Last year, one of my favorite bikes at NAHBS was the Shamrock cross / lightweight tourer. Let’s be honest, there isn’t a huge difference in the two bikes and if you could combine them, why not? This year, they returned with a few old tricks and some new ones. A mint-green city bike sat front and center, sporting a carbon Gates drive, quick-release racks and single-sided fender struts to facilitate the presence of disk brakes during wheel removal. This bike was oozing with style and well-branded style at that. Check out more from Shamrock in the Gallery.
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Shamrock's back!
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Single-sided fender strut and an Edelux lamp.
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The matching frame pump was a nice touch.
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Returning this year were the quick-release rack mounts.
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Paragon sliders, disk brakes, with service aided by the single-sided fender strut.
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More QR details.
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Rear seat cluster.
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Front porteur rack with SC insignia.
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Head badge.
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QR on the fork.
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This bike had some of the cleanest paint in the show.
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Paragon sliders, QR.
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So damn clean.
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Front internal cable housing.
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This chain guard was my favorite in the show.
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... it just kinda stops, cantilevered off like that.
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Non-drive seat cluster
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BB
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Rear brake cable housing.
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This one deserves every inch of that ribbon.
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Once again, Shamrock delivers!
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... and it doesn't end there.
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This cross bike ain't too shabby.
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ENVE fork, painted to match the electric blue.
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Shamrock painted ENVE wheels.
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I love those bars.
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Very clean and yep, there's more.
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Their black roadie was nice too.
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Rather than murdering it all out black, the silver lugs add contrast.
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Cluster
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Head tube cluster.
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Shamrock head badge.
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Decals and ENVE wheels.
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They knocked it out of the park. All they needed was a track bike!
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By: John Watson
March 5, 2012
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