HA! yeahNo, i did not GO to the NAHBS, but i did read the coverage on urbanvelo HERE and HERE, and holyShit.

some lungFaves…

this bike is made by joseph ahearne, who’s best known for his FLASK HOLDERS. this is one of my favorite kinds of bikes, the gears-in-back kind. i’ve made a bike like this before, and having a choice in gearing, though without all the doubling up of multiple front rings, is something that’s long been a joy of mine to run. but note here, this one? it’s a commuter/touring/randonneur, but it has an S+S coupler there by the bb, along with a bolt attachment for the seatstays (just under the seat collar), and even the RACKS break down, and this baby ends up fitting in an airline-legal case. APPROVED. (this bike is rocking the same ENO cranks/chainwheel that i run on loos3y, btw.)

this alchemy bike is sick as fuck in it’s combo oldTimey/newTimey way (also very reminiscent of one fix-e, ey?), but the sweetest thing ever is in that detail, where holes are drilled and tubes brazed INTO the the wheelstays for stability. this is rather than putting a crossmember there. i’d imagine it only saves a handful of grams, but anything that’s a new way of reimagining a basic is OK with me.

AWESOME. this is a bilenky, out of philadelphia. dig the custom rack with integrated headlights (runs off a dynamo in the front hub — SICK), and that ill chainguard. also love the cable hangers for the rear brake (the small pulley behind the seat tube), and the internally-geared rear hub.

this is actually a kid’s bike, and the sweetness is that it has an integrated playing card holder on the lower left wheelstay. how sweet is THAT? from keith anderson. also dig the road/track-inspired seat tube, but pushed to the next level with an integrated fender. disc brakes and a brooks finish it off. kids bike, my ass.

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