About us
from
the inside
Alex starts Loca Bikes to create custom-made bicycles at a reasonable price
We launch the website, offering original single-speed and city bicycles with hub gears
Loca grows dynamically, thanks to e.g. cooperation with the brand "Pan Tu Nie Stał" and publications in Men's Health, Playboy
We receive the Must Have award from Łódź Design for the best-designed products
We introduce gravel bikes to our offer, a turning point in Loca Bikes' history
Olek receives the 30 Creative of Wrocław Award presented by the city's mayor
The rapid development of Loca in Germany and other EU countries
We start producing bicycles with Gates belt drive
We create a custom gravel bike for the Bikeshow.cc youtube channel
A product line is created in collaboration with the streetwear brand PROSTO
We introduce steel gravel bikes, made from Columbus tubing and welded in Poland
We move the production of aluminum bicycles to Poland, and change the material to AL7020
We start producing carbon bicycles
We introduce our original urban gravel frames, created in Poland with AL7020.
We open a location in Warsaw.
We start working on 3 new types of products - e-bike, Pinion-driven gravel bike, and Road Plus.
Tests of our bicycles on YouTube channels: Bikeshow.cc, Król Rowerów, Road-racing.pl, and Felix Testet Bikes.
We chose this name because we wanted not only to create unusual bicycles but also to produce them in an unconventional, somewhat crazy way - at the intersection of mass production and custom manufacturing.
We want to operate as much locally as possible, as this allows us to significantly reduce the impact of production on the environment and supports our economy and other related cycling businesses. Operating locally also means more control over the production process and quality. It gives us the opportunity for easier introduction of new solutions and faster response to your needs. This is the main idea behind our business - the bike should be customized to the user, not the other way around. That's why we approach each order individually, and each bike fully reflects your requirements and riding style!
In 2015, he started Loca on his own - he learned the basics of bicycles by fixing his BMX bikes when stars like Dave Mirra and Matt Hoffman were at their peak. After years in the IT industry, he decided to turn his passion into a business and started creating custom bikes. In his free time, you'll find Olek at Wrocław's pump tracks, local gravel trails, or in the Karkonosze Mountains, where he goes on weekends with his family.
At Loca, Szymon is mainly responsible for marketing and development. Always up to date with the latest trends and technical innovations. Privately, he's a cat lover. An avid outdoor enthusiast, he is not afraid of any adventure! You'll meet him on the trails with the Biketrippin crew. He will gladly advise you on how to build your dream bike and share his bikepacking stories over a cup of coffee.
You can usually find him in the workshop, where he rescues long-lost suspension forks and assembles the most complicated projects. He knows Loca Bikes bicycles inside out and can bleed brakes with his eyes closed. Privately, the owner of Leon - a GRX cartons destroyer. In his free time, you will meet Maciek at bike parks, where he tests Dark Owl - a self-made steel downhill bike.
There's a good chance that Karol was the one who assembled your bike. He is an experienced mechanic who will gladly explain to you how to take the best care of your bike and solve any more problematic faults. If you're lucky, during your visit to the workshop, you will hear stories about his animals, of which he has plenty at his countryside home! You can meet him on trails at Radunia and Czarna Góra.
Mikołaj technically doesn't work at Loca, but he had to be on our website. After all, he is responsible for the look of our bikes! He approaches each project individually, and he knows all the colour palettes like the back of his hand. He is a painter with years of experience. PS. The coffee in his office is better!
A crucial member of the team without whom we wouldn't handle the logistics. He always welcomes customers with pleasure and brings the necessary boxes with parts. Just remember not to leave food on the table around him!
