It was my first NAHBS so maybe I was looking at it with different eyes. There were definitely some over the top bikes there and some racing bikes that did not interest me at all. But I got to see a lot of bikes that I have seen pictures of and heard described in BQ or on the web. ANT, Capricorn, Clockworks (sharing the booth with Capricorn), Cielo (they were showing their bike from the Oregon Manifest), Bilenky, Velo-Orange, Peter Mooney, and Banjo Brothers stood out amongst the crowd. I found a builder right here in Baltimore that I did not even know existed.
It looked like a good crowd on Saturday. In the afternoon it was downright crowded in some of the booths. I thought that the Capricorn rack/Bailey bag works bag was a great commuter/errand set up. Dromarti was there with their beautiful classic cycling shoes. Lucky for me they were just showing them... I really enjoyed the show. john On Mar 1, 9:26 am, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > Agree with your thoughts Scott. There was plenty of good stuff there. > Real good stuff. I understand why a show environment demands a glam > factor well above the bar, and I was pleased to see some builders > including some of the more grounded examples of their work in the mix. > It was a little bunched up in many booths, and that made it more > difficult to appreciate the good stuff when it was found -- but that's > show biz. I'll be checking web sites for a more intimate look at what > I may have missed. > > On Mar 1, 9:16 am, "Scott G." <sco...@primax.com> wrote: > > > > > Dinucci won best lugged bike, simple long point lugs, very well > > executed. > > > Tom Kellog had an elegantly detailed rando bike, well thought out > > version > > of a decaleur integrated into the rack, with a locking q/r. > > > Not every lugged bike was channeling Hetchins, I look on the bikes > > as masterpieces in the old sense of the word, showing what they can > > do, > > with a bit of show to catch the eye of the punters. Not what you would > > order for an everyday bike. > > > I came home from the show to the Bicycling mag buyers guide. > > Think of someone has been looking at Bicycling for their view > > of what a bike is, vs. what they see at NAHBS. That there is > > a world of bikes that is not defined by lighter/stiffer than last > > years bike. To see the wonderful diversity of peoples vision > > of bikes, that is what makes the show for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
