Features Road NAHBS 2012 part 3: Ahearne to Hunter By James Huang published 4 March 2012 Another huge gallery from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show Comments Image 1 of 166Eriksen displayed this stunning S&S coupling-equipped titanium road tandem.(Image credit: James Huang)Eriksen had just about every possible frame style they offer on display at NAHBS, including this Cannondale Lefty-equipped 29er hardtail.(Image credit: James Huang)The Kappius rear hub is built with a proprietary oversized freehub body that only works with a modified SRAM Red cassette.(Image credit: James Huang)Eriksen fitted one of the show bikes with Kappius hubs with monstrously oversized carbon fiber shells.(Image credit: James Huang)Eriksen adds just a bit of arc to the rear end of this 650b hardtail.(Image credit: James Huang)44mm-diameters are fast becoming standard issue amongst the NAHBS crowd.(Image credit: James Huang)Kent Eriksen is playing with 650b wheels as used on this titanium hardtail. (Image credit: James Huang)Dave Wages of Ellis Cycles adds a neat touch to the top of these seat stays.(Image credit: James Huang)The head tube is brazed into lugs on this Ellis Cycles frame but the top tube and down tube are then attached using fillet brazing.(Image credit: James Huang)Eriksen fitted this hardtail with a proper Lefty-compatible head tube.(Image credit: James Huang)Monstercrossers were a popular segment at this year's NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)S&S couplers on the Eriksen tandem allow it to break down and fit into two standard-sized bike cases.(Image credit: James Huang)Eriksen fitted this titanium tandem with an Enve Composites cockpit and Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 transmission.(Image credit: James Huang)Check out the Kent Eriksen logo on the seat stay bridge of this titanium tandem.(Image credit: James Huang)Eriksen crafted this slick titanium Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 battery mount.(Image credit: James Huang)This ultralight Eriksen titanium road bike features an integrated seatmast.(Image credit: James Huang)A short collar is welded to the top of the seat tube to allow for a 27.2mm-diameter seatpost.(Image credit: James Huang)44mm-diameter head tubes are a better visual match for oversized main tubes than traditional 1 1/8" head tubes.(Image credit: James Huang)All of the Eriksen bikes were bare titanium but a bit of pink seems to add just the right amount of color.(Image credit: James Huang)Dave Wages of Ellis Cycles built this frame with Columbus tubing and a mix of lugged and fillet brazed construction.(Image credit: James Huang)Internal Di2 routing is a popular option for the crowd at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)Wires are internally run for both the Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 components and the front and rear lights.(Image credit: James Huang)Ellis Cycles neatly tucks the Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 battery underneath the chain stay on this randonneur travel bike.(Image credit: James Huang)Spokes are neatly tied and soldered on this Don Walker stayer bike.(Image credit: James Huang)The additional brace under the nose of this Don Walker stayer bike is intended to keep the saddle from tilting down under the tremendous g-forces in the banking when at speed.(Image credit: James Huang)Don Walker had this logo created in the style of an old British Hetchins.(Image credit: James Huang)Don Walker's throwback stayer bike was a popular attraction at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)Don Walker crafted this stayer bike in the style of a 50s/60s British track bike, complete with wooden rims.(Image credit: James Huang)Needless to say, this Don Walker stayer bike is designed to hit insane speeds.(Image credit: James Huang)There's a huge range of adjustment on this Don Walker bar-and-stem combo.(Image credit: James Huang)The open hole on the bottom bracket shell of this Ellis Cycles frame drains water and also serves as a convenient exit point for the Di2 battery.(Image credit: James Huang)Dave Wages of Ellis Cycles opts for Paul Components' popular longer-reach brakes to clear fat road tires.(Image credit: James Huang)As always, the lugwork on this Ellis Cycles frame is impeccable.(Image credit: James Huang)Even the front rack on this Ellis Cycles randonneur bike is polished to match.(Image credit: James Huang)Just a bit of light blue paint adds a splash of color to this Ellis Cycles travel randonneur frame.(Image credit: James Huang)The stainless steel tubes on this Ellis Cycles frame are polished to a high lustre.(Image credit: James Huang)The Schmidt dynamo front hub on this Ellis Cycles frame powers the front and rear lights without the need for batteries.(Image credit: James Huang)Dave Wages built this impossibly shiny KVA stainless steel travel randonneur frame for himself.(Image credit: James Huang)This dropout design is a signature item on Dave Wages' Ellis Cycles frames.(Image credit: James Huang)The S&S couplers on this Ellis Cycles travel randonneur bike are polished to match the rest of the frame.(Image credit: James Huang)Don Walker used a standard head tube on this road bike.(Image credit: James Huang)The Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 wire is fed into the Eriksen tandem frame just behind the head tube.(Image credit: James Huang)Hunter Cycles also showed off its interpretation of a fat-tired road bike at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)These frame bags are attached directly the frame tubes on this Hunter Cycles monstercrosser.(Image credit: James Huang)Hunter Cycles uses very small-diameter steel tubing on its seat stays.(Image credit: James Huang)The unfinished fillet brazed steel stem provides a lot of visual contrast to the painted Hunter Cycles frame.(Image credit: James Huang)Hunter Cycles displayed this beautiful steel 29er at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)Yet another bike with tied and soldered spokes as found in the Holland Cycles booth.(Image credit: James Huang)When disassembled, Holland Cycles' travel bike packs into non-oversized case for airline travel.(Image credit: James Huang)The seat cluster design is the same as Ritchey's Breakaway setup.(Image credit: James Huang)Holland Cycles showed off this stunning Exogrid travel bike.(Image credit: James Huang)This chain stay yoke yields lots of tire clearance on this Hunter Cycles monstercrosser.(Image credit: James Huang)Hunter Cycles integrated these beautiful pivoting dropouts on its NAHBS monstercrosser.(Image credit: James Huang)This beautiful segmented steel road fork is simultaneously industrial and elegant.(Image credit: James Huang)Check out the custom fender stays on this Hunter Cycles machine.(Image credit: James Huang)A Ritchey Breakaway seat tube joint and an S&S coupler on the down tube - plus a removable rear rack - allows this Hunter Cycles bike to pack into a travel case.(Image credit: James Huang)A subtle top tube gusset is added to this Hunter Cycles frame.(Image credit: James Huang)Hunter Cycles displayed this fantastic monstercross tourer at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)This tiny Hunter Cycles front rack doesn't seem terribly useful but it's awfully pretty.(Image credit: James Huang)Hunter Cycles adds a subtle reinforcement to the underside of the segmented steel fork crown.(Image credit: James Huang)Check out the brilliant rear dropouts and reinforcing brace on this Hunter Cycles monstercrosser.(Image credit: James Huang)The welded-on bullet caps are barely noticeable on this Holland Cycles frame.(Image credit: James Huang)Holland Cycles' travel bike setup is similar to Ritchey's Breakaway design but with an aluminum coupler.(Image credit: James Huang)Shimano's Di2 electronic transmission lends itself well to travel bikes as the wires can be connected and disconnected without affecting the adjustment. Holland Cycles adds this custom connector at the joint.(Image credit: James Huang)Funk Cycles has recently reinforced the forward shock tabs with additional cross-bracing to reduce rear end flex.(Image credit: James Huang)44mm-diameter head tubes are used across the board on Funk Cycles' La Ruta frames.(Image credit: James Huang)Funk Cycles offers its La Ruta frame design in standard titanium, Exogrid, and now carbon fiber variants.(Image credit: James Huang)Funk Cycles' pivotless rear suspension design offers 80mm of travel.(Image credit: James Huang)