fair.
The BLOG
There is simply just not enough time left in a day to have continued with updating the blog. I did feel that it would be a waste to completely get rid of it though, and do wish to someday continue with it once more, when the dust has settled and I have a second to spare. So if you wish to visit the old blog, feel free to do so by pressing the button bellow.
