Sam Whittingham from Naked Bicycles and Design (Quadra Island, BC, Canada) shows off this stunner! Sam’s hard work was well rewarded, as he swept the 3 biggest categories of this years Handmade Show (President’s Choice Award, People’s Choice Award, and Best of Show Award).

This custom build featured two holes placed interestingly within the frame itself, with one hole directly through the top tube, to allow secure locking of the bike. It also included an eccentric rear wheel dropout, wooden rims, wooden grips, and many other exceptional features. It was definitely one of the most unique bikes, at a show filled with unique bikes.

Congrats, Sam! It couldn’t have gone to a nicer guy!

website: http://www.timetogetnaked.com/

Christoph Sawitzki (Product Manager from Conti, Germany) gives us info on the latest 2008 road and mountain bike tires from Conti.

Road:

-new 2008 versions of the GP Attack (front specific, 22mm wide) and Force (rear specifc, 24mm wide) with Vectran puncture protection and Black Chili Pepper compound
-Gran Prix 4 Season with double Vectran breaker and special sidewall protection, available in 3 sizes (23,25,28mm wide)

Mountain:
-Mountain King (2.4 and 2.2 wide) Protection version with Duraskin or Supersonic version which is the light weight version for racing (also available as UST or 29″)

Website: http://www.conti-online.com/

Sheila Moon, designer and owner of Sheila Moon Athletic Apparel (San Francisco, CA) shows us the latest offerings from her US made product line.

website: http://www.sheilamoon.com

Ben Hough from Alpha Q shows us their new GS40 carbon crit fork, from the Grand Tour series of forks.

website: http://www.alphaqfork.com/

Show organizer, promoter, and all around main man of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, Don Walker gives us some insight into running the show, as well as a couple of his track bikes.

Not just a show organizer, Don builds as Don Walker Cycles “Full Kilt Bikes” (Speedway, Indiana). First we see Don’s own personal lugged steel track bike. Then Don shows us one of his more performance oriented bikes, a fillet brazed racing bike with aero down tube and seat stays.

Don really hit one out of the ball park this year, in regards to the popularity and success of the this year’s Portland show! Regardless of where it’s held, we wish Don the best for all of his future shows, and RoadBikeReview and Mtbr.com are glad that we were able to be a part of this year’s show. Thanks, Don!

website: www.donwalkercycles.com

Margo Conover from Luna Cycles (Nederland, CO) builds custom bikes, especially for woman.

website: www.lunacycles.com

Drew Guldalian from Engin Cycles (Philadelphia, PA) shows us this custom road bike, the Number Nine.

website: www.engincycles.com

Drew was also showing this unique seatpost with a mother of pearl inlay in the Engin Cycles “E”. Information from Drew’s website states:

“This version was created by Dave Bohm of Bohemian Cycles. it is a beautiful jewelers version with a mother of pearl inlay. this will also be on display at NAHBS. I believe this is the first I.C. seatpost lug that will allow builders to complete their ‘made to fit’ bicycle theme. ”

(note: With such a high gloss finish, it was not easy to shoot a photo that would do the craftmanship justice. I have included a better photo from the Engin Cycles website at the bottom.)

Mauricio Rebolledo from Rebolledo Cycles(Glen Ellen, CA) shows us his wife’s randonneur bike.

website: www.rebolledocycles.com

Tony Pereira shows us a couple examples of his craft, a randdoneur bike and a city bike.

website: www.pereiracycles.com

Simple, aluminum track bike. City version of a mountain bike…

Jason enlightens us on the zen of fixie. Barspins, anyone?