North American Handmade Bicycle Show

Welcome to our coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show: the story of the Lugs. Hopefully by now you’ve checked out our facial hair coverage but don’t worry, facial hair wasn’t the only thing we snapped pictures of.  The above iconic lugs were from a bike by Independent Fabrications:

It’s refreshing to see racy high end bikes with clearance for fenders.  This trend toward practical, utilitarian bikes was prevalant throughout the entire show whether you were looking for a stylish commuter (here from Cielo Cycles):

. . . or were looking for a bike to carry all of your gear over snow (from Banjo Cycles):

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The facial hair of NAHBS

OK, so we’re still sorting through all of the pictures we took of the amazing craftsmanship on display at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Richmond.  We’ll post a recap of our day at the show, with details about the innovative designs and meticulous work, early next week.  Until then, we humbly present our portraits of the best facial hair we saw during our visit.  We enjoyed meeting both passionate builders and equally passionate show attendees, so we dedicate this post to the friendly faces and follicular style off the bike.

The smiling fellow in the middle, sporting a Martin Van Buren style ‘do, is our very own Chris Danz, in case you’re wondering. Read more of this post

NAHBS Preview

We are on our way back from the North American Handmade Bike Show and we’ll be working on a large blog post with loads of eye candy in a couple of days.  In the meantime, here are some teasers.

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