Wild Card Bicycles started with a crit bike

In the '80s, I was in the throes of national criterium racing. Try as I might, my strategy was limited by a problem: pedaling through the corner.

In the crit world, attacks are often, fast, and frequently come out of a corner - the rider that can take the corner fastest and resume pedaling soonest has the upper hand. I was frustrated that I could take a corner with speed but pedaling sooner increased my risk of striking the pavement with my cleat.

Frames with a higher bottom bracket that would allow me to cover and attack corners didn't exist. With no frame manufacturers meeting my needs, I decided to make my own.

Decades later, and with hundreds of hand-fabricated frames in my archives, I offer customers the experience and skill needed to craft a bike that fits their unique goals. Each bike that leaves my shop, whether a bare frame or full build, responds to your needs and dreams in form, function, finish, and construction.

That was true for my crit bike in the '80s, and it's true for every bike that leaves my shop today.