Features Road On show: North American Handmade Bicycle Show, Part 10 By James Huang, technical editor published 28 March 2011 Final NAHBS photo gallery Comments Image 1 of 154The titanium head tube on Strong's 'cross bike is beautifully machined.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Andrews King Cage showed off its steerer-mounted bottle cage bracket.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Parlee's "Tour" variant includes clearance and fittings for center-pull brakes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Parlee can even add rack and fender mounts to its high-end carbon machines according to customer requests.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Parlee's Z1 Tour variant blends the high performance of the company's top-end machine but with a little more versatility.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paul Components' center-pull brakes were a hot commodity at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paul Components offers its tidy chainguide in several fitments including bottom bracket and seat tube mount.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paul Components' twin pull lever connects two brakes to a single lever.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)This tidy Paul Components bit allows lights and computers to mount directly atop the steerer tube.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paul Components' clever design lends generous cargo capacity to just about any bike with front rack mounts.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paul Components' new seatpost uses a machined top and a two-bolt head.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Philosophy's range of bags looked very impressive at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Pitz says this dropout is structurally sound but it looks a tad dicey to us.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Pitz says this disc-equipped steel 'cross bike has already been successfully raced on the Italian national circuit.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rapha now has a collection of keen looking bags.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Naturally, Rapha's new bags includes some keen detailing.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rapha's recently introduced casual and commuter garments are not only fashionable but also rather functional.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rapha's signature jerseys are offered in a wide range of colors.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rapha's new pro-level jersey features a much sleeker fit.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)A Parlee track bike? Sure, why not?(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Parlee's track bikes include this simple yet elegant rear-entry horizontal dropouts.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Ligor came to town with this steel track bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Milwaukee Bicycle Co. provided the Hayes Bicycle Group with this steel hardtail frame on which to hang its goods at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Boulder, Colorado builder Mosaic brought a fleet of bikes to NAHBS including this steel 'cross bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Mosaic's 29" titanium hardtail was one of the more performance oriented bikes at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)This lugged steel Mosaic track bike boasted some keen lugwork.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Mosaic outfitted this bike with carved lugs and an extended head tube.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Fastback seat clusters like on this Mosaic were all over the place at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Mosaic flipped a 203mm brake caliper adapter upside down for use with a 140mm front rotor.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Mosaic split the seat stay on this bike to allow a belt to pass through.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Like many builders at NAHBS, Mosaic included a disc-equipped 'cross bike in its collection of display bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)MRP offers its 1.X chain guides in a variety of different colors.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Panda was one of several builders using wood or bamboo for its bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paragon's slick new singlespeed dropouts adjust drivetrain tension with almost no change in bottom bracket height while the pivoting setup helps ensure both sides stay even with each other.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Paragon offers custom faceplates to small builders.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Optional extended head tubes on Parlee frames allow for a taller handlebar height without having to resort to a monster stack of headset spacers.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Parlee's modular monocoque frames boast impressive interior wall finishes but even so, they still can't hold a candle to the company's upper-end tube-to-tube joints for cleanliness.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Parlee fits its track bikes with this tidy seat stay bridge.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)The rear pockets on Rapha's new pro-level jersey features mesh internal walls to help prevent overheating.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)The matching Rapha pro shorts use a slimmer chamois and wide leg bands.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rol will also offer deep-section carbon clinchers.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Strong's carbon road frame uses an integrated seatmast.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Carl Strong built this titanium 'cross bike with an integrated mast so there's no chance of seatpost slippage.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sylvan Cycles continues to preach the merits of its wooden bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Syncros previewed its new fast-rolling FLavor tires at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)True Fabrication built this 6"-travel 29er with a Ventana rear end.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)True Fabrication subbed in one cherry bomb on this cherry blossom tree.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)True Fabrication's booth included this nicely painted singlespeed.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Vincero's novel bottle design uses a magnetic mount.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Watson Cycles showed off this rugged snow bike at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)The sleeved seat cluster on this Watson Cycles snow bike looks impressively burly.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Watson Cycles used not just a wooden deck but also capped the tube ends with wooden plugs.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Wheel Fanatyk used White Industries guts for its amazing wooden-spoked wheel at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Wheel Fanatyk says it's actually going to put this wooden wheel into production.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)White Brothers' new Loops suspension fork uses the latest evolution of the company's magnetic valve damper design.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)White Industries says the quick-release pedal inserts in its special crankarms are handy for travel bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)White Industries now offers a dedicated 15mm thru-axle front hub.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Carl Strong showed off his (almost) new full carbon fiber road frame at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Strong's carbon frame uses fully replaceable dropouts.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rol wouldn't confirm as much but both its deep-section clincher and tubular wheels look to use Corima rims.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rol's catalog of road wheels continues to grow with new shallow-section carbon tubulars and clinchers.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Neat pivoting dropouts and a split seat stay are found on the rear end of this Rosene.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)New builder Rosene showed off this gorgeous lugged stainless steel singlespeed.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Rosene included a beautiful raised logo on its stainless steel bike at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)The seat cluster on this Rosene uses a combination of lugged and fillet brazed construction.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sampson previewed a new cassette design that integrates the driver and cogs in one unit and allows for giant axles and bearings.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sampson also previewed its Stratics CL crank with hollow carbon fiber arms and a retail price of US$699 with bottom bracket.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sampson's new Stratics C8 pedal is claimed to weigh just 95g apiece thanks to a composite body and titanium spindle.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sampson says its new System 1 is ideally suited for triathletes, long-distance riders and marathon mountain bike events thanks to its pit-friendly interchangeable sleeve design.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sarto says that some of its carbon frames can also be built with custom geometry.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)The Liger lives in Sarto's uniquely painted time trial bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Sarto's Vipera was striking in red, white, and black.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Scrub moves into the brake pad market with fitments for most common makes and models.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Scrub latest metal matrix rotors use aluminum center sections for those who want to go lighter but can't quite afford the company's magnesium-bodied rotors.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Selle Royal has brought back its old Contour saddle design.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Strawberry went minimal this year with a single blue-and-white road frame at NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Wound-Up is early to the game with disc-ready 'cross forks - this one was actually originally built for tandem use.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Annoura brought this lugged criterium bike all the way from Japan for NAHBS.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Boo Cycles founder Nick Frey is himself a professional road racer so it's no surprise to something like this included in the range.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Boo Cycles uses tightly wound rubber straps to compress the hand wrapped carbon fiber joints during the curing process, then sands everything smooth.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Brooks once only did its leather saddles in black and various shades of brown but now there are lots of colors to choose from, too, along with matching leather bar tape.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Brooks' new slimline leather grips are offered in various hues to suit your build.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)This tidy Brooks leather seat pack looks to be just the thing to finish off that classic build.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)Brooks' leather shoulder bags are expensive but they should also last for years.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)