A custom steel bike frame builder in Petone that makes one-off frames by hand, using fillet brazing and lugged construction. Crucial Custom Cycles is at 128 Nelson Street. The website says it designs and builds custom frames for mountain, road racing and randonneur riding, for riders of all shapes and goals. Each frame is precisely aligned, welded and assembled, and the business says there are no production lines, with one frame made at a time. The frames are New Zealand built.
The website says the builder has ridden mountain bikes around Wellington's hills since the early 1980s, has raced mountain and road bikes, and has competed in the Karapoti Classic more than 15 times. Reviewers describe a friendly, efficient builder, and say the owner gave great customer service even when they decided not to go ahead with a repair. Reviewers mention the business as a small Petone business worth supporting. The website also invites people to get in touch to discuss a frame.