North American Hand Made Bicycle Show -

San Jose, California, March 2-4, 2007

Photography

Part 6 - March 2-4:    

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• Lots of patience with a set of jeweler's files required here from Dave Bohm of Bohemian Cycles.
• And again for the other side.
• Dave Bohm of Bohemian Cycles is renowned for his intricate lugwork, and from these examples it's easy to see why.
• An innovative stoker stem setup is attached directly to the top tube for a stouter connection, and is super adjustable to accommodate a wide range of rider sizes.
• This is not your usual eccentric bottom bracket, but it's both easier to adjust and also displays the "Phil" logo on this Phil Wood bottom bracket nicely.
• Massive thin-walled steel tubes and equally large lugs dwarf the standard-sized seatpost.
• A massive chainring is required to bring the gearing of the Rohloff rear hub up to road bike standards.
• Unique fork crown on this Bohemian tandem looks a bit spindly, but is undoubtedly a work of art.
• Dave Bohm designed his tandem with a completely straight boom tube, and completely eliminated the need for any compound miters.
• Fork dropouts are stunning, but also incorporate a unique J-bend entry for the axle to eliminate the possibility of wheel ejection as a result of disc brake forces.
• Now THAT'S a lot of tandem.
• Interesting configuration of the rear bottom bracket area.
• Rear disc mount is integrated with the sliding dropouts so that no separate readjustments are needed during wheel changes or chain tension tweaks.
• Sliding rear dropouts neatly incorporate Dave Bohm's initials.
• Yup, Dave Bohm's Bohemian tandem even includes S&S couplings. Bohm says he designed the frame so that it could be turned into a triple without too much fuss.

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• Bruce Gordon accepts his award for "Best in Show" from show organizer Don Walker.

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• Bruce Gordon has recreated his amazing titanium cantilever brake design in CNC machined (and highly polished) aluminum.
• The relatively high profile design of Bruce Gordon's aluminum cantilever brakes looks like it'd lend itself exceptionally well to cyclocross applications. To make things even sweeter, the brakes are meant to work with road-style cartridge pads, making it much easier to utilize the proper pads on carbon rims.
• Bruce Gordon graces this bike with a custom titanium front rack and even a bright LED headlamp.
• After one-third of a century in the framebuilding business, Bruce Gordon clearly still has it as this example won 'Best in Show' at this year's NAHBS.
• Beautifully carved lugs, deep lustrous paint, and perfect pinstriping grace Bruce Gordon's machine.

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• Another titanium rack adorns the rear end.

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• Even without the down tube logo, it'd probably be easy to identify Bruce Gordon's works from this signature lugwork.
• Who says Bruce Gordon only does touring bikes? Gordon showed off one of the coolest choppers we've seen in recent memory. Only five such machines exist in the world.
• A nice example of careful machine work keeps the chains on Bruce Gordon's chopper down to a reasonable length.
• The front of Gordon's chopper wears a parallelogram-style linkage suspension fork.
• Looks comfortable enough to me.

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• Gordon uses this bicycle as his own personal day-to-day commuter. The titanium baskets are likely the nicest vessel grocery bags have ever seen.
• Titanium half-clips are another Gordon creation.
• Bruce Gordon better hope he never has to swap to a different saddle, because there is no provision for easy saddle height adjustment.
• Gordon carries over the frame's lug design into the stem.
• Bruce Gordon's first frame. He's come a long way since then.
• Even for his first crack at the craft, Gordon was clearly already doing pretty well.

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• Gordon dislayed his own personal collection at this year's NAHBS in a giant display that nearly spanned the entire width of the exhibition hall.

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• The Rock n' Road is possibly Gordon's most well-known model.
• Upright positioning, all-purpose tires, drop bars, and cantilever brakes made for a truly all-purpose machine.

