In the premier league of custom builders, Diamond Atelier?s place is secure. The sleek creations of the Munich workshop look better than most factory-built show bikes?and they?re perfectly usable too.
But Tom Konecny and Pablo Steigleder don?t just design one-offs. Their ?Mark II? BMW café racers are in limited production, offering a faster and more affordable way to obtain that Diamond Atelier magic. And they?ve now just launched another ?family? of limited production BMWs, a series of stylish scramblers based on the R65.

?We?ll always produce our unique builds,? says Pablo. ?Those projects shape the brand: they are radical and aggressive, and set the bar higher one notch at a time.?
?But since the beginning of Diamond Atelier, we?ve got emails asking ?Do you also build scramblers"? Or, ?How about bikes with high bars and knobby tires"??
So Tom and Pablo have now broadened their portfolio. Meet ?Groot,? a series of scramblers that?s had us quickly checking the health of our bank accounts.
But first, why the strange name" ?We named the ?Mark II? after Tony Stark?s Iron Man suit,? Pablo explains. ?So we?ve decided to stick to the Marvel Universe. And nothing fits our vision of riding through the forest better than the famous little tree monster ?Groot?.?

?We both grew up in the city, and live and work there,? says Pablo. ?So we love to escape at weekends. It could be hunting, climbing or camping?but the right bike to throw in the back of the van was m...