woven copper by Villin
Fred’s fillet brazing skills are absolutely stunning. I liked his thru axle fork and post mount brake mounts.
Moots snow bike.
Carl Strong giving us his opinion on just about everything. Thanks for the hoodie Carl !
Bilenky seatpost, what a cool seatpost and a unique fella. I’ve got just the most killer Bilenky story, but you’ve gotta call to get hold of it though.
Engin also had a really nice stainless seatpost.
they also made a beautiful ti frame
and a steel frame that had Pacenti fork crowns up front and on the seat stays.
The new Ventana El Bastardo…650b.
Blacksheep utilitarian style.
lugged beauty
Sasha White’s … Vanilla frames. You gotta look really close for the details…they’re everywhere.
DeSalvo had a SE Racing tribute that was a 29er replica of their old quad angle bmx racing frames
inside NAHMBS
as for the posting of these next few pictures i’m goingto post them in order as i came across them on the floor. I may throw in a little opinions here and there but mostly i’ll just post pictures so that you can see some of the finest crafted machines ever assemebled under one roof. I spent most of the entire day dragging my jaw around…it was that good, and the talent these builders possess is truely incredible…we’ve got to give thanks to Don Walker for making it happen.
i marveled at the construction of these frames. Regardless of what your personal opinions on prefered frame materials are it’s very easy to appreciate what went into these beauties.
Rue Carbon track bike…check out how the drivetrain is recessed into the frame. Streamline.
saturday show
after a late night out on the town and a short 4 hour rest our small gaggle threw down some edible food from Denny’s and headed across the street to the convention center.
Portland
got to Portland on friday night, checked in at the Red Lion, threw our bags in the room and headed up to the 6th floor to wet the whistle, eat a few appetizers and talk shop with some of the faces that were also on the same mission…..i managed to get hold of Teresa and Sherwood who were also staying at the same hotel and they decided to come on up and join in on the riff-raff also. I also happened across a couple from Lincoln Ne. who recently purchased the shop where i purchased one of my first ‘true’ mountain bikes from…Bike Peddlers, how coincidental ?? It was cool to catch up with the local Lincoln hub-bub, and also cool to see that the shop was in good hands with some damn good folks.
We hung out about as long as Don Walker could stand and i could tell that the general roar of our small group kept getting a little louder and louder so we figured it was best to take the party to the streets of Portland, on the bikes.
yyymmmm, tasty says the captain
driving
not much to see in eastern WA., but a helluva lot better than driving on snow covered roads.
the guilty
you’ll know if you’ve been there before
Day Three
Our last day in Cali and we decided a ride was a necessity. The 65 degree temps were just toooooo good to pass up since we’d soon be heading home for the frozen tundra, so we opted for a San Fran urban ride. We parked downtown and made our way out to the Golden Gate Bridge and then headed back south towards Lombardi street, which was a spectical within it’s own right. After a quick tour we headed down to the Heights and visited a cool shop called American Cyclery…it was a hip road shop packed full of vintage and new, lots of eye candy here. It was on the way back towards the van when the fun began as we stumbled upon series after series of junkyard singletrack. Dirt found inner city and it magically took us back in the general direction that we needed to go, so we took it. We got back at the van just before dark…perfectly timed by a few fellas that were’nt really timing.
stuff that 26er tube in there..it’ll fit. Dag Nabb’it.
damn good bike routes every where.
somewhere in SF
Day Two
the lunch break during the show gave us time to stroll around San Jose and we had an opportunity to check out this old shop down the road. Bike Shop Salvage.
There was an old sign hanging above the door that read ” Enter at your OWN RISK ” , i assumed they were referring to the condition of the building, but upon entering i soon realised that the building was the least of our worries; rodents, rust and hazards galore….frames piled high enough that they resembled gigantic spider webs. Stuff dedicated to the two and three wheeled sorts crammed everywhere . But i gotta admit…..it was a kick ass shop, a place i could easily waste an entire day in.
day two…the show
the fillet brazed and mtb variety
