Event Coverage

WTB Adds Tubeless Compatible 29er Tires, Updates Weirwolf LT and new Mud Tire

WTB has upped their 29er game with a broad collection of their tread patterns now available with their TCS feature for some official tubeless…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 14, 2011

Sea Otter: New Colorful Answer Protaper XC/Trail Bars

With the unfortunate demise of Race Face, there is one less component manufacturer who is building light handle bars for XC/trail bikes in a variety…

Written by Zach Overholt April 13, 2011

Sea Otter: Shimano Introduces Completely Overhauled XT Group!

You had to know it was coming. Just a year after upgrading the current XT M770 drivetrain to Dynasys 10 speed, Shimano has taken the…

Written by Zach Overholt April 13, 2011

NAHBS 2011 Roundup – Sycip, Watson Cycles and Threepenny

Watson Cycles brought out the big bike with their all-terrain snow bicycle. Complete with integrated flask holders on the fork legs, custom wood racks in…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 12, 2011

Airborne Cycles Ready For Sea Otter with New CX, DJ, and 29r Bikes!

You should know by now, that Airborne is back albeit with a slightly different direction. Gone are their bevy of reasonably priced Ti frames, only…

Written by Zach Overholt April 12, 2011

NAHBS 2011 Roundup – Priority Cycles, Retrotec-Inglis and Ti Cycles

This is absolutely not the best picture to lead with, but I just had to put it first. Titanium front end, Santa Cruz Blur XC…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 11, 2011

NAHBS 2011 Roundup – Dinucci, Bilenky and Six Eleven

Included in this post are two of the show’s winners, Bilenky’s mixte above and Dinucci’s bike. Thrown in the mix are a few other bikes…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 11, 2011

NAHBS 2011 Roundup – New Bits from HED Wheels, Sampson and Paul Components

As usual, Paul Components had some nifty solutions to problems you probably didn’t know existed, the most unique of which was their new Twin Pull…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 05, 2011

NAHBS 2011 Roundup – Zanconato, Parlee and Speedhound

In this post we’ve got road and cyclocross type bikes from Parlee, Speedhound and Mike Zanconato. Above, another of the Fair Wheel Bikes lightweight builds…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 05, 2011

Niner Makes 9 Limited Edition Air 9 Carbons For IMBA, Maybe One For You?

Niner has produced 9 limited edition Air 9 Carbon framesets to benefit IMBA. How can you get one of these one-of-a-kind framesets, you ask? Sea…

Written by Kristi Benedict March 30, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Herbie Helm, Cysco and Groovy Cycleworks

Our apologies in advance to the builders, but we’re starting to compile several into a post to make sure we get it all up before…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 28, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – 29er Titanium Mountain Bikes from Quiring, Funk

Quiring Cycles and Funk Cycles both had their ideas of what a titanium mountain bike should be. Where Quiring’s went for a super lightweight 29er…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 23, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Ellis Cycles’ Di2 Dirt Road Bike, Winning Touring Bike and a 29er

Ellis Cycles built upon their Di2 road bike from last year to create an S&S coupled dirt road version. Similar to last year’s version, this…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 23, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Vulture Cycles Sweet Step Thru Commuter, Tall Bike and 29er Full Suspension MTB

Vulture Cycles’ owner Wade Beauchamp built this step-thru commuter bike for his girlfriend and named it, appropriately enough, Jessica’s Bike. Sorry for the blurry pic.…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 22, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Bamboo Bikes from Boo and Panda

Panda Bikes and Boo Cycles had two very different approaches to building bikes with bamboo, but both share a passion for the natural material. Panda…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 21, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Mosaic Cycles Ti Track and MTB, Lugged Singlespeed, More

Boulder, Colorado’s Mosaic had a wide range of bikes on display, but their track bikes really stood out. Above is a lugged steel version with…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 21, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Kirklee’s Wood Carbon Road Bike, Carbon Di2 Kids Tri Bike, More

Kirklee’s booth had two great paint jobs, including the Starry Night roadie that won an award (pictured after the break) and that kid’s $8,000 20″…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 21, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Form Cycles’ 29er Touring-Commuter-Cyclocross Bike, Others

Form Cycles’ Viaje was originally designed as a commuter bike. Then they got mad scientist on it and made it into an all-terrain touring bike…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 19, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Igleheart’s Trick PBP Randonneuring Bike and More

Igleheart’s Randonneuring bike was built for a customer to compete in the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) bike “race”. Clever touches to the shifting cables, lights and electronics…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 18, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Shamrock Cycles’ Celtic Cross Touring Bike, Monstercrosser and 29er, 650b MTBs

Shamrock Cycles highlight was this upgraded Celtic Cross bike for a customer. It’s designed to be a raceable cyclocross bike that can double as an…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 17, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Tommasini’s New VLC-2 Tube to Tube Carbon Fiber Road Bike, More

Tommasini showed off their VLC-2, a new tube-to-tube (T2T) carbon fiber bike built to measure for the customer. T2T let’s them not only customize the…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 16, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Naked Bikes’ No-Bolt Bicycle, Baba Ganoush Cruisers and Stainless Steel Roadie

Naked Bicycles’ bolt-free commuter bike was a very, very popular attraction. Sam Whittingham, Naked’s founder, had this to say: I’ve been coming to the show…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 16, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Gaulzetti Cycles’ Dedacciai Aluminum Di2 Road Bike

Gaulzetti Cicli makes one kind of bike: Aluminum racing road bikes called the Corsa. He uses proprietary alloy tubing made for them by Dedacciai in…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 16, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Kirk Frameworks Road Bikes and Trick Bits

Somehow, just like last year, we managed to hit Kirk Frameworks near the end of our trip to NAHBS when we’re tired of pecking at…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 16, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – DeSalvo’s 29er, City Cruiser, Cyclocross and Road Bikes

DeSalvo’s one of the few booths I have no notes on, just pics. Enjoy. Above, a cyclocross bike with a bit of paint and opposing…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 15, 2011

ROL Wheels Carbon Road Wheels Debut, Carbon Road Tubeless Rim Coming

ROL Wheels showed off some new carbon-rimmed wheels called D’Huez C24 at NAHBS. The name breaks down to “C” for carbon and “24” for the…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 15, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Dean Titanium’s New ExoGrid Road Bike, Pivotless Full Suspension MTB

Dean’s Exogrid road bike has changed up it’s design. The new model uses an “I-Beam” pattern, and it gains a bit of torsional rigidity over…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 11, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Black Sheep Cycles’ Belt Drive Full Suspension 29er, Monster Cross and 36″ Mountain Bike

Normally, one wouldn’t put a Gates Belt Drive system and full suspension together. And one especially wouldn’t think of it without using some sort of…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 11, 2011

NAHBS 2011 – Alchemy’s New Carbon Aero Road Bike, Plus TT, 29er and a Fixie

Alchemy’s new aero carbon fiber road bike is, like virtually every bike at NAHBS, gets full custom geometry. The new design borrows the tube-to-tube construction…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 11, 2011