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NAHBS 2010

If you live anywhere near the east coast, you are probably familiar with and are probably going to the North American Handjob Show this weekend. Framebuilders from around the country and the world are going to be there showing off their goods. Colorado seems to be well represented, with Mosiac, Black Sheep, Moots, Yipsan, and maybe a couple others going, but it seems like some of the more well known Colorado builders like Nobilette, Rene Herse, Zinn, Yamaguchi, and Gangl are absent.
Heres a few previews I dig that I saw on the NABHS website.

Villin Track


Crispy textured stainless steel lugs.

Phil Wood 40th Anniversary x Independent Fabrications Track Bike

Phil Wood stamped all over the damn thing.


Bishop Cycles Track

Not chrome, polished stainless steel

Zullo Maxsilenus

Hopefully made of Columbus MAX. I looked into getting a Zullo frame once, not cheap.

Anyways, if you're out east this weekend, be sure to stop by. For the rest of us, lets jut hope that the Rocky Mountain Handbuilt Bicycle Show gets this big someday.

Pictures from the Cyfac Factory

Velonews writer Zach Vestal just posted some pictures from his trip to France last fall, which included trips to the Mavic, Time, Look, and Cyfac factories. Heres some shots from the Cyfac factory. Cyfac is a custom frame builder that works in carbon fiber, aluminum and steel.






be sure to check out the rest of the set

Mosaic Cycles

So we talk alot about italian and japanese builders who make great frames, but here in boulder we are lucky to have some really quality builders. Today im gonna talk about Mosaic Cycles. Started by Aaron Barcheck and Nick Phillips in 2009.

I was over at their shop the other day dropping off The Ocean to get a tube replaced, and he was kind enough to show me some of his recent work. I should have taken some pics, he had some seriously sweet Ti frames. Aaron says that his specialty is TIG welding, but his lug work was impeccable. He was showing me a road frame made from Stainless steel, lugged everything, it had a sweet aero seatstay with hand carved lugs.

Everything he was doing was of the highest quality, best tubes, best lugs, and best paint (spectrum). Right now he is extremely busy getting ready for the NAHBS, and I cant wait to see what hes got in store for the show. So when you peeping the NAHBS coverage keep your eye out for Mosaic Cycles.