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• Gordon's personal tandem utilizes a set of rarely seen Phil Wood drum brakes.
• The classic Rock n' Road, this time in titanium.
• Gordon machined his own Rock Shox Mag21 crown and brace to adapt the fork for use on larger wheels.
• The titanium chainring set on Gordon's titanium Rock n' Road is another rarely seen item made by Paragon.
• How much would these custom titanium cantilevers cost? Well, if you have to ask…
• A gorgeous tandem from Co-Motion Cycles.
• We're not sure what exactly one would do with this, but it's a neat-looking piece nonetheless.
• DeSalvo's head tube badge.
• Easy Racer's display featured the full faired recumbent HPV that "Fast Freddy" Markham used to cover 53.43 miles in a single hour from a standing start.
• Not bad for handbuilt construction, eh?
• Evett's background was primarily in woodworking and built these levers completely by hand.
• Shimano gets most of the credit for developing the integrated shifter/brake lever, but Joel Evett conceived the idea three decades ago.
• Sheila Moon and Jeremy Sycip show off Moon's latest creations, including a surprisingly warm wool-blend pullover.
• A little careful masking goes a long way.
• Black Sheep Cycles built this showpiece from its trademark material, titanium.
• Spectrum Powderworks covers the faux gas tank on this Black Sheep bicycle in a gleaming finish.
• Who says Spectrum Powderworks only works with paint? As seen on this example, it also does a mean job with masking tape and blasting media.
• Spectrum Powderworks showed off a number of its top-notch finishes, including this track bike from DeSalvo.
• Spectrum Powderworks didn't build any of these frames, but it certainly did a great job of making each one of them look stunning.
• Another example of Spectrum Powderworks artwork on this singlespeed frame by Curtis Inglis.
• Sparkly!
• Just the thing when that 10% grade really starts to get to you.
• Now THIS looks like fun.
• Sycip even makes the gas tank look good.
• If this reminds you of a WWII fighter plane, that's good… because it should.

