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Intersection

This is a picture from Google Maps of an intersection I deal with on my bicycle almost daily . The two left lanes are left turn only and the next lane is for through traffic. The far right lane is right turn only. Here's another view coming up to the intersection in my car as Read More

NAHBS 2012 Wrap-up

This is the final installment of our coverage of the 2012 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, and we have two,count em, two, interviews. First up is Deb Banks talking about her new saddle making venture; Rivet Cycleworks Mitch Pryor made the trip down from Portland, OR with bikes he makes under the moniker MAP Bicycles Read More

Black Sheep Bicycles at NAHBS 2012

Black Sheep Bicycles is located in Fort Collins Colorado and they have some mad skills with titanium. They brought two fat-bikes to NAHBS 2012 and these had some quite unique and well thought out details Read More

I caught up with Craig Calfee before the waste encountered the air handling device on the second morning of NAHBS 2012 in Sacramento. One of the pioneers of the use of bamboo for bicycle frames Mr. Calfee uses bamboo sourced in Africa and the tubes are joined by laying up sheets made of local tree Read More

The theme for the 2012 North American Handmade Bicycle Show is fat-bikes! At least in the bike hermit's feeble mind. First up is Joseph Ahearne's take on the genre. I was able to squeeze in this interview when he wasn't bombarded with customers and we talked about this bike as well as the other off-road Read More