Day 188, 3/7/15
Woke up remembering I am 30. Hanging out with Matt will do that to you. After a well practiced regimen of hang-over solutions, the only thing
that helped was hopping on Matt’s Schwinn and heading to the NAHBS.
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show was just as fun as
it sounds! As seen by the entries, fat bikes continue to surge
in popularity as well as ultra-light (and ultra-expensive) roadies and belt
driven cycles. My favorites were some of
the classic track bikes and this 1990 Team Z LeMond.
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Aside from it’s gaudy paint job and downtube shifters, this
bike looks surprisingly identical to similar, 25-year-younger, models. Everyone was making a big stink over the
Delta brakeset. They are pretty slick looking components, but noisy and heave. Not worth the fuss that was being made.
This was my vote for people’s choice. The winner was Six-Eleven Bicycles which
produced some pretty slick single speed townies. They also won for Best Track Bike.
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While Indy’s own Harvey Cycles won Best New Builder with their classic two piece touring frame, the
most eye catching was Cykelmageren’s monstrosity.
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This hyper aggressive geometry makes for interesting art,
but isn't what I would want to pedal.
The singular grip option and complicated braking mechanisms are more than
a bit over the top. Builder, Ramus
Gjesing was very pleasant and not at all as ludicrous as his bike design.
While there were countless rides to drone on about I will
leave you with this notable Louisville made beauty. Chris Connor crafted this one of a kind cycle
from actual Slugger bat billets. Maybe a
bit heavy but what it lacks in weight it makes up in cruising function, style,
and creativity.
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| Connor's Louisville Slugger bike photographed in his shop. Taken from connorscycles.com |
Saw The Lone Bellow at Headliners later that night. They were also really good!
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