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NAHBS 2012 – Beauty All Around

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Winter Cycles An in-depth interview with builder Eric Estlund of Winter Cycles will be featured on Girl Bike Love in the coming days but it was nice to finally see his bicycles at NAHBS. Pictured here is his all-weather road frame with a Keith Anderson paint job and a track bike built around an aero down tube that Eric’s had stashed away–he finally put it to good use! Pereira Cycles Tony Pereira out of Portland, OR features his pink ultimate [...]
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Head Badge Club :: Broakland Bikes

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Broakland Bikes While perusing the list of builders at NAHBS, I ran across Broakland Bikes which looked to be a good representation of street track riding. An internet search yielded a link to their racey Broakland Bikes tradeshow video. After watching, I needed to know more so I spent a few weeks trying to peg down Jason Montano and Jason Grove of Broakland Bikes. After weeks of waiting to learn more, Sarai and I finally had to threaten Jason Montano [...]
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Head Badge Club :: Appleman Bicycles

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Appleman Bicycles This week we are bringing you a very special interview with Matt Appleman, owner, founder and builder at Appleman Bicycles in Minneapolis, MN.  We are very excited to see his new bikes at NAHBS! Matt, I like to start out builder interviews by asking what your first memory on a bike is?  It all started after seeing the 1996 Olympic mountain bike course in a newspaper.  That day, keep in mind I was still in elementary school, I [...]
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Yamaguchi Frame Building Fantasy Camp

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Frame Building Fantasy Camp 101 I was in the market for a bicycle.  I had looked in all the shops and gone on several test rides, but even the high-end frames felt lifeless to me. At that time I was on an aluminum bike and didn’t like the feel. Carbon seemed too sterile. With its cycling legacy behind it, I knew I wanted steel. But not just any piece of cold steel between my legs would do. I wanted something [...]
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Girl Gear :: Pactimo Ascent Jersey

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Pactimo is all about gear that is comfortable and looks great. The Women’s Ascent Short Sleeve Jersey is no exception. Designed with a women’s shape in mind, this jersey stands out as a great option for custom kit orders. Several features make the jersey’s comfort top notch.  With a proper looking, comfortable collar, lined with seam tape, I’m happy to report there is no irritation on the neck. With what I would call a semi-pro fit, the jersey hung nicely [...]
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