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• Bottle cage? What bottle cage? Calfee integrated the bottle 'cage' directly into the structure of the bike.
• Not one to leave things well enough alone, Calfee crafted his own crankset in the same fashion as the rest of the frame.
• Like the bottle cage, the front derailleur mount is integrated directly into the frame.
• Craig Calfee seems particularly adept at creating showpieces, such as this 'spider bike' made by wrapping a carbon yarn around the critical hard points. Does it work? Calfee says so, and he's even considering putting it into moderate production.
• There is no head 'tube' per se on the spider bike; even the steerer tube of the fork itself is clearly visible through the frame.
• Brake and derailleur lines are routed directly through the structure.
• Nick Crumpton showed this incredibly light carbon fiber creation at Interbike, but its seven pound total weight was still striking.
• Partial credit for the unbelievably light seven pound total bike weight belongs to the Zipp 300 crankset and Aerolite pedals.
• A front American Classic disc MTB hub was specially modified with a track-specific rear axle, and a unique cog utilized the existing six-bolt disc rotor holes.
• Another beautiful track bike from Crumpton Cycles utilizing the relatively rare Nimble three-spoke carbon wheels.
• Edge Composites? Get used to the name, because you'll be seeing more of it soon.
• In addition to wheelsets, Edge Composites will also offer its own carbon fiber fork.
• A midsection carbon wheel complements the deep section model.
• The faired-in crankset blends in almost seamlessly with the rest of the frame.
• Ruegamer orientated the fork blades horizontally in order to reduce the bike's frontal profile.
• The unique 'fork' of Brent Ruegamer's Blackbird concept is designed to smooth the airflow coming off of the front wheel.
• Where'd it go? A minimal frontal profile was one of the goals of Ruegamer's Blackbird.
• Brent Ruegamer's Blackbird concept bike was one of the most striking of the show.
• The rear of the frame closely profiles the rear wheel.
• Rüe Sports sponsors Jacqui Lockwood who set the US hour record in Manchester.
• Lockwood also scored three US National titles while captaining a Ruegamer Yin and Yang tandem, along with stokers Sue Adkins and Tina Shields.
• Display it proudly. Rüe Sports-sponsored athlete Jacqui Lockwood holds the hour record in her 35-39 age category.
• Travel bikes equipped with S&S couplings aren't terribly unusual these days...
• ...but ones that are made from carbon fiber are!
• Rüe Sports also operates a full in-house paint service.
• Almost a crime to ride something this pretty.
• Brent Ruegamer of Rüe Sports built and painted this bike for his wife, Sheena.
• Sculpted head tube badges have become somewhat of a Rüe Sports trademark,
• Mavic's Mektronic system has been out of production for some time now, but with this elaborate paint job, this set of components better last a long time!
• A Bushnell eccentric is mounted in the front of Brent and Sheena Ruegamer's personal Yin and Yang carbon tandem.
• Brent and Sheena Ruegamer recently raced this Rüe Sports Yin and Yang tandem in a time trial.
• Another example of gorgeously detailed paint work from Rüe Sports.
• Lightweight wheels on a tandem? Sure, why not?
• Rüe Sports built this Zen Uberlight frame specifically around a THM-Carbones Clavicula crankset.
• Carbon dropouts, naturally.
• Brent Ruegamer says his 600g Zen Uberlight (yes, we said 600g) is made from recently declassified super-high modulus carbon fiber.
• Integrated headset bearings drop directly into the head tube.
• The classic Brooks B-17, complete with titanium rails and frame.
