The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is just around the corner. Besides being a visual treat for gawkers like us (and, in turn, you), it’s a great forum for meeting and learning from the people that make some of the most beautiful bikes you’re likely to see.
Here’s a full rundown of this year’s seminar schedule, and the names of each pretty much tells you what they’re about:
Friday:
Doriano DeRosa (DeRosa/Italy)– “My life in the bicycle industry; Past, present and future†– 10:00 AM
Lora Van Dixhorn – “Insurance tips and trade secrets†-11:30 AM
Gary Prange (North Carolina) – “So, you want to mount decals?†– 1:00 PM
Tom Kellogg (Spectrum/Pennsylvania) – “Frame Finishing†– 2:30
Steve Garn (BREW/North Carolina) – “Tig Welding for fun and profit†– 4:00 PM
Saturday:
Craig Calfee (Calfee Carbon/California)– “The Calfee Sizer fitting method†– 10:00 AM
Butch Boucher (Moots/Colorado) – “All things Titanium†– 11:45 AM
Nick Crumpton (Carbon bikes/Austin TX)– “Carbon Fiber myths, facts and design†– 13:00
Dwan Shepard (Co-Motion/Oregon)– “Tandem Frame Design†– 2:30 PM
Brent Curry (Bike Forest/Ontario, Canada)– “BikeCad; an in depth look†– 4:00 PM
Sunday:
Carl Strong (Strong frames/Montana) – “The Business of Framebuilding†– 9 AM – 11 AM
Doriano DeRosa – “My life in the bicycle industry; Past, present and future†– 10:00 AM
Peter Mooney (Boston, Mass)– “Lugs and what I know about them†– 12:00 PM
Jeff Bucholz (Sputnik Tools)– “So, you want to build bikes?†– 1:30 PM
More info on each session is here.
