Handbuilt Bicycle News

Frame Builders

January 2026

Bilenky Lawng Jawn: the best thing

Philly Bike Expo founder and local frame building icon Stephen Bilenky collaborated with Josh Boisclair on the Lawng Jawn cargo bike, which was one of the stars of the 2016 PBE.

Shows & Events

January 2026

Parts

January 2026

Shows & Events

January 2026

2017 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show

John Rezell confirms why the Pacific Northwest, also known for its aerospace hi-tech industries, remains a focal point for custom bicycle manufacture.

Shows & Events

January 2026

Shows & Events

January 2026

Minnecycle 5

Minnesota's homegrown bicycle show just keeps getting better. Here's an idea of how it was in the Peacock Groove workshop in Minneapolis on June 3rd, at an event that is almost as much about the good times, friendship and the culture as it is the bikes.

Shows & Events

January 2026

The joy of creating a framebuilder show

Minnesota has such a great cycling culture and so many great bike builders that it deserves its own show, but Minnecycle founder Erik Noren doesn't always love the set-up tribulations of hosting an event like this.

Retailers

January 2026

Bicycles and Coffee: quality matters

Bicycles and Coffee, a retail shop in the western Washington DC suburb of Purcellville, Virginia, serves up the best of artisan bicycles and coffee.