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Ira Ryan says this 'cross bike is going to a customer in Texas.(Image credit: James Huang)
The linkage-actuated brake on University of the Fraser Valley's absolutely stunning 1888 Whippet reproduction likely offers a solid feel.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ira Ryan says this bike-and-trailer combo was built for a Portland-area restauranteur who wanted to use pedal power to transport groceries and supplies.(Image credit: James Huang)
Check out the elegant looking framework for the rear wheels of Ira Ryan/Trucker's cargo trailer.(Image credit: James Huang)
Trucker Bicycle Racks worked with Ira Ryan to build this amazing bike and trailer combo.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ira Ryan is now using dropouts of his own design.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ira Ryan has one of the prettiest head tube badges in the business.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ira Ryan gave this custom 'cross bike top tube routing and an uninterrupted piece of rear derailleur housing from the top tube down.(Image credit: James Huang)
The sturdy front bag on this Ira Ryan randonneur bike neatly wraps underneath the bars.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ira Ryan showed off this lovely all-road bike at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ira Ryan fitted 28mm-wide tires to this all-road bike but there's easily room for bigger rubber.(Image credit: James Huang)
Kirk Frameworks showed off this spectacular steel road racer at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)
Somehow the mix of classic lugged construction on this Kirk Frameworks steel road racer and Shimano's Dura-Ace Di2 system looks just right.(Image credit: James Huang)
Kirk Frameworks' signature item is these curved seat stays. In theory, they should let the rear end flex up and down more than straight stays but regardless, they're beautiful to look at.(Image credit: James Huang)
Kirk Frameworks does some of the best fillet brazing around. Simply stunning.(Image credit: James Huang)
Kirk Frameworks is now offering disc brakes front and rear.(Image credit: James Huang)
The elegant disc mount on this Kirk Frameworks steel fork spreads the load out over a lot of surface area and the tangential contact points prevent the tube from crumpling.(Image credit: James Huang)
Kirk Frameworks also showed off this raw frame to illustrate builder David Kirk's amazing fillet brazing.(Image credit: James Huang)
This Avid BB7 disc brake isn't meant to control speed on Ira Ryan's awesome bike-and-trailer combo. It's a parking brake.(Image credit: James Huang)
The cargo trailer parking brake on the Ira Ryan/Trucker creation is actuated by a simple shift lever.(Image credit: James Huang)
The University of the Fraser Valley's 1888 Whippet reproduction has just a single brake that presses directly on the tire.(Image credit: James Huang)
The University of the Fraser Valley's incredible 1888 Whippet reproduction crankset was completely fabricated from billet.(Image credit: James Huang)
A small extension on the rear of the fork crown of the University of the Fraser Valley's 1888 Whippet reproduction provides the mounting point for a short wooden fender.(Image credit: James Huang)
Chain tensionon the University of the Fraser Valley's 1888 Whippet reproduction is adjusted by removing the chain stay bolt, threading or unthreading it as needed, then fixing it in reposition with the locking nut.(Image credit: James Huang)
The rider of this 1888 Whippet reproduction would be protected from road spray by this wooden fender. Workmanship by the creators at the University of the Fraser Valley is simply incredible.(Image credit: James Huang)
The 1888 Whippet was an incredibly complex design with seven suspension pivots in total. The seat tube, top tube, and upper head tube all move as one unit. This remarkable recreation was built by Paul Brodie, who teaches Frame Building 101 at the University of the Fraser Valley in Canada.(Image credit: James Huang)
This absolutely remarkable reproduction of an 1888 Whippet was built by Paul Brodie, who teaches Frame Building 101 at the University of the Fraser Valley in Canada.(Image credit: James Huang)
Original Whippets were built in London, England but this reproduction was done by Paul Brodie in Canada.(Image credit: James Huang)
If you follow the linkages, frame tubes, and pivots carefully, you'll see that it's not so much the front and rear wheels moving up and down so much as it's the rider being isolated from road impacts on this jaw-dropping 1888 Whippet reproduction, built by Paul Brodie of the University of the Fraser Valley.(Image credit: James Huang)
The twin head tubes on this 1888 Whippet reproduction move up and down relative to each other, thus requiring a scissor link in order to maintain steering control.(Image credit: James Huang)
In addition to the central suspension on this 1888 Whippet reproduction, the rider was also further isolated from impact with this spring-loaded saddle design.(Image credit: James Huang)
