Appleman Bicycles has introduced the Appleman 2XR Modular Crankset, CNC machined from 2024 aluminum and available in 135mm, 145mm, 155mm, 165mm and 175mm arm lengths.…
Mentioned in our pre-show interview, Appleman delivered on time with this customer’s drop bar fat bike. It includes a number of firsts for builder Matt…
With the North American Handmade Bike Show right around the corner, the Bikerumor.com International Handmade Bicycle News Team is hard at work to bring you…
Custom frame builder Matt Appleman has a degree in composites engineering. Although the bike industry uses a lot of composite materials, an actual composite engineer…
Among custom carbon bike builders, there’s no mistaking Appleman’s unique, three-dimensional logo and often creative outer layers of woven carbon and tinted fiberglass. Last year…
Naked bicycles took a unique approach to how they were going to get their display bikes to Sacramento this year. Builder Sam Whittingham and his assistant Lolo rode road over 375…
Our pre-NAHBS hype continues with all-carbon-all-the-time frame builder Matt Appleman of Appleman Bicycles. As you may recall, Matt’s the guy that even cuts his logo…
Rolling right along, our MADE Show 2024 Builder Roundup #2 features show stoppers from Appleman, Hot Salad Bicycles, Mosaic Cycles, Scarab Cycles, Stellar Works, and…
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…
We took a dynamic approach in covering this year’s show compared to past coverage. Rather than send out a standard questionnaire to builders, I chose several…
Every year, NAHBS brings together a huge selection of builders, from seasoned veterans to first year endeavors. Ventus has been around for a little while…
Photo submitted by Matt Appleman of Appleman Bicycles. If you think you know what this is, post your answer in the ‘comments’ section– the correct answer…