• Brooks also offers several women's-specific models, denoted by the "S" suffix.
• Women's models are both wider and shorter than the comparable men's editions.
• Brooks offers 33 leather saddle models not even including the Limited Editions. This B18 Ladies boasts a much flatter profile than usual.
• An elaborate spring system supports the rear of the saddle.
• Possibly the most ornate of Brooks' collection is the B33.
• Lots of chrome!
• In addition to saddles, Brooks also offers a line of leather handlebar and saddle bags.
• Note the mirror-image springs on Brooks' Flyer Special saddle. Brooks says this ensures the rear of the saddle compresses evenly, and it claims to be the only company to do this.
• Unique leather grips are actually made of piles of small leather 'donuts' that are linked together.
• Spokes and nipples are used to hold everything together. Grip width is fully customizable based on the number of leather sections installed.
• Tanned-to-match Brooks leather handlebar tape, complete with cork and wood end plugs.
• The Swallow Limited Edition is equipped with a full titanium frame and rail system.
• Brooks introduces the Swallow Limited Edition '07 of which only 999 numbered copies will be produced.
• Brooks accessories were peppered throughout the NAHBS venue, such as this leather mud flap.
• Does it say 'Brooks' on the tools, too? You bet it does.
• A set of tools awaits inside the leather pouch.
• The Brooks tool set is naturally housed in an expertly crafted leather seat pack.
• Who says wool is old-tech?
• fi'zi:k offers its saddles with classic leather covers to match the hues of sister company Brooks' handlebar tape...
• ...but old-school looks don't necessarily have to come with old-school performance as demonstrated by this fi'zi:k Carbon Twin Flex base.
• Paul Components introduced a fixie-specific one-finger E-Brake lever, seen here mounted next to classic Brooks tape finished off with string.
• Paul Components' classically-styled single-ring crankset was found on a number of bikes at NAHBS.
• A burly-looking fixed-gear lockring tool from Paul Components, complete with replaceable teeth.
• Paul Components seems to have found a niche in old-school designs that are combined with new-school technical features.
• Everyone usually thinks of Phil Wood components in their typical polished silver finish, but multiple anodized colors are available as well.
• Gold-anodized Sansin track hubs? Where do you get those?
• Schmidt's Original Nabendynamo generator front hub is said to be the best of its kind. Based on its frequency at NAHBS, that's probably true.
• German-made Schmidt front headlamp to go along with the hub!
• Selle Italia's new Thoork road saddle.
• The rail system on the new Selle Italia Thoork saddle offers slightly independent movement similar to that offered in the Signo. Selle Italia claims the improved biomechanical efficiency saves 10 seconds over a 40km time trial.
• The new Yutaak mountain bike saddle from Selle Italia is covered in a durable Kevlar/Cordura material.
• Vibram is used under the nose of the saddle as well as at the rear and bottom of the sides.
• White Brothers' new Rock Solid 29er rigid carbon fiber fork.
• Multiple tooth options are offered by White Brothers for use on its splined fixed-gear cog system.
• White Industries showed up a prototype fixed-gear hub that uses a splined attachment system for easier swapping of cogs.
• This variable bolt circle diameter crankset from White Industries enables the use of just about any inner chainring.
• Wooden rims are back! These are available from Ric Hjertberg, formerly of Wheelsmith Fabrications fame and now with FSA.

