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North American Handmade Bicycle Show, March 3, 2009

Calfee is seeking a greater purpose these days
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The design is intentionally simple to build
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Naturally, Calfee can still use bamboo to put on a good show.
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Down tube? Top tube? Middle tubes???
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We've no idea how functional this is
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We're guessing the omission of a seat tube
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This way!
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We can't help but wonder how long it took Calfee
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Courage takes to the barriers
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Courage's new dropouts are apparently stiffer than the original design
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The show bike was also fitted with an outer chainring guard
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Courage also showed off this gleaming white road bike.
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The road frame uses similar dropouts as on the 'cross bike
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Engin Cycles had its usually diverse range of bikes
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The mitered seat stay bridge adds a bit of style
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The semi-integrated design isn't just for show;
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Engin builder Drew Guldanian routes the front brake cable
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We're not so sure about the lack of clearance here
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Engin built this full-suspension machine
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The bottom bracket uses the BB30 standard.
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The custom lugged stainless steel stem
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Masked sections allow the stainless steel shine through.
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Engin Cycles' cast seatpost head
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This Engin road bike was perhaps the most eye-catching of the booth.
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The boxed pinstripes are carefully faded where they overlap.
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Bare stainless steel is exposed on the interior of the rear dropouts.
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Here the Engin seatpost head is bonded to a carbon shaft
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Guldanian built this 29er just for the show.
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The highly curved seat stays presumably add a bit of cush.
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We still love this head tube badge design.
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Rigid forks were littered throughout this year's NAHBS.
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Curtis Inglis brought along this beautiful snow bike,
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Viewed from the side, the top tube and seat stays
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The front and rear ends have massive clearance
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Who wants to go pick up the pizza?
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Laminated wooden fenders were handmade
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Hantman applied these transfers then sealed them in
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This isn't the most visible place for a logo
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There's a lot going on back here.
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Inglis' other brand, Retrotec,
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This ain't no beach cruiser.
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Top-notch finish work is featured throughout.
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The rear brake is moved down here not for aerodynamics
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Texas painter Dave Sem recreated an oil painting
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Notice the resemblance?
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Careful masking work
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This paint job has a very special meaning to this owner.
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Another KirkLee creation
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It's safe to say that your cycling significant other
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Wow.
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Signal Cycles has you all set
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The rack nicely complements the Signal fork.
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The artist's sketchbook - where this apparently all began.
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Signal also showed off this lovely randonneur bike.
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A front hub dynamo is connected to a single front lamp.
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Nice.
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Signal Cycles' elegant rear brake housing stop.
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This is the cleanest fender mount
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Bikes like this practically encourage you
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Why use spacers when you can build them
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The rear dropouts show off
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Ready to get a few days' worth of groceries home.
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