Yikes! – based on the response we’ve gotten, this Bike Of The Week is already nearing Bike Of The Year status. We drooled over her carbon tubes and belt drive chain at NAHBS, then were tickled to find out that she was being shipped to us the following week for a big city magazine photo shoot.
We got her over to our good friend Jack at NoHo Productions and he set up the 12lb beauty to pout for the camera.
We can’t wait to see her in print!
Independent Fabrication – Corvid
After much deliberation, and in no particular order, Andrew, Mike, Todd and Justin are ready to share their Top 5 bikes (mostly bikes) from NAHBS.
Andrew:
Peacock Groove Singlespeed
IF Stainless Phil Wood Track
Speedvagen Team CX
Cherubim w/ manual front derailleur
Geekhouse Singlespeed CX
Todd:
Engin 953 MTN
Igleheart MTN
Herbie Helm
Peter Mooney Lugs
Vuelo Velo Track (which is currently on display in NYC Velo!)
Mike:
IF Wounded Warrior, or what Gary Smith was calling his “Captain America” bike .
Basically the entire Speedvagen booth
DiNucci Cycles Road
signal Rapha Conti Bike
Pegoretti Duende “Osei”
Justin:
Peter Mooney Blue Lug Touring
Pegoretti Yellow Track
Pegoretti Giro Anniversary Track
Speedvagen Track
Speedvagen Rapha/Embro CX
Tons of pics in our flickr set.
Did you make it to the show? Let us know your favorites!
It appears spring is finally spring-ing. And while that means more time on the bike, the start of CRCA races in the parks, and end to Seasonal Affective Disorder, what it REALLY means is – Spring Classics! While the Grand Tours are nice and carry their own special dramas, but for us there’s nothing like that shot in the arm that comes from following one day racing. In less than 2 weeks, the schedule will be heating up with Milan-Sanremo. We can’t wait!
cyclingnews.com Classics schedule
We now officially have an intern. Our new friend Elliott from Dublin has come across the pond to fetch us coffee and alphabetize our inner tubes.
Stop in for a visit and make sure to say “What’s the crack?”
This week’s Bike Of The Week is the prestigious 2010 BH G5. An ultra-light high-performance machine, the G5 is currently being ridden by the BH/Garneau CRCA racing team.
Take one for a test ride on BH Day, this Saturday, and have a chat with some of the men who race on it.
$6600 (w.SRAM Red/Reynolds Assault Carbon Clinchers)
Justin, Mike and Andrew have returned from the North American Handmade Bike Show in Richmond, VA, having narrowly escaped NYC during the snowpocalypse. We met and re-met lots of great folks, actually rode our bikes in temperatures above 45F, and had an all-around great time!
We’ll have a wrap-up post or 2 coming soon – in the meantime take a look at the show winners here.
Our list (which we assure you is much different), is also coming soon.
We’re currently finishing up a few odds and ends before we pack into the family truckster for the drive down to Richmond and this year’s NAHBS. One of the last things we did was work on this nice IF for Rapha Continental rider Rich Bravo (it will be on display in the NAHBS Rapha booth if you’re there and want to check it out in person.)
We got to know it quite well during the build, and so we’re ready to take our relationship to the next level and call this bike our GF BOTW.
And yes, we are basically posting this to preempt any pictures you’ll see of it coming from Rapha on the twitter or the Interweb.
Because that’s how we roll.
Please join us Saturday March 6th at the shop for a day filled with
festivities to launch BH Bicycles at NYC Velo.
The NYC BH/Garneau Team riders will be on hand from 10am- 12pm to show off
their new bikes, consume baked goods, and gather around the espresso
machine to swap stories from the first CRCA race of the season.
Then from 12pm- 5pm we’ll have representatives from BH on hand with a few
demo bikes and oodles of information they’re dying to share. So if you’ve
considered a BH, wanted to see one in person, or have no idea what the
hell all the fuss is about, then come down and see for yourself.
In the interim be sure to check out the BH website.
Congratulations to Mary, Dave, Andrew, and Justin for receiving their 2010 Park Tool Summit “Diplomas”.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Park Tool Tech Summit is a series of HANDS ON training seminars for professional bicycle mechanics. Technical representatives from the world’s top manufacturers of bicycle components teach three-hour classes in a service area style setting. This is a great opportunity for mechanics to see new component and tool technology, while re-addressing some fundamentals, such as hand-building wheels and component overhauls.
We’re already looking forward to next year’s Summit… our fingers are crossed for Hawaii!!!
