Gallery: Experiencing the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
- By Neal Rogers
- Published Feb. 22, 2013
- Updated Feb. 24, 2013 at 11:18 AM EDT
The NAHBS experience
Remarkable lugs on an ocean blue road frame from Oregon's Vendetta Cycles. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
Cielo, the brand started by component manufacturer Chris King, displayed a rack of frames at its booth. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
Cielo's Cross Racer, available for $2500 in either a cantilever or disc-brake model, in two different paint schemes, inspired by the Aston Martin DBR1, with matching painted Enve carbon fork. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
A custom paint job, including an image of the owner's late pet dog, adorned this Mosaic road bike, on display at the Fizik booth. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
Stephen Bilenky of Philadelphia's Bilenky Cycles has been building frames for 30 years. He's shown here with his belt-driven steel Metro Luxe commuter. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
This stainless steel Bilenky, which was built with horizontal dropouts and only a rear brake mount, won the Best Lugged Frame award. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
Bikes wait to be judged. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
A view of NAHBS, from afar. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
One of three 1979 Masis from the seminal film Breaking Away. One of the three bikes was kept by the film's lead actor, Dennis Christopher. The other two, including this one, belonged to Chris Brown, a close friend of screenwriter Steve Tesich. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
A study in contrasts: Bikes ranging from TT rig to fat bike to trail machine were lined up for the NAHBS Best Titanium Construction competition. The category was won by Kent Eriksen, for a road frame, and Black Sheep Fabrication, for the "phat bike" pictured, which was commissioned by the University of Iowa's Museum of Art. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
A custom fat bike from Hunter Cycles dubbed The Sandpusher. Rick Hunter estimated he'd charged the customer $3000 for the frame, fork and rack, with the wheels, components and panniers/bags each at around $1000, bringing the bike's value to ~$6000. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
Tom Ritchey (right) examines a wooden Owen frame by Ken Stolpmann, a boat builder from New Zealand. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
The ash chainstays and bolted droputs of the Owen concept bike. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
One of the show's most anticipated booths belonged to Breadwinner Cycles, a collaboration between long-time builders Ira Ryan and Tony Pereira. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
The NAHBS experience
1988 Giro d'Italia winner Andy Hampsten was at the show with his brother Steve, who runs their 75-bikes-a-year custom brand, Hampsten Cycles. Hampsten posed with his Giro-winning "Huffy," which was actually a Land Shark built by John Slawta, then painted to match the rest of the team's bikes, which had been built by Ben Serotta. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech / Gallery TAGS: North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Neal Rogers
An interest in all things rock 'n' roll led Neal into music journalism while attending UC Santa Cruz. After several post-grad years spent waiting tables, surfing, and mountain biking, Neal moved to San Francisco, working stints as a bike messenger and at a software startup. He moved to Boulder, Colorado, in 2001, taking an editorial internship at VeloNews. He never left, and is now Velo's editor in chief. When not traveling the world covering races, he can be found riding his bike, skiing, cooking, or attending a concert.
