3Spades Custom Bicycle Frames

15/01/2026

This is Emils non custom gravel bike he rides since 2024. He’s my son.
Initially we had something completely different in mind. An all round flat-bar bike for a soon-to-be teenager.
I designed the frame geo, and he decided the paint job inspired by one of his favourite ice hockey teams.
We started building the frame and fork together in summer of 2023 during weekends, made some good progress, then left the project for a few weeks, worked more on it and…..suddenly it was automn, frame almost done but not completely. Emil`s hockey season starts which means time on weekends is a rare good. I finished the frame by spring, but didn`t have all parts yet, in the meanwhile he rides `s old OnOne. Summer comes, I think now or never, we need to build up that bike, but looking at my son, guess what; he`s basically outgrown that frame before we had a chance to build it up; luckly he has a small sister, and luckly happens sometimes (rarly) that clients decide that they finally can`t afford the frame you have almost finished building for them.
In 2022 i got commissionned an all-road frame by collegue. High end tubing, internal routing, and a classy black matt and gold paint job.
Unfortunatly (fortunately), for different reasons the person didn’t have the means anymore to pay me, so i kept the frame waiting till I got paid…which never happend. Sitting at the workshop waiting for a new owner, this was the perfect accasion!! I assembled the missing parts, recuperated some from his old ride and built it up.
This is the story behind the non-custom gravel bike! last summer the bike fitted perfectly, 6 month later it is already on the smaller side. Let’s see what’s coming next, but first enjoy the few pics.

ps: the initial frame is is now painted bright pink and going to his little sister, you’ll gonna read about it soon.

26/12/2025

Hi there hope you’re enjoying the holidays!! It’s been quiet around this account lately, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been active workwise. Quite the opposite is acctually true.
Where to start after having not posted any of my stuff during the last two years (expect the occasional story and a reel from someone else, here and there). Then again i probably never posted more than every second bike i built anyway.

Obviously it’s not the first time I would like to activate this account to show you more of my work, but for different reasons that’s muuuch more difficult for me than build you that “impossible” bike you have in you’re mind.

Now, I find myself with quite big archive of picutes I could (should?) show you. Intrigued???

Anyway, lets see how long I can keep up the insta-game; right now I’m on my first real holiday since quite a long time so this challenge rather seems easy, but it’s possible that when back in the shop i’ll have other priorities than creating social media posts.

To start here’s a selection of detail shots of some bikes, frames, forks,, prototypes, modifications and repairs i made over the last two years. Maybe there’s one that awakens your interest and you would like to know more about that specific project, then let me know in the comments i’ll make a detailed post later.

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01/02/2025

14/09/2024

Nico passed by the other day to pick up his stem and what a suprise, he rode the breakaway frame i made years ago for . Mateo didn’t use it enough so he passed it on.

With Nico I already did several projects like for example a half-truss for his Litespeed mountain bike frame.

Being a real bike nerd (hope you don’t mind) Nico knows how to properly tackle a project like this. A perfect potpourri of parts and colors. Love it!!!

Rubberside down Nico ✌️

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28/08/2024

22/09/2023

Marine’s 26” classic travel bike had a bad encounter with the garage roof while being transported on the car. Unfortunately the frame wasn’t savable so I had to make a new one. Marine chose to keep the same geo/setup, but dicided to change color.

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20/09/2023

's wanted a commuter bike as she crosses our the canton of Geneva west to est to go to work. Obviously fenders and pannier-rack was a must for the fall weather.
The frame has been built with travelling or/and light off roading/bikepacking in mind.
Equipped with strudy mix of mix of Deore/GRX, 650b G1800 and some bits of and

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15/09/2023

That was a wild one! .of.gravel wanted a fixi and proclamed if a custom frame it also has to look custom, so we came up with this. Jon painted the frame himself with .bike…looks as wild as the the frame!
Want a different ride as your classic diamond-frame hit me up, i‘m more than happy to realise your dream

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15/09/2023

That was a wild one! .mdv wanted a fixi and proclamed if a custom frame it also has to look custom, so we came up with this. Unfortunately i dont have any good pics of the built up bike.
Want a different ride as your classic diamond-frame hit me up, i‘m more than happy to realise your dream

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13/09/2023

A pigeon blue gravel bike for Pascal from . Straight forward geometry, resulting in a lively ride, built with Ekar group set, a 1st of me.

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06/07/2023

My daughter’s MTB, not much to say other than it has been made with lot of love ❤️

04/07/2023

._c ´s new allroad messenger bike. I lke to build frames for messengers, ridden every day, all day they are put to the test. #4130