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• Bohemian Cycles is best known for its intricately lugged road machines but displayed this bold-looking 29er dubbed 'Orange Crush'.
• Just in case you can't remember what the bike is called…
• Dahron Johnson, this one's for you. Anyone else know what kind of headset this is?
• A beautiful lugged stem accompanies the Orange Crush.
• This titanium stop is really more show than go, but it still looks trick.
• Flagstaff, AZ-based Coconino Cycles brought a number of 29er mountain bikes, including this retro-styled model.
• Coconino's head tube badge.
• The halls of NAHBS were still decked with stainless steel this year, but in more subtle amounts this time around.
• New builder Engin Cycles brought a varied stable to the show, such as this clean-looking 29er singlespeed.
• Extravagent? No, but still subtly different.
• White Brothers carbon fiber rigid forks were found on the front ends of a number of mountain bikes this year.
• Independent Fabrication showed this businesslike titanium mountain bike complete with a Cannondale Headshok up front.
• Independent Fabrication dug up some large-diameter titanium head tube stock for this new Headshok-equipped model.
• Kent Eriksen showed a fleet of bikes, including a number of full-suspension frames with varied rear suspension designs such as this one from Maverick.
• Can't decide which rear suspension system you want? Eriksen Cycles doesn't limit your choices to just one (this one's from Ventana).
• Not one, not two, but THREE! Another Eriksen Cycles full-suspension frame variant was found, this time with the rear end off of a Yeti AS-R.
• Along with frames, Eriksen Cycles also showed this particularly clean-looking titanium seatpost.
• San Francisco-based Nelson Titanium Products didn't have to travel too far to get to the show, and brought a handful of choice titanium offerings.
• NTP uses an all-titanium (save for the swing link) rear end on its full-suspension model.
• Hardtails? Yup, hardtails. While they may be dwindling in popularity, titanium is still an excellent material if you're after one.
• A little bit of style from Dan at NTP.
• Looks like a nice, normal hardtail, right? Think again. Pacenti believes its 650B mountain bike wheel size is just right, striking a balance between a 26" wheel's light weight and a 29" wheel's ability to roll over stuff. And no, we're not adding this one to our 26" vs. 29" test!
• Tires on Pacenti's show bike were hand-trimmed from 29er tires, but Panaracer will produce true 650B mountain bike tires for Pacenti.
• White Brothers' modular fork design lent itself to being adapted to work on Pacenti's 650B wheels.
• Peacock Groove's 29er was modeled after a classic hot rod.
• By clocking the rear disc mount forward a bit, the rear wheel on Peacock Groove's 29er singlespeed can be removed without taking off the brake caliper.
• A radical seat tube cutout allows the chainstay length to nearly match that of a 26" bike.
• Tony Pereira built this fully rigid 29er for himself and was dying to get it dirty once the show ended.
• Pereira Cycles' play-on-words head tube badge.
• Internal brake cable routing was a popular theme this year, and the fact that Pereira's 29er used hydraulic disc brakes didn’t stop him from doing it, either. Check out the pear cutout on the lug, too.
• Support struts on the rigid fork meet up with the base of the stem.
• Seven Cycles didn't show any new models at NAHBS, but they did have a gorgeous example of some new paintwork on hand.
• For whatever reason, Jay and Jeremy Sycip decided to craft this old-school MTB.
• Seat stays capped with pennies are a Sycip trademark,
• When was the last time you saw a bar/stem like this? Oh, wait, I used to have one in titanium from now-defunct Dekerf!
• Vanilla Cycles takes things in a slightly different direction with its Speedvagen cyclocross bike.
• Sacha White brazes a set of extended stainless steel bushings directly into the stays to provide a direct, and exceptionally low-profile, mount for the Paul cantilevers.
• Sacha White continues to cannibalize innocent Thomson seatposts, this time to create the top for his newest integrated mast design.
• Rear brake cable is routed directly through a stainless steel tube brazed into the seat tube. Since there is not internal seatpost, the cable can take a straight shot to the brake.
• Rear dropouts on Vanilla Cycles' Speedvagen were typically ornate at the show, but White says production versions will be more purposeful.
• Compression ring on the Chris King headset is integrated directly into the base of White's Speedvagen stem.
• Two-niner advocates Willits Cycles brought this titanium Mountie.
• The Mountie wears a set of super-curvy stays.
• Radical geometry on this relatively tiny Willits Trail King helps smaller riders utilize the larger wheel format.
• Yum!
• Wolfhound Cycles is a big fan of 29" wheels, but that doesn't mean it can't pull off a beautiful 26" bike.
• Just like last year, mountain bikes at NAHBS were predominantly of the 29" wheel format.
• Rear disc mount is neatly tucked in between the chain stay and seat stay.
• Another intricate head tube badge.
• Intriguing eccentric rear dropouts from Wolfhound Cycles.
• Extra strut adds a bit of front end stiffness.
• Another tasty one.
• Swoopy stays from Wolfhound Cycles.