Though rather excessively convoluted in mechanical design, this 1888 Whippet reproduction is nonetheless absolutely incredible to behold. This was easily one of the most stunning bikes at this year's NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)
This Ira Ryan townie was just one half of an amazing bike-plus-trailer package at NAHBS, winning the 'Best City Bicycle' along the way.(Image credit: James Huang)
The rear cargo trailer - built in conjunction with Ira Ryan by Trucker - features a waxed canvas cover.(Image credit: James Huang)
The clever hitch design on Ira Ryan's bike-and-trailer combo uses a simple and elegant method to connect the two.(Image credit: James Huang)
How many Chris King headsets are required to provide the necessary degrees of freedom on Ira Ryan's bike-plus-trailer combo?(Image credit: James Huang)
The interior of the Ira Ryan/Trucker cargo trailer shows off the last piece of the Chris King puzzle.(Image credit: James Huang)
Do you see an imperfections in this Kirk Frameworks fillet brazed head tube? Yeah, neither do we.(Image credit: James Huang)
David Kirk of Kirk Frameworks fits this tidy housing guide to the front of his disc brake fork.(Image credit: James Huang)
The BionX pedal-assist rear hub motor provides plenty of extra oomph on Tony Pereira's townie.(Image credit: James Huang)
This custom carbon fiber box not only provides storage but also serves as a rolling dashboard on Tony Pereira's townie.(Image credit: James Huang)
There's also a stereo built into the cargo box on Tony Pereira's townie.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles built double chain stays into its 'experimental' bike.(Image credit: James Huang)
The rear rack doubles as the fender support on Ti Cycles' 'experimental' bike.(Image credit: James Huang)
Why a single-sided titanium fork on this Ti Cycles? Just because - that's why.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles won the 'Best Experimental Bike' award at NAHBS for this wild creation.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles' clever design uses the non-driveside stays for the kickstand. Simply undo the seat tube-mounted clamp, pivot the assembly down, and you're good to go.(Image credit: James Huang)
The quick release lever on Ti Cycles' clever 'experimental' bike locks the pivoting non-driveside stays in place.(Image credit: James Huang)
When flipped back up into place, the convertible kickstand on Ti Cycles' clever machine turns into the non-driveside stays.(Image credit: James Huang)
Check out how the single titanium rod serves as both the lower pannier support and the fender mount on this Ti Cycles machine.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles sized these guides so that the hydraulic hose simply snaps into place.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles brought a tandem the company built in 1994 - complete with rare Scott Superbrakes.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles brought this loaded tourer to display at NAHBS.(Image credit: James Huang)
Supernova offers this neat accessory to charge up your electronic devices using the front hub generator.(Image credit: James Huang)
The monostay rear end is a signature item for Ti Cycles.(Image credit: James Huang)
Ti Cycles also brought along this curvy townie.(Image credit: James Huang)
Wiring for the rear light on Tony Pereira's townie is routed through the fender.(Image credit: James Huang)
The front rack on Tony Pereira's personal townie is meant to handle some serious weight.(Image credit: James Huang)
We never tire of David Kirk's incredible fillet brazing work.(Image credit: James Huang)
It's easy to bend a tube but not quite so simple to bend them so perfectly symmetrically as seen here on this Kirk Frameworks disc-equipped 'cross bike.(Image credit: James Huang)
Tony Pereira's head tube badge is a play on his last name. Note the 44mm-diameter head tube for use with straight or tapered steerers.(Image credit: James Huang)
Slider dropouts on Tony Pereira's steel 29er allow for either geared or singlespeed use depending on the plate used.(Image credit: James Huang)
Tony Pereira calls this bike the Jeff Bates Racer in honor of a friend he recently lost to skin cancer.(Image credit: James Huang)
Tony Pereira didn't name his 29er singlespeed at NAHBS the 'Jeff Bates Racer' for nothing. This is a story worth telling.(Image credit: James Huang)
Neat S-bend stays decorate the rear end of Tony Pereira's Jeff Bates Racer special.(Image credit: James Huang)
The extended tabs on the rear of the seat tube are a Tony Pereira signature feature.(Image credit: James Huang)
Tony Pereira displayed this raw frameset to show off his fillet brazing.(Image credit: James Huang)
The lock core is embedded inside the steerer tube. Locking the bike also locks the steering column.(Image credit: James Huang)
The seat cluster on this raw Tony Pereira townie frame shows a mix of fillet brazing and lugged construction.(Image credit: James Huang)
Tony Pereira was one of many builders using 650b wheels.(Image credit: James Huang)
