Whoa. The Breezer and Cunningham bikes are very cool. Never knew about either of them, though I am somewhat familiar with the builders. Keep 'em coming!

Lavish paint schemes seemed to be a thing this year. A couple of neat car/bike combos too.

Betcha the bikes are faster than the car . . . .

No sir, not taking that bet.

More pics from the hottest temp on this day on record from a giant metal building/convection oven.





Steve from Philly!! Stunning bike.

Kinda a big deal

DiNucci was at the show yesterday inspecting his work



Colnago super

Big wheel. Sweetie stood in front for perspective.

I made an album of pictures I shot there.

Gary Fisher gone cowboy?

He definitely stood out.

I didn't realize that's who he is!

Wilde - now there is a builder that could make a double TT frame with a headtube to please @merziac, altho a road bike drop bar version may not be available.



here's a link:
MADE Bike Show opening day photo gallery – BikePortland
Good photography @RustyJames.

Since the early 1990s, I'd always wanted a Retrotec. But I always found more practical things upon which to apply my usually-meager funds, including a bunch of less-distinguished albeit useful cruisers. But there's still that little voice in the recesses of my crash-addled brain saying "now that you're no longer living under such tight fiscal constraints, maybe you should splurge on one?" But my other little voice's response is "but would this be fair to all the other hard-working cruisers I own?"

Still an amazingly cool bike. And a Retrotec. I repeat myself.

Never met the man, but I believe that is in keeping with his public persona.
Original owner of 1991 SuperCaliber, muchly original. And still used, periodically.

I went today, mostly to see a couple old friends.

Darn it, I would have liked to meet Stephen Bilenky and Tom Reingold. I’ve met Gary Fisher previously.

A couple photos of shiny bike parts:

I hear you. I reach for one of small stable at least 90% of the time in favor over some other top-drawer rides. In my experience, the "neglected" ones do not complain and still answer the call when I ask them to come out and play. So go for it.

I do make sure to tell the others what good bikes they are and give them loving pats on the saddle or handlebars. You might want to adopt that strategy when you get your Retrotec (he says in his best enabler tones).

Two things: Tom is staying w me, leaving tomorrow some time so there’s still a chance.

note: headed to Apizza Scholls right now

2nd thing:

framebuilders can also have a sense of humor!!!!!

check out this Colnago. It had a cracked head tube

he fixed it his way!!



Crazy!!

That’s Dave from River City Bikes talking to Chris

one of the new owners of Davidson Cycles. Met them at Bob’s picnic




I want this van…




shows over

What would Woody Guthrie ride?

Putting me in the same sentence as Bilenky makes it sounds like I'm noteworthy. But thank you, and I'm sorry I missed you. I stayed for another day in Portland and just hung out and rested. It's a fun city! There is a lot of whimsy and humor, and of course, cycling.

You came from farther than he did so.......

It was good to meet you, glad you had fun.

You were one of the first here that I looked forward to seeing what you had to say as we rolled on down the road, path, trail, etc.

Some cool stuff there for sure. How do you get that bike on the roof of that Bug without a ladder?

I used to have a nearly identical beetle. Loved that car. Loved the bike that spent time atop it too.
Phil

I met Joe Breeze at the Marin MTB museum. No event or anything, he is a volunteer there and talks to people all day. He is so nice, no pretension at all. Some amazing bikes in there, like 50 that can be called "the first" of this or that.

We're very lucky when somebody like Joe steps up to keep these sort of things alive, especially when they had so much to do with it, truly keepers of the flame.

He used to be a "regular" at a (sadly) now defunct bar + bike shop on Divisadero St, in SF. I liked the place and had a few there myself (both beers and bike repairs, the occasional special-order part they sometimes did for me)
Glad to see he still enjoys some local suds...the "Nudy" Western Wear look is news to me, too but the h-bar mustache remains...