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• Classic Brian Baylis styling as seen in this classic road bike.
• Intricate lugwork and amazing attention to detail are Baylis hallmarks.
• Beautifully capped seat stays.
• It's been years since that classic photo was taken of a young Greg LeMond, but Della Santa is still going strong.
• Drilled 'lugs' add a nice touch.
• New builder Engin Cycles showed off a neatly done steel and carbon road bike.
• Cleanly done pinstriping on this Engin Cycles road bike.
• Brett Horton commissioned this stunning Llewellyn for his collection.
• Brett Horton gave Sacha White of Vanilla Bicycles a blank canvas for his bicycle, and this is what he delivered.
• Bay Area builder Nelson Titanium offered up a classic example of a TIG-welded titanium road bike.
• Pegoretti is known as much for his paint as he is for his frames, and these are good reasons.
• Dario Pegoretti is best known for steel, but this Love #9 also shows off his aluminum work.
• Pegoretti dropouts offer lots of weld surface area to meet with the large-diameter stays.
• Pegoretti's beautiful Marcelo frame, dressed in black and white.
• Pegoretti's new Responsorium wears his typical extended head tube.
• The Responsorium is Pegoretti's new top machine.
• It would likely be safe to say that this paint took "a long time".
• Large diameter stays help retain rear end stiffness for good drivetrain response.
• Classically-styled front bag on this Pereira randonneur.
• A Pereira randonneur, ready to explore.
• Tony Pereira crafted this 'suicide shifter' himself.
• Clean lugwork from Peter Mooney.
• Peter Mooney in baby blue.
• Stunning lug and paint work by Peter Mooney.
• Peter Mooney built this frame for inventor Joel Evett.
• Evett's bike incorporates unique paired cable routing for his proprietary shifting system.
• These dual pivot brakes look modern, but were actually handmade by Evett decades ago.
• Inventor Joel Evett modified this Campagnolo Record front derailleur to work with his unique integrated shifters.
• Evett's shifter is operated by simply rotating the wheel with your thumb. Shift action was impressively light.
• Rear derailleur was similarly modified for use with Evett's shifters.
• A display from Peter Mooney with just a small sample of what's possible.
• Somewhat nicer looking than the dropouts on my bike…
• Exquisite detailing on the seat tube of this Peter Mooney bike.
• Stems such as this one from Peter Mooney can easily require multiple days to fabricate.
• This Rebolledo randonneur wore a rare chain catcher from Columbine Cycles to speed wheel changes.
• Classic styling from Rebolledo.
• Elegant seat lug from Rebolledo.
• Richard Sachs before and after.
• Richard Sachs before and after.
• Richard Sachs is known for his craftmanship but his bikes are just as much about performance.
• Classic red, white, and yellow colors of Richard Sachs.
• Clean and purposeful Richard Sachs bottom bracket shell with just enough shaping to draw the eye.
• Few do red, white, and black as well as Richard Sachs.
• Classic road racer performance.
• This decal is found on some of the finest frame finishes in the world.
• Subtle and beautiful.
• Sachs has a long history of racing, both in a personal sense as well as his sponsorship of other racers.
• Interesting control layout on Soulcraft's unique ride.
• Soulcraft built this bicycle for the folks at Formula Brake.
• Brake lines on this Soulcraft are routed internally, with brazed-in connections at the chainstay and down tube.
• Integrated bottle opener on the rear end of this custom Titus Solara.
• A NuVinci shifter graces the end of this Solara handlebar.
• Titus' National Sales Manager Matt Lambert built this unique custom Solara for himself.
• NuVinci's CVP internal transmission rear hub is big, bulky, and heavy, but still holds lots of performance promise.
• Tom Oswald uses only hand tools in constructing his frames.
• Carved lugwork like this takes hours of labor.
• A finished product from Tom Oswald.
• A small display from Vanilla Bicycles catalogs the steps in lug carving.
• Brooks saddles graced numerous bikes at the show.
• Sacha White adds a bit of leather embellishment to a classic spoke holder.
• Mmm… Brooks leather handlebar tape.
• Raised stainless steel logo and highlighting rings.
• Vanilla Bicycles touring bike in stunning burnt orange paint.
• Sacha White provides yet another example of why he currently holds a four-year waiting list.
• Double-stacked rear rack from Vanilla Bicycles.
• Cleanly fillet brazed Vanilla stem.
• Waterford Precision Cycles carried the flame motif to the extremes with this one.
• Even the fork tips get the flame treatment from Waterford.
• Waterford's Reynolds 953 frame is on fire!
• Wild-looking head tube from Waterford.
• Not much to say here but 'wow'.

