Vancouver / Atelier

Commission a build

Bring a frame out of the garage, or have one found in your size. Tell us what you have in mind; nothing here is a quote, and nothing is booked until you say so.

Step 01 of 05The route

How the frame arrives

Bring your own frameSend us the frame you have. It gets inspected before anything is planned for it.Have one foundTell us the model and size. We find a donor and check it before it's bought.

Step 02 of 05The frame

FrameSizeCentre-to-top, if you know it.

Material

Oversized aluminumKlein, Cannondale CAADHeritage steelColumbus, ReynoldsTitanium3Al/2.5V and 6/4Not sureWe'll tell you

Step 03 of 05Bench work

InspectionBore scope, threads and a look at every weld. On every frame.Frame alignment and dropout spacingMeasured, and cold-set where a modern hub needs it.Thread chasing and facingBottom bracket and head tube, so modern bearings sit true.Cable routing for modern partsOnly where it can be done without cutting the frame.

Paint

Keep the original paintCleaned, polished and waxed. Chips stay.RefinishStripped and repainted, in the original scheme or a new one.Not sure yetWe'll look at it first.

Step 04 of 05Parts

Drivetrain

Period-correctMechanical, from the frame's own era.Modern mechanicalCurrent groupsets, cables and all.WirelessElectronic shifting, no new holes.Advise meTell us how you ride.

Wheels

Keep the originalsIf they're sound, trued and tensioned.Modern alloyPolished or black, to suit the frame.CarbonWhere the frame and the riding call for it.

Step 05 of 05How to reach you

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Anything else

Your commission

Route: Bring your own frame
Frame: —
Size: —
Material: —
Bench work: Inspection only
Paint: —
Drivetrain: —
Wheels: —

With every build

The dossier: manifest, bench log and measurements
Original parts boxed and handed back
Fit session at handover

No deposit to enquire.

A Canadian framebuilding and restomod atelier with Nordic-inspired restraint. Preserving late-century alloy legacies through contemporary mechanical tolerances and electronic integration.

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