Diane Lees is a 38 year veteran of the bicycle industry. She is a professional bicycle fitter and co-owns and operates HubBub Custom Bicycles in NE Ohio. She is also a registered yoga teacher, a journalist, and the host/producer of The Outspoken Cyclist, a weekly radio show about bicycling on WJCU-88.7FM broadcasting locally and podcasting…
Before starting Six-Eleven Bicycle Co., Aaron Dykstra left his hometown of Roanoake, Virginia, and enlisted in the Air Force where he worked as mechanic on F-15 fighter planes. Later he worked a cycling advocate in New York and Chicago, before returning to Roanoke with a changed perspective. Josh interviewed Dykstra at the North American Handmade…
David Hill, of Victoria Cycles, has been a “cyclist, mechanic and dreamer of fine bicycles for more than thirty years.” Josh interviewed Hill at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Austin. Anytime you help promote cycling you’re being an advocate to a certain degree. I build all different styles of bikes. And whether…
Jeremy Sycip, of SyCip Bikes, is a well recognized name in the custom frame building world and has been making user-friendly, reliable, eye-catching bikes since 1992. Josh interviewed Sycip at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Austin. When I see people on the bikes, when I see them on the trails, and they…
Eric Estlund of Winter Bicycles was kind enough to give us a second take on our interview after we botched the recording on the first go around. This was certainly worthwhile as Eric’s insightful considerations of the bike commuting related topics covered were that much sharper the second time around. Bike commuting means very different…
You jump on your bike, go to the bar, go to the store, go to the grocery store, go to your friends house. But you know we’re working on trying to make it so that bike can be specific too. Park your mountain bike, get on your commuter bike and go do your life.
Whittingham figures out how to keep customers on their bikes for many years after they roll away from his shop. He considers his advocacy work is getting his customers to use their bikes everyday “with a smile on their face.”
Bilenky Cycle Works won the award for Best Lugged Frame this year at the North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS).
We had a great time talking to this all-star cast of bike builders, focusing on commuter bikes. And in the process, we learned a whole lot about what working with a custom builder offers to the customer.
Signal Cycles won the 2011 North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) award for Best City Bike.
You’ve got to be pretty passionate about the causes you get involved in.
The affordability equation shifts in the direction of a custom built bike given the likelihood that the experience of the builder will yield a bicycle that will more than likely be the perfect bike for you for many years to come.
Mike talks about advocacy in terms of supporting advocacy organizations and bike events, but also by actively hoping that his ideas will be copied.
Yip became a cyclist early, and he clearly does what he does out of love of bikes. But when he talked about advocacy was when he started singing my tune.
Whether or not you can afford to work with a custom builder, the insight that they bring into the industry is invaluable.
Stu and I arrived in the great little city of Austin last night, and woke up nice and ready for NAHBS – North American Handmade Bike Show.
After a full day of Internet browsing through the bicycle porn that is the history of NAHBS, here are the bits that stand out.
Thanks to covering the North American Handmade Bicycle Show for Versus.com I was able to get a few really good one on one interviews with builders that may never of happened. Here is the first with Sacha White of Vanilla Workshop. Thanks to Brad from UrbanVelo.org for the use of his photo for official business.
Amazing coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. You’ll be able to find more photos over at my Flickr set for 2010 NAHBS.
Amazing coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news.
Amazing coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. What a whirl wind of a day. First a 4.5 hour drive that included blue skies in Charlotte, NC and then snow in Richmond, VA. Getting to the show much later…
Amazing coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. COG Photo Exhibition & Afterparty. Photography and afterparty, the sound of those two things together sound amazing. Will you be there? When: Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:00pm – 11:00pm Where :…
Amazing coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. When : After NAHBS closes tonight (Feb 26th) Where : Carytown Bicycle Company 224 W Cary Street Richmond, VA 23221 804-440-BIKE There is a party tonight at Carytown Bicycle Company. The…
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