photo: Ben Calvert
a note from the builder -
Building on a lifetime of riding and many years building frames with other brands, I founded Orchard Bicycle LLC as a framebuilder-owned business in 2023.
Formal and informal education has been a lifelong passion for me, and this has fueled a journey of skills building and personal growth through classes, apprenticeships, and professional positions. I love seeing how others work, and I’ve visited factories and framebuilders for decades. Each one - regardless of experience level, professional status, or volume of frames produced - has something valuable to share. I’ve learned from each, and this body of knowledge finds its way into my own work.
For Orchard Bicycle, this means attention to detail and the big picture. This means taking time for soft skills, like clear and open communication, as well as the hard skills of framebuilding. This means combining quality materials with time-proven techniques, mindful consideration of environmental impact, and selecting components from like-minded industry partners. This means building each frame or frame-set to suit the rider and produce a bike we can both be proud of.
Brett Champlain - Owner Operator