Custom Frames in the Bay Area
On Saturday, July 5th, the San Francisco Chronicle ran at least three bike-related articles: Cyclists favor handmade frames, Bamboo bikes have benefits, and Ways to store bicycles. The first article has pictures and a movie/slide presentation, and starts out like this:
Summer is here, and with it one rite as predictable as seasonal allergies: Bay Area cyclists are mounting their bikes - and checking out other people’s.
Cyclists know that the rig you ride says something about you. Beyond the divisions of road and mountain bikes, subcategories emerge: carbon fiber, titanium, aluminum, steel. Fixie or granny gear. Lugs or smooth welds. An experienced cyclist assesses all of these traits in a quick glance.
The article mentions various Bay Area businesses that are involved in custom frame building: Eden Bicycles in Castro Valley, Mikkelsen Frames in Alameda, Pleasant Hill Cyclery in Pleasant Hill, D&D Cycles of San Lorenzo, Ahrens Bicycles in San Jose, Velo Sport Bicycles in Berkeley, Rock Lobster Cycles in Santa Cruz, El Camino Fabrication in Emeryville, and there was a special shout-out to Albert Eisentraut of Oakland.
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