At the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, a convention hall is filled with bikes that represent the pinnacle of cycling ingenuity and craft. Here, the job of picking award winners is not an easy task. But each of the past four years I’ve had the honor and the chore of doing just that, helping to judge the beautiful bikes on display at NAHBS. This year several categories were especially tough, in which case the judges’ panel decided to include Honorable Mentions.
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With any further ado, here are 2016’s standouts.
Best in Show: Black Cat (27.5+ bikepacking bike)
Best New Builder: Cryptic
President’s Award and Best Campagnolo Bike: Bixxis
People’s Choice: Alchemy
Best Road: English (Honorable Mention: Demon)
Best Mountain Bike: Alchemy Arktos (Honorable Mention: Foes and Moots)
Best Cyclocross/Gravel: Eriksen
Best City/Utility: Breadwinner (Honorable Mention: English)
Best Track Bike: Sarto
Best Artisan Bike: Dekerf (Honorable Mention: English Obree homage)
Best Tandem: Co-Motion
Best Lugged: Mark Dinucci
Best Fillet: Steve Rex
Best TIG: Eriksen (Honorable Mention: Triple 3 Fab)
Best Carbon Layup: Argonaut (Honorable Mention: Holland)
Best Finish: Caletti
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