About

My name is Adam Sklar, and I've been building Sklar Bikes since 2014.

From those very first frames through the next several hundred, I lived and breathed custom, hand-built bicycles every day. I worked closely with customers, often spending weeks and months learning about their riding styles, the unique characteristics of where they rode, and understanding what made them desire specific features in a bike. In that time, I learned how to design truly exceptional bikes - not only because I was experimenting with geometry on my own bikes, but also because I was translating customer requests into numbers on a drawing that ultimately became bikes they loved. My background as a mechanical engineer gave me the tools to approach these designs with both creativity and technical rigor.

What I discovered in those custom frame building years was that many riders were asking for bikes they couldn't find anywhere else - bikes that prioritized versatility, durability, and thoughtful design over trends and marketing. This wasn't just what my customers wanted; it aligned with my personal philosophy about what makes a great bicycle. Throughout the years, I saw many trends come and go, but certain desires from riders always remained consistent. These lasting wants inspired me to transition from custom builds to offering built-to-order, non-custom models - a distilled embodiment of the Sklar design philosophy that quickly became cult classics.

In 2019, I stopped taking orders for custom bikes. A multi-year waitlist just didn't feel right, and I wanted to focus on a new project: building small-run production bikes that would be more accessible to a wider audience. The shift to production also meant I could spend vastly more time focused on the product itself - refining every detail, testing relentlessly, and iterating designs in ways that just aren't possible with one-off customs. The result is a much more refined product that better serves most riders.

These production bikes are crafted in California and Taiwan by the world's best bicycle artisans. I still get to make them with the finest materials available and design them from the ground up with custom components that I design myself. They are fantastic bicycles, and I am incredibly proud of them.

That's the story so far. At the end of the day, I'm simply making the best bikes I know how, hoping they bring joy and enrich people's lives. If you ever have questions, feel free to reach out.

Cheers,
Adam