A few years back Strong Frames shifted its focus from steel to titanium. Now Carl Strong is expanding his business to a line of carbon fiber bikes and a whole new company.
Since its inception in 2005, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has become a global proponent for the handmade industry, and its reach extends far beyond the North American continent.
Builder Jon Tallerico of Lodi California's Tallerico Cycles built a penny farthing-style bike from scrap in his workshop. It was a non-serious bike intended to make a point, but it ended up winning him the People's Choice award.
Utah still has some gems in the cycling world, but with outdoor recreation businesses now abandoning the state, one of the larger exhibitor turnouts in NAHBS history serves as an indicator of what might have been.