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  • Portland builders take home two awards at NAHBS

    Portland’s Aaron Hayes, acceptinghis “Best New Builder” award fromNAHBS founder Don Walker.(Photos © J. Maus) Two Portland builders stood out among the country’s best bicycle craftsmen today at the awards ceremony at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). Aaron Hayes...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-10-2008

  • NAHBS 2009 set for Indianapolis

    Don Walker looks to Indianapolisfor NAHBS ‘09.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) NAHBS founder Don Walker will take the fifth addition of his show to Indianapolis, Indiana next year. He made the announcement at the end of today’s show saying, “I’m sure many of you are already aware of Indiana’s...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-10-2008

  • A NAHBS Sunday slideshow

    Rene Herse in black and white.Slideshow below.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Wish I had more time to share stories from last night and today, but the awards ceremony is starting soon and I’ve got to get back to the show. Below is a slideshow of my photos from this morning. Highlights include Pegoretti’s...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-10-2008

  • Where will NAHBS end up in ‘09?

    NAHBS founder Don Walker.(Photos © J. Maus) In a few hours, North American Handmade Bicycle Show founder Don Walker will make the announcement of where next year’s show will take place. Each year it is a closely held secret, but Walker has already already shared clues and has made it clear it won’t...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-10-2008

  • Snapshots from the show floor

    Amid the dizzying array of bike bling and pure craftsmanship here at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, sometimes it’s the little things you remember at the end of the day. Here are a few snapshots I’ve been collecting in my head… Joseph Ahearne (Ahearne Cycles) has a flask with...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008

  • Bolt cutters used to solve bike parking snafu

    No metal was safe from bikes at the NAHBS today.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Convention Center was overwhelmed with guests arriving by bike for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) today. As crowds hit there peak around mid-day today, hundreds of bikes were locked to every piece of metal...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008

  • No more room: Fire Marshall says NAHBS at capacity

    Bummer. The crowds here at the Oregon Convention Center have been thick all morning. So thick in fact that City of Portland Fire Marshall Michelle Coefield just told me that they can’t let anyone else in until people begin to leave. Just after 1:30 or so today Coefield said she was worried that...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008

  • Chris King hooks up with an old flame

    Chris King, the man who redefined headsets and has not compromised the quality of his Chris King Precision Components in over thirty years, has rekindled his love for making bicycle frames. In typical Chris King style, he has quietly re-launched his Cielo Cycles brand name. According Chris King Components...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008

  • ‘Naked’ bike draws attention

    There’s more than meets the eye in Sam Whittingham’s booth.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) 35 year-old builder Sam Whittingham of British Columbia-based Naked Bicycles, exhibited at NAHBS last year. He displayed several of his Naked Bicycles, got a few orders, but he failed to wow the crowds. This...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008

  • Bike show puts builders in the media spotlight

    Mike Flanigan in the CS Monitor. One of the most important keys to the success of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) is the media coverage it generates. Local and national news outlets from both the cycling and mainstream media are covering all the action. And this year, with the show in...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008
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