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We build greatness into every frame we make.
A great ride, a great race, a great adventure - all standard equipment on a Merlin bicycle. This is not a statement we make lightly. When we say, "We start with the very finest raw materials", we really mean it. Most people are familiar with titanium's legendary strength-to-weight characteristics as well as it's phenomenal fatigue strength and elasticity/elongation properties. Merlin Metalworks, however, is not content with mere titanium.
Every tube WE use is custom drawn to our exclusive MTS 3/2.5 (Merlin Tubing Specification) standards, which exceed even the aerospace industry standards for straightness, ovality, and wall thickness. Our MTS procedures require intermediate ultrasonic testing and eddy current testing which are generally omitted for non-aerospace tubing. We also require a minimum tensile strength of 135,000 psi for every tube. Why do we do all this before we begin building the frame? That's what it takes to make a Merlin bike great.
Few companies can work with titanium. Fewer still, can work with it well. No one can do it better than Merlin. The cold-working process combined with stringent welding standards render a frame that can withstand more than one million pedal strokes of up to 400 ft / lbs. of torque. Our welders take exceptional pride in the artistic beauty of the signature Merlin weld, a process that has been refined for nearly 20 years and has become an industry hallmark of craftsmanship.
The attention to greatness does not stop with the great strength of Merlin bicycles. Every Merlin frame is hand polished to create a luxurious finish; another mark of quality that is unmatched in the industry, as is the engraving that many of our bikes feature. Think of it: you have a bike that is feather light, monstrously strong, impervious to rust and corrosion, and engraved like a museum piece.
I know it sounds cliché, but truely, one of the GREATEST things about a Merlin bike is the people that create it. Take a walk through our shop on any given day and talk to the craftsmen and women that work here. Very soon, you'll hear the pride in their voices and see the gleam in their eyes as they talk about the things they did on your bike. You will walk away from each conversation convinced that that person's job was the most important one. We love what we do, and it shows on every frame."
- Tom Kellogg, Master Frame Designer
Great materials, great frames, great components - great bikes. Merlin bikes.
Download our PDF Manuals
Bottom Bracket Grease Guard Manual for all 1991 models and later
Bottom Bracket Non-Grease Guard Manual for all 1991 models and later
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