Re: [CR]Report on the 2nd Annual North American Hand Made BicycleShow

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From: "Mike Schmidt" <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
To: "Roman Stankus" <rstankus@mindspring.com>, "'charles nighbor'" <cnighbor@pacbell.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Report on the 2nd Annual North American Hand Made BicycleShow
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:47:33 -0500


The show is in the bay area. Who needs fog machines, just open the door. Mike "we dont need no stinkin fog machines" Schmidt Stirling, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Roman Stankus
To: 'charles nighbor'


<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:38 PM Subject: RE: [CR]Report on the 2nd Annual North American Hand Made BicycleShow


> So what's the story with Brian Baylis' ultimate randonneur? Was the fog
> machine turned off long enough to glimpse the machine. Inquiring minds need
> to know.
>
> Wish I could have made the show this year! Last year was great fun.
>
> Roman Stankus
> Atlanta, Ga.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of charles nighbor
> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:05 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Report on the 2nd Annual North American Hand Made Bicycle Show
>
> The 2nd Annual North American Hand Made Bicycle Show in San Jose 2006
> I went today 4 March 2006 and was overwhelmed by Great Frame builders
> from USA and one from England. Steel lugged, filet brazed, and very neat
> TIG welded frame to be seen every where. Even (way past cut off point)
> great hand built carbon fiber frames.
> All these builders were there.
> on names highlighted in blue for pictures, more information about them,
> and related web links.
> Rich Adams
> Joseph Ahearne
>
> Ahrens Bicycles/Mike Ahrens
> Alpine Designs
>
> ANT/Mike Flanigan
> Brian Baylis
>
> Blackout Bikes
> Calfee Design/Craig Calfee
>
> Matt Chester
> Columbine Cycles/John Murphy
>
> Co-Motion Cycles
> Crumpton Cycles/Nick Crumpton
>
> Roland Della Santa
> DeKerf Cycle Innovations
>
> Mike DeSalvo
> Vincent Dominguez
>
> M. Feeney Cycles
> Jenny Frayer
>
> Bruce Gordon
> Independent Fabrication
>
> Christopher Igleheart
> Chris Kelly
>
> Jonny Cycles/Jon Kendziera
> Jim Kish
>
> Landshark Bicycles
> Litespeed
>
> Longstaff Custom Cycles
> Merlin
>
> Mint Cycles
> Dan Nelson/NTP Bikes
>
> Mark Nobilette
> Tom Oswald
>
> Paduano Racing
> Parlee Cycles
>
> Peacock Groove Cycles
> Tony Pereira
>
> Mauricio Rebolledo
> Roark Custom Titanium Bicycles
>
> Rue Sports/Brent Ruegamer
> Dave Tiemeyer
>
> Spectrum Cycles/Tom Kellogg
> Patrick Cycles/Greg Gardner
>
> Retrotec/Curtis Inglis
> RexCycles/Steve Rex
>
> Rideable Replicas
> Bill Rider
>
> Richard Sachs
> Rock Lobster/Paul Sadoff
>
> Santana Tandems
> Sadilah/Charles Schlesinger
>
> Soulcraft
> Steelman Cycles
>
> Strawberry/Andy Newlands
> Bob Summersett
>
> Jamie Swan
> Sycip Design
>
> Thursday Bicycles
> Vanilla Bicycles/Sacha White
>
> Vicious Cycles
> Don Walker
>
> J. Peter Weigle
> Waterford Precision
>
> David Wilson Industries
> Wolfhound Cycles
>
> I got to talk with Richard Sachs, Richard Schwinn, Peter Weigle,
> Mark Nobilette and many others. I saw lug work that was simply
> outstanding.
>
> Go to http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/index.lasso
>
> web site and click on builders and then click on their name and it
> takes you to their web page where you can see there frames. Cameras were
> busy taking photos. Yes Don Walker stated no phots but no one to enforce
> it. Brian Baylis had a newly built tricked white blue retro touring
> bicycle. Stunning with dual retro headlights.
>
> I enjoyed every minute.
>
> Reynolds has a new line of stainless steel tubing that was
> designed for TIG but are checking out using with SS lugs. And they added
> a SS rear stay tube. Which allows you to just polish the rear stays and
> forget abut chain slap. This SS tubing is very lite and matchs Ti and
> Carbon fiber in weight.Also have built SS dropouts plus other needed
> bits and pieces in SS
>
> STEEL IS REAL
>
> Charles Nighbor
>
> Walnut Crrek, CA