Curt Goodrich wins 'best off-road bike'
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Goodrich mixes old and new
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Chris King headsets of various incarnations
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Finish work is exceptionally clean throughout.
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Goodrich neatly integrates the rear brake housing stop
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A stainless seatpost shaft is topped
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Goodrich could have coated the frame
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Japanese builder Cherubim
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The ornate lugwork is topped with a unique one-off
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The unique fork crown is also chromed.
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Cherubim's time trial bike
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We're not sure how functional these bars are
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The top tube and single bar extension
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The frame design necessitates a super-long seatpost.
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Shiny!
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Cherubim also showed off this road bike
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Bilenky's tandem won the hearts of the judges.
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It's easy to see why with this complex lugwork.
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S&S couplings make the tandem packable, too.
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A small braze-on fitting takes care of the rear brake routing.
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Bilenky adds a conveniently located mount
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Bilenky's booth also includes several utility bikes.
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Check out the adjustable kickstand!
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This Bilenky utility bike puts the load out front.
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For whatever reason, Bilenky mounted the front brake
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Kent Eriksen won the 'best titanium bike' category with his tandem
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This road bike uses a neat dual top tube configuration.
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Eriksen also builds full-suspension mountain bikes
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The pivot, shock and linkage mounts are all Eriksen though.
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Eriksen's weld quality is second to none.
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Eriksen's perfect welds are complemented here
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The tandem was unfortunately retrieved by its owners
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Eriksen launched his own seatpost design a while back…
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…and now adds new hardware for non-round saddle rails
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Best carbon bike' honors went to Independent Fabrications
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IF worked with Edge to develop the new carbon lugs.
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The lug points mimic IF's trademark crown
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This prototype also used Cannondale's BB30 crankset
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The rear brake housing stop is also integrated
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Not only are the lug points rounded
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Like many show bikes at NAHBS,
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IF track junkie Tyler Evans brought another showstopper
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Stylized oxen decorate the top tube and down tube.
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This supposedly says 'Independent Fabrications" in Chinese.
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Of course, the saddle is painted to match.
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Eriksen seatpost hardware
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IF's diverse repertoire still includes titanium hardtails as always.
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Like most of the bikes in IF's booth,
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Ornate etching is featured on the seat tube, down tube, and head tube.
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IF built this bike to demonstrate
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Orange-anodized Tune bits are complemented
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New IF owner Gary Smith rides this bike…
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…and his wife and daughter ride these!
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The paint jobs and graphics are perfectly matched
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Even the undersized daughter's bike
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This IF townie looks old…
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…but includes modern parts such as this Schlumpf two-speed crank.
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The front fender strut is neatly curved around the brake caliper.
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Former Waterford and Serotta builder Dave Wages
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Wages used a novel overlapping two-piece seat stay
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The beautiful contrasting paint
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Elegant teardrops are cut into the rear dropouts.
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Red pinstriping accentuates the cutouts
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Carl Strong won 'best TIG bike'
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Strong's weld quality is widely renowned among his peers.
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The cherry red paint is punctuated
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Don't let the brushed appearance fool you;
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The two-tone finish certainly makes for a distinctive look.
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The oversized head tube provides plenty of room
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Strong also showed off this titanium 'cross frame
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Curved or straight?
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Mark Nobilette built this touring bike
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Flawless fillet brazing is visible throughout.
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The seat stay wishbone includes both a rear fender mount
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Nobilette's creation also incorporates a modern take
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A rear rack…
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…and front rack (plus lowriders) offer plenty of hauling capacity.
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Relatively new builder Mitchell Pryor of Map Bicycles
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The rear end is a delicate blend of straight lines and curves.
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Quality construction like this
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The pink paint on the head tube
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The front brake mounts are integrated
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A Schmidts dynamo powers front and rear LED lights.
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The rear brake cable roller struts
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Not a bad way to make your way to work, eh?
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Canada-based Velocolour won 'best paint'
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The restoration faithfully adhered
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This Campagnolo rear derailleur
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Back in the day…
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Velocolour also had a few more modern pieces
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Dots!
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Cicli Polito took 'best in show' honors
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Cicli Politi built the bike as a tribute
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The curved seat tube mimics Taylor's 'Curved Tube' model.
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You're not likely to see a crown like this in the near future.
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The seat stays incorporate a tiny bridge.
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Boxed pinstriping offers a classic look.
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Cicli Polito even secured period-appropriate components
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Of course, a matching cog is fitted out back.
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This stem is looking a bit rough
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Cicli Polito also found some old wheels
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These are not easy to find!
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Even the leather toe straps
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Naked builder Sam Whittingham takes 'people's choice' honors this year
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Even the linkage is fully curved, mitered and welded,
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Whittingham uses FSA headsets for the main linkage pivot
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Even the Manitou Swinger shock
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The nickel-plated chain stays take a graceful curve
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The main pivot is widely braced.
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Whittingham also makes the wood-inlay pivot caps.
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The lower shock mount is neatly integrated into the lug.
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A small eccentric allows for tensioning the chain
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The nickel-plated head tube lugs are fitted
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The rear brake line is fed through the seat stay
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The entry point for the rear brake line is underneath the down tube
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Naturally, Whittingham built his own bar, too.
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Why use a boring rubber grip
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These sizeable pedals bore some awfully sharp spikes.
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Wooden rims are sourced from Wheel Fanatyk.
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Whittingham crafted a wooden seatpost
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The anodized White Brothers fork matches perfectly.
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Roland Della Santa takes 'best road frame' honors
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Della Santa is limiting production to just twenty framesets
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Della Santa says that just prepping the lugs
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The seat cluster includes added-on points
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In keeping with the intended 70s look,
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Three slots are hand-cut into the bottom bracket shell.
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Does your steel frame look this clean even on the inside?
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Campagnolo bits are used throughout.
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Della Santa prefers horizontal dropouts
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Fork tips and crown are both chromed.
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This Della Santa belongs to long-time admirer
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