NAHBS Archives

NAHBS 2019: Pursuit Cycles, Dean Titanium, Don Walker, Rivendell & Shamrock Cycles

Pursuit Cycles, which is a project from several builders led by Carl Strong, recently introduced their Leadout disc brake road bike, and NAHBS was the…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 16, 2019

NAHBS 2019: No22 Drifter X gravel race bike gets aggressive, No6 carbon forks debut

No22 was showing off a new, more race-oriented gravel bike and their new lineup of carbon forks that will not just be on their bikes,…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 15, 2019

Mavic adds carbon rims for custom wheels, hubs coming & prototype gravel wheels

Back in the day, if you were going to build a custom set of wheels, chances were pretty good you’d be surrounding them with Mavic’s…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 15, 2019

LH Thomson goes titanium with prototype gravel bike, new ti seatpost

LH Thomson is known for their classic seatposts, stems and more recently dropper posts and handlebars. Now, they’re branching out a bit further, expanding on…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 15, 2019

First Look! White Industries rolls out made-in-USA, gravel-ready alloy rims

In the works for quite some time, White Industries has announced their expansion into house-made rims. Combine those with their excellent hubs and they’re now…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 14, 2019

Paul Components brews up the Sierra Klunker for Sierra Nevada Brewery

Last year, Paul Components was asked to build a custom bike for Sierra Nevada Brewery so they could show it off at the Sea Otter…

Written by Steve Fisher March 14, 2019

NAHBS: Anna’s Grade A, B-Line North American Handmade Bicycle Show Guide

It’s that time again! All year long, the Bikerumor Independent Frame Builder Action News Desk is fully consumed with tracking builders on social media, in…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 14, 2019

NAHBS Interview with Dear Susan’s Petor Georgallou, Part Deux: Rise of the PUBESMOBILE

If you missed yesterday’s installment, you can read about Petor’s origin story and his hesitancy around duck sponge throwing here. Take a minute or two…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 12, 2019

NAHBS Interview: Petor Georgallou of Dear Susan comes out to play

Brace yourself for Petor Georgallou! The UK builder making his North American Handmade Bicycle Show debut this week is sure to be a breath of…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 11, 2019

NAHBS 2018: Mega gallery from Northern Frames, Weis, Vlad & SaltAir Cycles,

Weis Cycles showed off their unique offset seatstay design, which they say improves rear end stiffness, on a few bikes. They build in aluminum and…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 09, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Mega gallery from McGovern Cycles, JP Weigle & Independent Fab

Independent Fabrication was back at the show, convenient since they’re also based in the Northeast. On hand was this new gravel bike which isn’t yet…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 07, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Mega gallery from Sklar Bikes and Stinner x Brooks

If you missed our Friday Yard Sale video live from the halls of NAHBS, catch that to see what Adam Sklar and Aaron Stinner had…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 06, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Unique road, gravel & mountain bikes from T-Lab & TºRed

It seems the offspring of Canada’s now gone Guru Cycles keep popping up. First, HIA Velo purchased all of the carbon fiber manufacturing equipment and…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 05, 2018

NAHBS 2018: The big gallery of bicycles from Bishop & Triton

Chris Bishop’s style is one of painstaking detail and workmanship applied to lugged, fillet brazed frames. Mostly road and track bikes, even he’s been bit…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 05, 2018

NAHBS 2018: New Builder – Olivetti shows fit & function at its finest

Peter Olivetti stumbled upon frame building when he was trying to find a particular bike, but what he wanted didn’t exist on the market. So…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 01, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Deanima shows what the other Pegoretti brings to road, gravel bikes

You may recognize the Pegoretti name from some of the wild paint schemes we’ve shown over the years, but that’s not this Pegoretti’s brand. Brother…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 28, 2018

NAHBS 2018: New Builder – Toivo Cycles bring a crisp, clean track bike from Seoul

Toivo Cycles (meaning Hope in Korean) are a new builder husband and wife team located near Seoul, South Korea. Yoo somang and Lee sangwoo worked…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 28, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Gravel & Ti from Breismeister, Built x Kent Eriksen, and Co-Motion

Taking home the award for Best Gravel Bike, Breismeister Bicycles showed off their ability to manipulate steel into a beautiful bike. The brand offers lugged…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 27, 2018

NAHBS 2018: New Builder – Porter Cycles combines art & metal work in every detail

“Life by bike” is a favourite saying of W. Thomas Porter, an artist, metalworker, and framebuilder based out of Brooklyn, New York. Porter began working…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 27, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Vote for your pick for People’s Choice Award!

In the past, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show has restricted voting for the People’s Choice Award to ticket-carrying show attendees. This year, for the…

Written by Anna Schwinn February 26, 2018

NAHBS 2018: New Builder – Eyewater Bicycles brings insanely clean custom carbon

Corey Lowe of Seattle-based Eyewater bicycles is not new to the carbon game – with a background in mechanical engineering, he has worked previously as…

Written by Danielle Schon February 26, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Random goods from Industry Nine, Unior, Defeet & LH Thomson

Unior has been a mega-popular bike tool brand in Europe, and they’re just beginning their push into the U.S. with a rebranded (as in, new…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 26, 2018

Abbey Bike Tools adds 4-Way Multitool, limited edition wood handles, DUB BB cup & more!

If you weren’t at NAHBS 2018, chances are some of these items are long gone. These very, very limited edition Walnut, Cherry and Maple handled…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 22, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Mosaic adds a gravel tourer; No.22 adds stock sizing, headsets & custom ano

Mosaic’s new GT2 titanium 650b gravel bike is more adventure ready than the racier 700c model. It’s not just tire size that separates it, the…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 22, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Altruiste’s wild single pivot mountain bikes (and more)

This year, mountain bikes were few and far between, and there were virtually no fat bikes. This truly was the year of the gravel bike,…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 21, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Amazing paint from Allied Cycle Works, Enigma & Parlee

Inspired by this deep gloss read saddle from Beast in Dresden (who also provided the Beast stem), Allied figured out how to mimic the depth…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 21, 2018

NAHBS 2018: Chapman Cycles, Horse Brand & Cherubim mega gallery

Chapman Cycles brought out the big gun and took home the award for Best Tandem Bike at NABS 2018. Check out our pre-show interview with…

Written by Tyler Benedict February 20, 2018

The Official NAHBS Gallery, Part One

Every year, North American Handmade Bike Show photographer Brad Quartuccio spends his show hours lovingly photographing show bikes from each builder. Here is our first…

Written by Anna Schwinn February 19, 2018