Alternative Needs Transportation (ANT)
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Items like the large front rack
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…while the swept handlebars
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A Massachusetts quarter neatly caps
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Brooks leather bits were everywhere at NAHBS.
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ANT specializes in utility bikes
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Tony Pereira predicted that this year's show
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Racks were perhaps the most common accessory
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These racks are stock items from Tubus
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This was a commonly seen profile
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Who needs headset spacers?
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The hydraulic line for the rear brake
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…eventually exiting down near the dropout.
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Once again a Brooks saddle tops everything off.
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Pereira's signature head tube badge
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The Pereira mixte sported a Shimano Alfine component group
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What will you put on here?
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Swept handlebars were a common sight
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The pointed seat binder
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Got a long way to go and lots of stuff to carry?
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There is nothing production about these custom racks.
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We can only wonder how long it takes
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The front rack struts are perfectly curved
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Even the stem is a work of art.
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Pereira now offers a clamp-on version
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Sycip showed off this wild townie.
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The front rack is attractive and certainly functional…
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…but the beer tap shift levers
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Leave it to the Sycip brothers
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This chainguard is probably only minimally protective
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The elegant wheel shroud
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Sliding dropouts were practically a must-have
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Speaking of fixies, how about this one?
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Nope, you're not seeing things.
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Sycip's randonneur bike featured a neat little case out back…
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…fastened to the seatpost via a single-armed mount.
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Surprise, surprise, more Brooks stuff.
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In case you're wondering
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Sycip hadn't integrated these new dropouts
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Canadian framebuilder Naked Bicycles and Design
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The pierced top tube was perfectly sized
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The custom handlebar was a work of art
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Brazed-on bits made for grippy sections
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Wooden grips… sure, why not?
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Lugged stems were still a common sight
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More wood can be found in the headset cap.
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The straight-bladed fork
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Front brake housing
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Damn, that's pretty.
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The graceful seat stays
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The eccentric dropouts
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The style says 'old school'
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Were you expecting someone else?
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Wooden rims finish off the package.
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The Frances Cycle Small Haul Cycletruck
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It might not be everyone's idea of beautiful…
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…but how much stuff
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The unique steering setup is connected…
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…but cables instead of a solid linkage.
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Who needs a head tube badge
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Dean offered a modern-day titanium townie.
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The cruiser-style frame
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Tasty.
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Completing the package
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…with titanium dropouts, of course.
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Vicious Cycles is arguably best known
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Going somewhere?
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True Fabrication is a new builder out of Texas.
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We're not sure how useful this wooden rack is
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True Fabrication offered up this hardtail as well.
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Will we be seeing more of this in the future?
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