2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show: Chris King’s Cielo is just what the doctor ordered
- By Nick Legan
- Published Feb. 26, 2011
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2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Chris King built this Cielo specifically to show at NAHBS. King built the lugs himself and used stainless steel tubing. Cielo now offers vertical dropouts, shorter headtubes and short reach brakes on its Sportif models for those looking for a racier bike. | Photo: Nick Legan
Related: All 2011 NAHBS galleries and articles
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech TAGS: Chris King / NAHBS
Nick Legan
After graduating from Indiana University with honors and a degree in French and journalism, Legan jumped straight into wrenching at Pro Peloton bike shop in Boulder for a few years. Then, he began a seven-year stint in the professional ranks, most recently serving for RadioShack at the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California. He also worked for Garmin-Slipstream, CSC, Toyota-United, Health Net and Ofoto. You can submit questions to Nick at asknick@competitorgroup.com.