I love going to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). Now in it’s tenth year, this show is an event where some of the most dedicated, inspired, and serious bicycle crafts people display and sell their work. Also, it’s a place where the geeks and aficionados can meet with the crafts people, to not … Read more
Due to the drought that we’ve been facing in California, this post is coming up a lot later in the season than I would have expected. We finally have a little bit of rain and the trails no longer resemble dry summertime conditions. The slippery dusty hard trails has been replaced by soft slop and … Read more
This is something sweet that we’ll see at NAHBS. Drew Guldalian, of Engin Cycles, is one of the finest frambuilders in the United States. A 3 time winner of Best Mountain Bike prize at NAHBS. He’s, in my opinion, a framebuilder’s framebuilder. Like the folks at Firefly or Carl Strong, the work he does contributes … Read more
Over the years and more subtly throughout the year, how your bike fits you and how you fit your bike will change. This change isn’t just the simple bio-mechanical fit, but also how you relate to and use the bike. It is a commonly held myth in the cycling world that the ‘fit’ of a … Read more