I spent last Friday, Saturday and Sunday down in San Diego's Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, helping to man the Electra booth that we had set up for the second annual San Diego Custom Bicycle Show.
Since we don't make "custom" bikes by their definition, we were primarily showing some of our new components and accessories that were greatly influenced by classic European bicycle parts of the 1940s-60s.
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Front rack from a super-cool Bruce Gordon lugged titanium/carbon fiber frame. Carbon fenders coupled with a titanium rack and hand-made titanium cantilever brakes;
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Stunning in it's simplicity, a Mark DiNucci single-speed road bike;
I wasn't familiar with Victoria Cycles prior to the show, but every bike they had on display exuded class and was topped by beautiful paint jobs from Spectrum Powder Works. The owners are also unabashed Electra fans and spent as much time telling me about the two Cruisers in their personal fleet as they spent talking about their own masterful creations.
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Keith Anderson was showing off an unbelievably-cool 24" wheel kid's bike;
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And speaking of purity, I've always liked Soulcraft's line of TIG-welded steel bikes;
Exquisite luggery was all over the hall, the pinnacle of which was likely this vintage Brian Baylis:
And lastly, I hope you like snakes. We had a visit by Lola the green tree python. Owned by one of the builders who's name escapes me, she blends in great with the Electra Ticino 18D that we had on display.
I think she'd make for a great security system.
HISS! Maybe next year I'll have a chance to walk the show a bit more.
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