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It is no secret that I have a penchant for custom bicycles. Long before I ever owned a frame whose builder I personally knew, I had begun admiring the beautiful craft of building a bike from scratch.

 

I suppose it began with my 2006 purchase of my Uno Pista Keirin frame from Japan. I was all about everything NJS back then.

 

3 years later, I was two years into running a bike shop and owned a custom Bilenky tandem and my appreciation for custom bikes finally warranted a trip to NAHBS, The North American Handmade Bicycle Show.

 

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