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Shamrock Cycles Pre-NAHBS Show
Shamrock Cycles just hosted another preview of the seven bikes they’ll be bringing to Charlotte for this year’s North American Handmade Bicycle Show on the 15th. Drool worthy as ever, the selection features some cross beasts, sleek road machines, and a belt-driven beauty, among others. Fabricator, Tim O’Donnell, snuck in one last custom build that […]
Sanomagic at NAHBS 2013
Master wooden ship builder Sueshiro Sano has been at it since age 13, with some eight generations of ship builders behind him. Combining his love of bicycles and mahogany he has created a number of wooden bicycles, including this one on display at the 2013 NAHBS show. Using an old stockpile of hard to find […]
White Industries at NAHBS 2013
White Industries is a long time favorite of mine, not only do I like the aesthetic of most of their products and the people behind them, in my experience they’ve been remarkable reliable. I acquired my first set of White Industries hubs in early 1998, and they are still spinning to this day on a […]
Peacock Groove Voltron Bike at NAHBS 2013
Builder Erik Noren of Peacock Groove loves concept bikes and loves anime, creating this Voltron themed bike for this year’s show. Impeccable finish work and unique lines are his hallmark, and this one has it. Go fast, turn left and don’t even try to wrap your head around the lacing on that front wheel.
Groovy Cycleworks at NAHBS 2013
Groovy Cycleworks is known for their over the top paintjobs, and this zombie inspired bike is no different, except it’s not paint. This titanium road bike has a masked ceramic finish — that’s polished ti showing through the gray Cerakote finish usually reserved for gun coatings. Masked and then baked on the coating won’t scratch […]
Breaking Away Film Used Bicycle at NAHBS
While there may not be any specific bicycles I expect to see at NAHBS, a film used bicycle from the 1979 movie Breaking Away was not on my list. There were apparently three identical Masi bicycles used in the making of the movie, and this is one of them in all of its lugged and […]
Argonaut at NAHBS 2013
I’m not a carbon riding roadie, but I think if I was I’d be lusting after a custom Argonaut Cycles frame. Full custom monocoque construction using hand laid carbon and bladders, no carbon tubes and lugs here. The ride itself is fully customizeable as well, utilizing differing carbon layups and thicknesses to create just the […]
Cherubim at NAHBS 2013
Ever since Cherubim showed up at NAHBS for the first time I’ve been in awe of master builder Shin-ichi Konno’s work. His show bikes are clearly just that, concept show bikes showing off his creativity and metal working skills, and not always the most practical machines on display. This city bike has a coaster brake, […]
Festka Track at NAHBS 2013
This track bike from Czech Republic builder Festka is definitely the most flashy bike on the floor, featuring an over the top chrome treatment. That’s a steel frame under there, with a carbon fork, in-house build carbon disc wheels, carbon bar and aluminum stem all given a sprayed on chrome treatment that requires multiple coats […]
NAHBS 2013 Photo Gallery
For the sixth year running Urban Velo is at NAHBS with camera in hand. Click through for a gallery of bikes from the 2013 show in Denver, and look for individual bike, builder and product highlights through the coming days. Visit our past NAHBS images at www.urbanvelo.org/nahbs 100+ images after the jump.