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Shows & Events / OG Handbuilt Show Plays Long Game

2026-09-23 00:00:00

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) is back, promoting next generation builders along with the OG. Its founder, Don Walker, has persevered through a near-fatal health crisis and financial ruin from a cancelled 2022 show, and ha...

Marketplace / Date Clash: An Unfortunate Coincidence

2026-09-09 02:24:00

While still problematic for the industry the date clash of Aug. 6-8, 2027 for both NAHBS in Austin, Texas, and Made in Portland, Oregon appears to be the result of nothing more than coincidence.

Editorial / NAHBS had paperwork, Made had a post

2026-08-28 14:37:00

The weekend of Aug. 6-8, 2027 has become a problematic date for the frame builder industry. We hope the date clash between two of the three largest shows causes no lasting damage.

Frame Builders / Lugs of Destiny

2026-07-25 19:32:00

Bob Roll called it his favorite bike of all time. It was a Huffy-stickered frame, painted in 7-Eleven team colors, produced in the Serotta shop. And the lug set, designed and made by Kelly Bedford, would be in hot demand for decades to come...
  • Opinion /

    2026-03-17 16:50:00

    Hierarchical show awards have long been regarded as spotlighting some builders while leaving others in the shadows. With a little imagination, shows and expos can point the cycling media to coverage of the custom framebuilding industry with...

  • Shows & Events /

    2025-09-02 00:00:00

    HBG reporter Curtis Whatley has been one of the most enduring and consistent insiders at custom bike shows in the US over the past 15-plus years. He gives his take on what we should pay attention to at Portland's Made show, which took place...

  • Shows & Events /

    2025-08-30 18:00:00

    A new Major League Baseball park complex is under consideration for the Zidell Yards site in Portland, Oregon, which has been home to the Made show since 2023, putting the future of this venue into question.

  • Bicycles /

    2025-04-02 16:31:00

    The Killerdrop is a one-click seat height/angle adjustment system that is the best answer we've seen yet to a question mountain bikers the world over have been asking for decades. It will be available for test rides near the finish of the d...

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Bicycles / Bilenky's Gravel eBike

2024-07-03 15:04:00

Bilenky Cycle Works stands among the select few bespoke frame builders ready and willing to craft ebikes, a fact starkly evident at the Philly Bike Expo where Steve Bilenky’s enterprise stood as a beacon amidst a sea of – albeit excellent – custom built convention.