This is a candid, insider view to the development of a new frame design. Sam Whittingham, designer and builder at Naked, wanted to experiment with what's extreme for a well-rounded trail bike. This is his first prototype in that line.
From his workshop in the mountains just west of Boulder, Colo. Peter Olivetti builds bikes suited to the rugged terrain and gravel paths that surround him.
Groovy Cycleworks is Wooster, Ohio reisdent Rody Walter's one-man business. He brings fun to the custom bike world with wild paint jobs, and now he uses a new ceramic finish material to make his paint as tough as the bikes themselves.
Toivo Cycles is a new builder from Korea, who came to NAHBS 2018 to show beautiful builds and gain inspiration for a growing handbuilt bicycle scene on the Korean peninsula
Steve Hampsten uses a team of some of the best builders in the U.S., and his famous brother Andy's guidance, to create bicycles with classic design virtues and understated elegance.
Erik Noren describes this as both "the stupidest bike ever," and "all about fun." The Jelly Nougats speaks to his youthful experience with bicycles and his desire to put a smile on the face of his customers.
An established part of the Minnesota frame building community, Curt Goodrich attended the Minnecycle show on May 21-22. He talked to us there about a fabulous road sport bicycle he made for himself.Â