When it was announced that automotive company, Toyota, was shutting down manufacturing and development in Australia, vehicle dynamics engineer and cyclist Ben Schultz developed a…
Also joining NAHBS from the international community is new builder Alex Clauss of Portus Cycles in Germany. After building his first frame at The Bicycle…
After leaving the corporate world, and armed with years of experience in composites, Matt Conrad saw an opportunity in the frequency of damaged carbon bikes…
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…
NAHBS 2016 poster model and “Nicest Guy in the Industry,” Steve Potts, started his bike career in high school, reinforcing and modifying old steel junkyard…
Brad Hodges grew up steeped in early mountain biking culture in the hills around Cupertino, California. After committing himself to a life of building bicycles…
Having grown up in Italy, builder Claudio Bellon was surrounded by cycling culture throughout childhood. Though bicycles continued to run as a theme throughout his life,…
When faced with some life-changing news, entrepreneur and lov founder/creative lead/painter Nate Picklo decided that there was no time like the present to chase his dreams in cycling. lov…
Don Ferris is so pervasive within the frame building community that many take for granted that he exists. His company, Anvil Bikeworks, develops and fabricates…
The exciting thing about covering new builders is seeing patterns between them and current, established builders and not knowing exactly what they will turn into…
The story of how internationally renown, well-oiled jam band, Bilenky Cycle Works, came to be is labyrinthine. Steve Bilenky, who wants it emphasized that he is only…
We visited Jeremy SyCip, the solo artist behind SyCip Designs, last summer while rolling through sunny Santa Rosa. His current operation is tiny but efficient due…
