Nick Legan’s best in show from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show

Can we pick ‘em or what! The Cherubim we showed you yesterday was named President’s Choice and Best In Show at the closing of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Sacramento. Be sure to check out Nick's other features from NAHBS as well. Today we have a huge gallery of other award winners, a hyper-light custom carbon bike, a car-replacement rig, a market-going trailer, and the latest offerings from a Sacramento local. Nick Crumpton displayed this 9.75 pound bicycle. The $6,000 frame uses tube-to-tube construction and Isogrid tubes. Photo: Nick Legan

Crumpton's customer sent all the parts for the build, including this filed down SRAM Red derailleur with plastic set screws. Photo: Nick Legan

Crumpton used the latest Isogrid tubes to achieve a frame weight, without a derailleur hanger, of 666 grams. Photo: Nick Legan

Alchemy's Aero Road bike won NAHBS Best Carbon bike. The $4,400 frame, fork, headset and seatpost also includes paint and custom tuning of the bike's layup and geometry. Photo: Nick Legan

Internal routing on an aero road bike is a must. The housing stops on the Alchemy look great. Photo: Nick Legan

Alchemy also offers a round seat tube on its Aero Road frame. Bottom bracket offerings are Pressfit30 and English threaded. Photo: Nick Legan

Perfect miters are required for Alchemy's tube-to-tube construction, easily seen here. Photo: Nick Legan

Like many bikes at NAHBS, it's easy to walk by some of the more subtle masterpieces. This SSR Max stainless steel bike was breathtaking, once you saw it! Photo: Nick Legan

If you're a Fiat fan, you'll recognize the 500 Abarth-inspired paint job. Photo: Nick Legan

Gary Smith, IF's owner, specially requested that Columbus draw six SSR stainless steel tubesets over its iconic Max tooling. The bi-oval shapes have something of a cult following and are renowned for their stiffness. Photo: Nick Legan

King hubs compliment the headsets used for the trailer's "hitch." Avid disc brakes are only used as a parking brake. Photo: Nick Legan

Ryan used Chris King headsets to create a hitch that wouldn't affect the handling of the towing bicycle. Photo: Nick Legan

While this trailer is a $3,000 custom job, Ryan is working on a production version. Tanner Goods tailor made the canvas cover and leather straps for the project. Photo: Nick Legan

Ira Ryan's Trucker trailer was made for a Portland restauranteer who uses it, instead of his car, to buy local produce each day. Photo: Nick Legan

Mosaic's owner, Aaron Barcheck, displayed his personal cyclocross bike. He blinged up his understated, perfect welds and black motif with gold anodized goodies. Photo: Nick Legan

44mm oversized head tubes allow handmade builders to use tapered forks. Chris King has helped by making hybrid inset/external headsets. Photo: Nick Legan

Barcheck used a seat mast on his personal 'cross bike, something popular with many of his customers buying both titanium and steel. Photo: Nick Legan

The paint details on Muse's city bike were well crafted. Photo: Nick Legan

Flower power never gets old. Female show-goers loved the bike so much it took some patience to get this photograph. Photo: Nick Legan

With nice sweeping lines and cleverly engineered rack and fender mounts, Muse's award as Best City Bicycle was well-earned. Photo: Nick Legan

If you haven't heard of Muse Cycles it's excusable. Lyle Harlow has only been building frames for two years. But that didn't keep him from winning Best City Bicycle at NAHBS. Photo: Nick Legan

Pereira Cycles' Manifest bike is the builder's personal car-replacement bicycle. Cruising at 20 mph with the electric assist is doable all day long, even with a load in the custom carbon box. Photo: Nick Legan

A lockable carbon box acts as a trunk and means you can leave items with your bike when you leave it parked. A stereo system (that goes to 11!) is also built into the custom carbon box. Photo: Nick Legan

The painted U-lock secures the bike to a pole, but also acts as a steering lock in the process. Very clever. Photo: Nick Legan

A BionX electric assist makes getting around town with a heavy load much easier. The color-matched frame pump is a fantastic touch. Photo: Nick Legan

Steve Rex is a Sacramento-based builder and was awarded Best Road Bicycle for his beautiful white touring bike. Photo: Nick Legan

The overall aesthetic and attention to detail made Rex's bike a deserving award winner. Photo: Nick Legan

A bi-laminate lug, used here and on the head tube requires lots of careful work. Rex's are wonderfully executed. Photo: Nick Legan