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• Anyone looking for a missing "B"?
• Bilenky Cycle Works provided this fixie frame with an ornate bottom bracket shell.
• Raised logos were still popular at this year's NAHBS.
• Bilenky Cycle Works uses readily available Campagnolo dropouts but why leave them alone? Check out the subtle detailing.
• Nothing subtle here.
• Bilenky Cycle Works displayed this ornate fixed-gear frame.
• What the??? Calfee continues to push the envelope, not only with this bamboo frame but with these, er, 'natural' handlebars.
• Yes, they're real.
• Carbon-wrapped stem construction.
• Don Walker's Heritage frame wears a familiar paint scheme.
• Where is Don Walker's family from? Two guesses.
• NAHBS show organizer Don Walker looking businesslike.
• The Don Walker Inner Lights looking ready for action.
• Paul Components was a popular choice throughout the NAHBS.
• Don Walker designed his "Inner City Lights" frame with parallel 72.5 degree angles for "inner city aggressive riding."
• Mmmm… lemon chiffon paint.
• Don Walker's Tempus Fugit came to the show with a chromed Deda track bar.
• Plenty of show and all go here with a Dura-Ace crankset and Izumi chain.
• A Phil Wood cog finds its way on to yet another fixie frame at NAHBS.
• Don Walker frames are often found with fantastic paint jobs, and this "Tempus Fugit" was no different.
• Looks fast standing still.
• It seems almost a shame to actually use this chainring!
• And you thought your crankset was fancy looking.
• Beautiful lugwork on the front end of Independent Fabrication's pursuit bike.
• Does this thing fit me? Independent Fabrication creates another dream bike.
• A Zipp rear disc provides a perfect canvas for IF's pursuit bike.
• Even the Selle Italia carbon shelled saddle and HED base bar received the full treatment.
• A beefy Wipperman chain looks up to the challenge.
• Dario Pegoretti was on hand this year.
• Pegoretti brought a number of frames and bikes to NAHBS, including this elegant track bike.
• Brooks saddles were the hot ticket this year.
• Pereira Cycles' fixie wore a leather-wrapped handlebar and Paul Components' new E-Brake brake lever.
• Pereira Cycles displayed a beautiful track bike.
• A bespoke stem wear Tony Pereira's trademark and leather handlebar tape finished with hand-tied string.
• Beautiful dropouts on this Rebolledo track frame.
• Rebolledo's track frame in all its elegant simplicity.
• Polished stainless steel lugs.
• Head tube badge, Rebollledo-style.
• This is not your standard level of finish work!
• Richard Sachs' track frame dropouts get the job done.
• Richard Sachs track bike, ready to hit the banking.
• Only the patient few will earn this head tube logo.
• Perfectly chromed bar and stem on the front end of this Roark.
• Sugino was the popular track crankset of choice.
• Roark crafted this logo from copper-plated aluminum.
• Pictures do not do this bicycle justice.
• Deep section Zipp 909 front wheel provides plenty of room for paint.
• I'll take it!
• Custom-shaved and polished Chris King headset.
• Plenty of glimmering metallic paint on a Zipp 909 rear disc topped off with a Dugast tubular.
• Simple and purposeful.
• Roark engineer Jim Zoellner says this seat tube shaping took "a lot of time".
• Cleanly shaped and welded seat tube cutout.
• More chrome!
• Roark shaved and polished the upper cup of this Chris King headset as well, and also included a copper-plated aluminum headset spacer.
• Selle Italia's Storika was mounted atop another copper-plated bit.
• Sacha White of Vanilla Bicycles doesn't just want to be known for his ornate machines, but also his full-on race bikes as well, including his new "Speedvagen" project.
• Vanilla Bicycles' trademark dropout.
• We're not exactly sure how this works, but Vanilla Bicycles fits a carbon fi'zi:k Arione K:1 to a Thomson head and a semi-integrated seat post.
• The upper section of this Chris King headset is integrated directly into the bottom of the stem.

