The Workshop
In a quiet workshop in El Retiro, high in the mountains of Colombia, steel becomes movement. The steep roads and long climbs that surround us have shaped how we understand bicycles and the discipline required to build them well. Living and riding here teaches patience. It teaches respect for proportion, balance, and durability. Every Scarab begins in this environment, where tubes, tools, heat and careful hands come together to form a frame. What starts as raw material gradually becomes an instrument meant to move through mountains like these, built deliberately and attentively, one frame at a time.
It begins with a conversation
No two riders move through the world the same way. Before steel is cut, every Scarab begins with a conversation. We want to understand where you ride, how you ride, and what the bicycle must become beneath you. From this dialogue a geometry gradually emerges, shaped by terrain, posture and intent. It is not chosen from a catalog or adapted from a standard template. Each one is drawn specifically for a single rider.
Geometry defines the ride
A bicycle is part of a system, you, the bike, and the environment. When these elements work together in balance, riding becomes effortless, intuitive, and deeply personal.
A custom bike isn’t just about having the right fit, that should be a given. It’s about creating a machine that enhances your handling, complements your riding goals, and thrives in the terrain you love to explore. Whether you carve through the winding roads of the mountains, push limits on fast descents, or seek adventure in remote gravel paths, a Scarab is crafted to work with you, not against you.
Steel rewards commitment
We work with steel because it offers a rare balance of strength, resilience, and feel. Its properties allow subtle adjustments in how a frame behaves beneath the rider, making it possible to tune ride quality with precision while maintaining durability over decades of use. Steel also asks for patience from the builder. When handled with care and understanding, it becomes remarkably alive on the road, carrying a responsiveness and comfort that reveal themselves over long days of riding.
Hands that understand steel
Each tube is cut, aligned, and welded by us. Passion, feel and experience guide every step of the work, where small adjustments and careful observation matter as much as the tools themselves. Framebuilding is a discipline learned over time. With every frame, the craft deepens, refined through repetition, attention, and patience.
Discover the paint studio
Once the structure is complete, the frame becomes a canvas. Color, texture, and small details transform the object into something deeply personal, giving each bicycle its own presence and character. Every Scarab leaves the workshop with a visual identity shaped together with its rider, an expression that reflects both the origin of the machine and the person who will ride it.
Built for a lifetime
A Scarab is not meant to be replaced as years pass. It is built to accompany a lifetime of riding and to evolve with its owner over time. Because every frame is made in our own workshop, it can always return here. We can repair it, refinish it, or renew it for another chapter on the road. Steel allows this kind of relationship. It ages well, adapts, and continues forward rather than being discarded.
Built for the road
The workshop is where the work happens, but the road is where the bicycle comes alive. Once it leaves our hands, the frame begins the life it was built for, be that: climbing, descending mountain roads, racing or exploring new terrain. A Scarab is not meant to sit still. It is built to make you feel alive, carrying the rider forward as the journey continues.
