The problem every mechanic knows
You're in the middle of an assembly, hands covered in grease, and you need the torque spec for a Shimano XT bottom bracket axle. You know the info is somewhere in a 200-page PDF. You put down your tools, open your laptop, scroll, search...
15 minutes later, you've found it. But your customer is still waiting.
The solution: just ask
With L'Atelier, you open the app on your phone (yes, it works right next to the bike) and type:
"Torque spec for XT M8100 crankset?"
3 seconds later, you have the answer: 35-50 Nm, with the exact reference from the Shimano manual page.
How does it work?
L'Atelier uses RAG technology (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). In plain terms:
- You upload your manuals — Shimano, SRAM, Bosch PDFs, whatever you need
- The AI indexes every page — tables, diagrams, text, everything is understood
- You ask your question — in natural language, like asking a colleague
- The AI answers with the source — exact page, exact table
No hallucination: if the info isn't in your manuals, the assistant tells you.
In practice at the workshop
Mechanics using L'Atelier report saving 30 to 45 minutes per day on technical information searches. That's more time for customers, or leaving earlier.
Try free for 10 days — no credit card required.