Part 1 - March 2-4:    

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• Why just cap the stays, when you can do this?
• Ahearne Cycles' commuter, all dressed up and ready to go.
• Integrated lock holder means one fewer thing to hold on to.
• Ahearne Cycles uses several different head tube badges, including this beautiful flowery one.
• Joseph Ahearne supplements his now-trademark twin chainstays with an extra-curvy rear end.
• ANT Cycles equipped this "Basket Bike" with a utilitarian chainguard and classy Brooks leather fender flap.
• How many bags of groceries fit in there?
• ANT Cycles has been building commuter bikes almost exclusively since 2001.
• Cool copper ANT Cycles head tube badge will only look better with age.
• A little nicer than the rack you'll find at your local shop…
• ANT's "Rohloff B" commuter is ready for some serious nighttime action.
• Like many bikes at NAHBS, this rear rack on ANT's "Rohloff B" was fully custom-built.
• Who said commuters had to be cheap and ugly?
• Particularly distinctive fork crown on this Bilenky townie.
• Beautiful finish work and detailing on the Bilenky front basket.
• Not all of the embellishment is purely aesthetic. The front disc mounts have to be functional as well.
• The customer who commissioned this Bilenky townie bike isn't going to hang it up on the wall; he has every intention of using it as an everyday machine.
• Curvy stays and impeccible pinstriping.
• Polished stainless steel seat clamp. Note the small leather washer between the pinstriped rear fender and seat stay bridge.
• Long-term builder Bill Rider crafted this commuter for his own wife, Eileen.
• Cleanly curved tubing transformed from top tube into rack supports.
• DeSalvo offered up this version of the townie bike.
• Drum brakes were popular at NAHBS, and this DeSalvo also wore ultra-chic wood fenders.
• A rarely-seen NEW Sturmey-Archer internally geared rear hub.
• Engin Cycles is a new builder, but you couldn't tell by looking at this.
• Internally-geared Nexus hub and shifter from Shimano adorn this Engin Cycles commuter.
• Clever chainstay bridge and chainguard.
• Engin Cycles is based in Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love", so these hearts seem perfectly suited.
• I'm not sure what is meant to go on this Engin Cycles front rack, but it sure looks good.
• Head tube badge from Engin Cycles.
• Fraser Cycles offers its PackMule for heavy hauling.
• The PackMule is ready and able… for when watermelons go on sale at the grocery store.
• Custom-built rack on the PackMule.
• Hard to say how often the Fraser Cycles PackMule will be torn down for traveling, but this one is ready when the time comes.
• Custom thermos carrier from Independent Fabrications.
• IF's classic head tube badge.
• IF entered this titanium "Swoopster" into Shimano's Alfine competition.
• Who knew a stepthrough frame could look this good?
• Heavy duty rear rack on this Inglis doubles as a fender support.
• Curtis Inglis built this commuter for his wife. What have you done lately?
• Beautiful and purposeful townie bike from Inglis Cycles.
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• Ira Ryan is another new builder with a keen sense of style.
• Beautiful stainless steel head tube badge from Ira Ryan.
• Brake levers are integrated directly into the handlebar for an ultra-clean look.
• A little bit of adornment for the normally drab handlebar.
• Old Man Mountain took 1st prize honors in Shimano's Alfine competition with this entry.
• This aluminum handlebar was crafted mostly from billet aluminum and required "lots of sanding".
• Beautifully-profiled chainguard.
• Old Man Mountain designed the rear wheel attachment to not only be nice to look at, but difficult to steal as well.
• Front rack or cow catcher? Maybe a little bit of both?
• Peacock Groove's decidedly aggro commuter is covered in spray-on pickup truck bedliner material for a nearly indestructible finish. You may see it elsewhere later, but you saw it here first.
• Peacock Groove pride.
• Swoopy stays and bold styling characterize this commuter from Minneapolis-based Peacock Groove.
• When clamps are just too ugly to mount your fenders. Yes, it's a carbon fiber Wound-Up fork!
• Classic styling from Retrotec.
• Ultra-clean rear dropout and disc mount from Retrotec.
• Does this come in my size?
• Perfectly curved tubing on the Retrotec.
• Rock Lobster's entry in Shimano's Alfine contest took 2nd place honors.
• Clean and purposeful with little unnecessary embellishment.
• That big red thing is a motor for when Sycip's townie is carrying a little too much gear…
• Battery packs are located in the trunk atop the rear rack.
• Electric motor drives the crank directly, not the rear wheel.
• Sycip's cute front rack, already pre-loaded!
• Sycip's commuter is a little bit nicer than the one I used to use…
• Tom Oswald crafted a clean custom fender mount.
• Cool double crown and light mount from Oswald Cycles.
• Beautiful long-point lugs.
• Giant Schwalbe Big Apple tires help Oswald Cycles' townie roll over just about anything.

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• Not a bad view on the way to the office.