Built by hand. Ridden for life.

PORTLAND, OR — EST. 2019

Steel frames made one at a time in our workshop. No production lines. No compromises.

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Cyclist riding a gravel bike on a rocky cliff with snow-capped mountain in the background

ABOUT

We make bicycle frames.
Nothing else.

We make bicycle frames. Nothing else.

Chrome started in a garage with a welding torch and an opinion about geometry. Six years later, the garage is bigger. The opinion hasn't changed.

Bicycle mechanic working on a steel frame in a workshop

Every frame is 4130 chromoly steel — light enough to race, tough enough to last decades. We build one at a time, because that's the only way to build them right.

FRAMES

Three frames. Pick your ride.

ROAD
Criterium
Fast geometry. Thin tubes. For people who actually race.
From $2,400
ALL-ROAD
Dispatch
Rack mounts, fender clearance, and enough steel to carry everything.
From $2,800
CITY
Municipal
Upright. Comfortable. The frame that replaces your car.
From $1,900

ROAD
Criterium
Fast geometry. Thin tubes. For people who actually race.
From $2,400
ALL-ROAD
Dispatch
Rack mounts, fender clearance, and enough steel to carry everything.
From $2,800
CITY
Municipal
Upright. Comfortable. The frame that replaces your car.
From $1,900

ROAD
Criterium
Fast geometry. Thin tubes. For people who actually race.
From $2,400
ALL-ROAD
Dispatch
Rack mounts, fender clearance, and enough steel to carry everything.
From $2,800
CITY
Municipal
Upright. Comfortable. The frame that replaces your car.
From $1,900

38 hours of work.

Yours for decades.

PROCESS

How 12 tubes of chromoly steel become the only frame you'll ever need.

Measure

Every build starts with your numbers. Standover, reach, stack — we fit the frame to you, not the other way around.

Weld

4130 chromoly steel, TIG-welded by hand. Every joint inspected twice. No fixtures, no jigs — just experience.

Finish

Powder coat in your color. Headbadge pressed and pinned. Final check, then it ships.

DETAILS

It’s all about details

4130

Chromoly steel

38h

Build time per frame

1,450g

Frame weight size 56

Lifetime

Warranty on every weld

Lifetime

Warranty on every weld

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Ridden for life
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RIDERS

"Sold my carbon race bike after two weeks with the Criterium. Not even close."
James Okafor
Denver, CO
"The Municipal is the reason I cancelled my bus pass. Best money I've spent."
Maren Solberg
Oslo, Norway
"I've put 30,000 km on my Dispatch. It rides exactly like it did on day one."
Yuki Tanaka
Berlin, Germany

Small shop.
No plans to grow.

Close-up of bicycle frame repair and assembly in Chrome workshop

Chrome is three people in a workshop in Portland. We make about 120 frames a year. We could make more. We could hire. We could automate half the process and triple the output.

We won't.

Built by hand. Ridden for life.

We make bicycle frames.Nothing else.

We make bicycle frames. Nothing else.

Three frames. Pick your ride.

How 12 tubes of chromoly steel become the only frame you'll ever need.

It’s all about details

Small shop.No plans to grow.

New builds, restocks, shop updates.Nothing else.

New builds, restocks, shop updates. Nothing else.

We make bicycle frames.
Nothing else.

Small shop.
No plans to grow.

New builds, restocks, shop updates.
Nothing else.