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Get ready for another batch of images from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, some 70+ images in the below post. Keep your eyes peeled for the first stateside prototype of the new Sturmey Archer 3-speed fixed hub in this batch, a bike painted to match a canvas artwork, and two builders from Austin, TX along with other goodies spanning the spectrum of bicycle art.
Monthly Archive for February, 2009
While we’ve been posting photos from Thursday, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show did not officially open until Friday. Over eight hours of shooting later, we have some more images to share of the amazing bicycles on display. For bike lovers, this is the show to see everything you’ve ever dreamed of and beyond. Check out another 80 images after the jump below, with more to follow this weekend.
More images from the load-in and setup day of the 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show available below.
The 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show has begun, at least for the exhibitors. As builders loaded in we had our photo booth ready to capture the first bikes in the door. Here are a few of the first ones. For a first look at some of the bikes on the floor of the show before the doors evening open to the pubic, read on.
The 5th annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show unofficially began tonight with a small gathering of friends at Don Walker’s shop. The early comers to the show got together in an informal setting to meet up, have a drink and have a laid back low stress night before the frenzy of the show begins.
Don Walker Cycles is located in Speedway Indiana, a short 20 minute bike ride from downtown Indianapolis and just down the road from the speedway. The storefront display is impressive, and hides a full fabrication shop in the back quarters where the real magic is done.
Urban Velo will be at the 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, and for the first time, we’ll have our own booth. Come say hello and grab a free copy of issue #11 and some stickers.
For those of you at home, we’ll be bringing you daily coverage from the show. Bookmark our NAHBS page, and check back for hundreds of photos.
Visit www.handmadebicycleshow.com for more info.
Here’s a look at some of the I Love Riding in the City contributors from issue #12.
We want you to represent your city. Click here, and don’t forget to attach a high-res photo.
Sure, recumbent riders make up a very small percentage of our readership, but the cyclist both Brad and I revere the most is a die hard ‘bent rider. And he’s a life-long urban cyclist (as well as the guy responsible for encouraging the first wave of fixed gear city cyclists in Pittsburgh—first person to guess who we’re referring to wins a sticker pack).
Anyhow, recumbent riders have specific needs when it comes to cycling clothes, especially with regard to pockets. Len and Judi aim to meet and exceed those needs. Visit www.reversegearinc.com for more info.
For shorter folks, such as adults between 4′10 and 5′5″, it’s tough to find a track bike that fits. A lot of people make do with a 48cm or 50cm bike, riding with a short riser bar instead of track drops. Not only is the top tube length typically too long, track bikes have higher bottom brackets than road bikes (to prevent pedal strikes while cornering). A higher bottom bracket translates to a higher standover height.
The solution is not just a different frame, but a different wheelset. Fuji’s Track 650 makes use of a less-common but universally recognized wheel size, the 650c. The Track 650 comes in one size only, with a 43cm seat tube, a 50cm top tube and 697.3mm (27.5 inches) of standover height.
The Track 650 retails for $570. Visit www.fujibikes.com for more info.
Urban Velo #12 is at the printer’s, and the new issue will be available online by March 1st. We’re excited, as we feel this is one of our best issues to date. Print copies should start shipping after the first week of March. Visit www.urbanvelostore.com to subscribe to the print edition and we’ll mail your copy as soon as they’re available. And remember, you can subscribe to the Podcast version and iTunes will download the new PDF automatically.
In light of these troubling economic times, the good folks at Surly have reduced the cost for the complete Big Dummy. MSRP was $2700, it’s now $2450.
Visit www.surlybikes.com for more info.
Here’s another one for our 2009 Singlespeed Road Bikes list… Torker is an up and coming brand set to make waves by offering one of the most affordable singlespeed road bikes around. The U-District retails for just $349 complete. It’s available in sizes 44-56, so short people might want to take notice. Tall people, don’t be fooled by the smaller seat tube measurement. A 54cm frame has a 58cm top tube, which is what our 6′2″ editor would ride. Features include a chromoly steel frame, flip-flop hub and rack mounts.
Visit www.torkerusa.com for more info.
Here’s one for the tandem lovers… I can’t find much info on this image, but it comes from the website of Norwegian graphic artist Are Sundnes. The site contains a lot of incredibly strange and often macabre imagery, so check it out if you’re into that kind of thing.
Sundnes has also created a very cool product, the web design sketchbook. This simple, back-to-basics design tool could be the next big thing in web development…
Until I saw this video I had no idea who Duffy was. The Welsh pop-singer is seen here riding (what appears to be a singlespeed styled to look like a fixed gear) bicycle in a Diet Coke commercial. I’m not sure if this will have much of an impact on the average urban cyclist’s choice in soft drinks, but maybe this will inspire legions of teenage girls to ask mom for a bike instead of the keys to the Explorer.
Tokyo messenger Hiroyuki Shinozuka, the star of the short film Track Kaiju (aka Monster Track) and possibly the world’s fastest bike messenger, was hit by a car last week.
Sino, as he’s better known, suffered a broken leg. We’re glad to hear he’s alive, and wish him a speedy recovery!
News courtesy of Bike Blog NYC.
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