Our 2024 MADE Bike Show coverage from Portland, Oregon, continues with Part 06. Click on through below for selects from Blaze, Breadwinner, Donkelope, Mischief, Mosaic, Outer Shell, Stellar Werks, and Terraplane.
Blaze Bicycles Titanium Disc Road
The theme at MADE this year was 3D printed stainless and titanium frame parts. An overwhelming number of bikes utilized this technology in the form of dropouts, bottom bracket yokes, and head tubes. Then Moab, Utah-based Blaze Bicycles turned it all on its head with this titanium disc road bike that featured CNC milled titanium parts.
There are Campagnolo logos engraved on the drive side dropout and the seat tube and on the non-drive dropout, the Blaze logo. Even the downtube and head tube logos were milled. Blaze invested heavily in CNC machines and plans on leaning in hard on them while the world seemingly embraces the world of 3D printing.
Also, check out the triple-slotted seat tube top to evenly distribute the load on the titanium tube. Neat!
Check out more at Blaze.
Breadwinner Bad Otis 29er Hardtail
We love shooting Bad Otis hardtails. They’re the Breadwinner model we usually reach for at framebuilder showcases when there are many to choose from. These 150 or 160 mm hardtails come in either 27.5 or 29er wheels and feature a progressive geometry. This year’s Bad Otis is Tony Pereira’s personal bike and features his first UDH dropout.
Like a kid, he hopped on it and started doing wheelies around our photo area, completely unprompted.
Check out more at Breadwinner.
Donkelope Bikes Commuter
Greg from Donkelope won our hearts over with this Robin Egg blue commuter bike. It has custom front and rear racks, beautiful fender lines, modern geometry with a longer reach and shorter stem, integrated dynamo lighting, a steel fork, and ample tire clearance. The Jen Green head badge is just the icing on the cake.
The frame is made from a mix of Columbus, True Temper, and 4130. The result is a legit all-rounder: Commuter bike, touring bike, gravel bike. It does it all, and the client is going to be so stoked when they see what Greg has built for them. Seriously dude. Well the fuck done.
Get your own at Donkelope.
Mischief Bicycles Mrdr Gravel Bike
Christopher Wahl described Mischief Cycles as the “oldest newest brand” at MADE. He started the company in 2023 in collaboration with Bill Davidson, who has been building custom bikes in Seattle, WA, for over fifty years. A cold call to Bill a few years ago expressing interest in learning to build bikes turned into Chris hanging around the shop too much and the recent purchase and rebranding of the whole operation. Mischief Cycles literally and figuratively picks up Davidson’s tig welder and offers three varieties of titanium frames: road, gravel, and randonneur models.
The Mrdr is the brand’s gravel race bike, designed around 700 x 42 mm tires or up to 47 mm on special request. Its geometry is designed for comfort and nimble handling. This comes largely from the custom 3D-printed chainstay yoke, which clears larger tires and maintains a spry performance-oriented geometry with oversized 1” chainstays and a narrow Q-factor. The finish on this one is pretty wild too and really comes to life when wearing special 3D glasses…
See more at Mischief Cycles.
Mosaic Cycles RT-1 iTR Integrated Road
We brake for snake-themed paint jobs and Mosiac’s Scale paint scheme was a show stopper. The bike was built for Mosaic founder Aaron Barcheck’s wife, Liz. The RT-1 iTR merges aero cable integration and ample tire clearance for all-road riding in the Front Range and beyond.
This “Integrated Thick Road” RT-1 iTR is a testament to classic proportions in an oversized tubeset package. This bike model has a tight wheelbase, low BB height, and proper road angles and thanks to Enve’s clean, hassle-free seamless cable integration adds room to run even larger road tires up to 35 mm tires.
See more at Mosaic.
Outer Shell Adventure Bags and Hunter Cycles
The homies Kyle and Jim from Outer Shell had one of the coolest displays at MADE atop Kyle’s Paris-Brest-Paris bike, an old team Fresh Air Hunter Cycles ‘cross bike. These bikes have a carbon seat tube, rim brakes, and ‘cross geometry but have proved to be very versatile bikes over the past decade. While the frame is a stunner, we were stoked to see the clear vinyl non-drive side bag and split Drawcord Handlebar Bag. While this isn’t an option from Outershell, it reveals the bags’ structural design and carrying capacity. These “randonneuring” bags are made from custom-milled ultralight fabrics, so they require a unique structural system.
One upgrade Kyle made to the bike before PBP was the custom safety-orange painted Ritchey fork with a custom dynamo light sheath he added before his buddy Swiznooski painted it with the ! sign, for safety, of course.
See more at Outer Shell!
Stellar Werks Rigid 26er MTB
A relatively newer builder at the show, Thomas Epling of Stellar Werks took home a ribbon for one of the People’s Choice Awards. Based in Austin, Texas, Stellar Werks began in 2016 with Thomas’s tenure at the Yamaguchi Framebuilding School and has evolved into offering a full lineup of custom frames, components, and repair services.
Of the few bikes Thomas brought with him is this award-winning “Roland Special” 26-inch wheeled MTB. The bike is named after his friend Roland, who started the Omni factory in Taiwan and will soon retire. Roland had a few of his old 26er forks lying around, which Thomas purchased and ended up building a bike around one of them.
A cross between a cruiser and a 1990s mountain bike, its torched/heat ano finish yields a unique color palette when paired with the raw fillets and a bottle of the Colombia River Valley’s finest Rosé. Thomas’s suite of new and vintage silver and purple parts complete this well-appointed build.
See more at Stellar Werks.
Terraplane Bikes 6 Gun Steel Full Suspension
Terraplane bikes began in 2012 as a custom framebuilding shop for riders looking for bomber mountain bikes. From DJ/BMX, hardtails, to trail, and downhill/park, Brian offers it all. He began building at Bicycle Fabrications in San Francisco in 2007 and is now in the Tahoe area.
Brian brought a clevis-driven single-pivot bike that offers a bit more progressive ride quality. The bike features angular box tubes, full stainless internal routing sheaths and a progressive geo with a 66º head and 76º seat angle.
See more at Terraplane Bikes!
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That’s it for Part 06 of our MADE Bike Show coverage. We’ll be rolling out more over the next several days. What’s your favorite from this selection?