WRAD Bikes is a custom bicycle frame builder at 158 Victoria Street in Johnsonville, Wellington. Its frames are hand built from steel, and the business builds custom mountain bikes, full-suspension bikes and fixed-gear bikes to a rider's own design. The business was founded by a mechanical engineer who began building frames in 2018 and moved into steel. It also runs a framebuilding course, and it carries out frame repair and modifications on other bikes.
Customers describe the framebuilding course as a great experience, with the builder patient, generous with time and skilled. Another customer, who wanted to fit a rack on a bike for a trip, found the mounting bolts had snapped on an older bike, and says the work had to be done again. Others praise the builder as an engineer who finds an elegant solution to a bike idea, and one has ordered a full-suspension build and several fixed bikes. Customers mention the custom frames, the mountain bikes and the advice they receive. The listing shows nine other bike shops within one kilometre, and of the seven nearby with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than this one. Pedal Project is at the same spot, and Wheelworks Handcrafted Wheels is 0.2 km away. For a rider who wants a bike built to their own measurements, the workshop offers that service.