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It’s no secret that Portland brews a mean cup of coffee and houses some of the United States’ most talented frame builders. Vanilla Bicycles is one of those companies. Sacha White began making bicycles in 1999 and over a decade later, Vanilla is one of the most recognizable names in the handmade bicycle world. This year at the NAHBS, Vanilla displayed their true design intent through their bikes and their booth.
Below are some photos I took at the 2010 NAHBS.
Six-Eleven Bicycles is a small bicycle company owned and operated by Aaron Dykstra in Roanoke, Virginia. Aaron’s company is named after the famed Six-Eleven Locomotive, which was made by Norfolk & Western in Roanoke during the mid-20th century. It only makes sense that Aaron would look to his local town’s engineering vernacular to inspire his submission for the 2010 NAHBS.
Check out more shots of Aaron’s bike below.
NAHBS- The Beginning from Vuelo Velo on Vimeo.
Tarcko put up a series of edits from Vuelo Velo’s coverage of the 2010 NAHBS. There are four shorts total and here’s the first edited entitled the Beginning. To catch the rest, you’ll have to go to Beardosaurus Rex.
In this edit they interview:
Don Walker
of Don Walker Cycles
Dario Pegoretti
of Pegoretti Cicli
Sacha White
of Vanilla Bicycles
NAHBS WEEKEND | PART 2 – THE JAM from Mike Schmitt on Vimeo.
Here’s Mike’s edit from the RVA Fixed / Trick Track trick jam during the NAHBS weekend. A ton of bangers in here. Lotta talent pushing the sport for sure.
NAHBS WEEKEND | PART 1 – THE STREETS from Mike Schmitt on Vimeo.
This is jam-packed with great riding from all the heads in the fixed freestyle scene. Ledges, hips, drops and gaps. Even some 16″ shredding. Makes me wish I could have gotten into town earlier on Friday!
Via Trick Track
Marty of Geekhouse | Aaron of Six Eleven Bicycle Co | Erik of Peacock Groove by Urban Velo
What a weekend. Total Bicycle overload. While I’m sorting through my 6 gigs of photos, you should check out Urban Velo’s coverage of the 2010 North American Hand-built Bicycle Show. The NAHBS this year was a huge success and Urban Velo, once again, managed to cover the entire show with precision! Check it out:
–Urban Velo NAHBS 2010 Day 3
–Urban Velo NAHBS 2010 Day 2
–Urban Velo NAHBS 2010 Day 1
COG magazine is throwing a huge party on Saturday after the NAHBS. On display will be over 500 rider portraits from the 2009 CMWC. Sounds like this will be the spot to be at before the Death Pedal 2 premiere.
Hell yes! MASH is throwing an alleycat at the 2010 NAHBS next weekend. Full details on how you can win CA$H below.
Yes. One please. Thanks.
Today the Williamsburg Bridge was a solid sheet of ice. I let my tire PSI down to 60 and trudged up and down it. That’s one way to ride in nasty conditions and this Indy Fab NAHBS Winter Bike is another. Damn. I cannot wait to see this bike next weekend. They’ve let the cat out of the bag at their blog, even disclosing great detail shots. Check the rest out here.
Are you going to the NAHBS? You should. West, East, Mid-West or Third Coast. No excuses.
Aaron of Courage Bicycles by Brad Quartuccio at Urban Velo
The NAHBS heads down south this year to Richmond, Virginia. It’s quickly approaching the dates of February 26-28 and a recent policy tweak will allow new builders to rent a display table at the show. Details below and the full press-release can be found here.
N a h b s: With Sacha White on Speedvagen from j. dunn on Vimeo.
Thanks Matt!
I missed this when it came out. They look even better in video. Beautiful!
Be sure to keep tuned into Urban Velo‘s coverage of the 2009 North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show. I really really admire what those guys do. A proper grassroots magazine with reader-submitted material and exclusive coverage of great bike events!
Keep it up guys!
While John was hanging with Whit from Meriwether Cycles in the Nevada City area, he shot his Silk-Ti Flex Pivot bike. Whit calls this bike the Luddite. While we already featured this bike and the following write-up as a Readers’ Rides, John and his mindful eye have cataloged and fully documented it. Read on for the full story on the Luddite, along with some stellar photos of this titanium dream sled!
Sam from Aotearoa, New Zealand sent in this beauty of a Hunter Cycles Midtail hardtail cargo bike for this week’s Readers’ Rides. Let’s check it out!
We love to see framebuilders make their customer’s dreams come true. That’s what legendary builder, Jeremy Sycip, did for Matt in California who wanted something different than a straight-up gravel road bike…
In 2013, at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, we featured a unique approach to documenting framebuilder showcases entitled “Head Shots and Head Tubes.” Now, over ten years later, we did it at MADE…
Our 2024 MADE Bike Show coverage from Portland, Oregon, continues with Part 04. Click on through below for selects from Ahearne, Jeffrey Bock, Neuhaus, Rock Lobster, Scarab, Sim Works/Doppo, Souvenir, Squid, Tonic, and Zabrina.
Dirt drops are mentioned periodically here on The Radavist, usually in the context of a modern hardtail, rigid mountain bike, or adventure touring bike. But where did this terminology come from, and how are vintage dirt drops wildly different from what we have today? Using his 1983 Steve Potts as a platform for discussion, John unfurled the unique history behind this bike and looked at a proper 1980s dirt drop setup. Let’s check it out.
