New builders at NAHBS have become a significant feature of the show, and in 2016 drew high praise from the NAHBS Awards jury. Richard Sachs discusses the subject from the viewpoint of both a NAHBS insider and veteran frame builder.

Black Magic paint from Portland, Ore. will paint your frame to your specifications, or you can let them unleash their own creativity to give your custom bike a unique look.

Italian builder Sarto won the Best Track Bike award at this year's NAHBS in Sacramento

Brad Bingham at Kent Eriksen Cycles won the Best TIG Welding award at NAHBS for the third year in a row. He masters his craft in the workshop while also competing successfully on the pro mountain bike circuit.

Two great names from the handbuilt bicycle industry are building a line of hot red bicycles around the legendary Rock n Road tyre.

Rob English built a nearly identical version of Graeme Obree’s 1993 World Hour Record-setting bike, Old Faithful, for NAHBS 2016.

Alchemy Bicycles won “People’s Choice” and “Best Mountain Bike” for the same bike this year.

DiNucci creates his lugs with investment casts, and they are proprietary to him. But anyone who looks at his bikes closely will see that his investment in framebuilding is total. Nothing escapes the eye of this master.