The 2019 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) is headed to Sacramento, California for the third time since 2012. This year’s show is March 15th to the 17th.
The world’s largest and most innovative show for handmade bicycles, NAHBS travels to a new city each year to keep things fresh and expose different parts of the country to the beauty and craftmanship of handmade bikes. This year’s event will make the 15th anniversary of the annual show.
Speedhound’s Only One frameset, shown with a disc brake option, Gates belt drive, fenders, and matching crank. © Cyclocross Magazine
NAHBS has the feel of an art museum, albeit one for bikes. Instead of canvas and paint, the media are steel, carbon, aluminum, titanium and even wood and bamboo.
The bike uses two different woods: white ash and black walnut, with one coming from a fallen tree in Denver. © Cyclocross Magazine
The paint schemes are works of art, and the exhibitors at NAHBS are as unique and interesting as the bikes they create.
Mosaic Cycles are all built with custom geometry, and the Single Barrel team bikes were no exception. © Cyclocross Magazine
The NAHBS show will have something for everyone, with bikes ranging from top-of-the-line racing bikes to funky cruisers to sleek city bikes.
New York-based Breismesiter Bicycles won the Best Gravel Bike Award in 2018 for this eye-catching steel bike with 650b wheels. photo: NAHBS
The builders themselves will be at the show each day, giving you a chance to meet the folks behind the bikes.
For a look at what you can expect, Cyclocross Magazine provided coverage of cyclocross bikes, gravel bikes and all-road/utility bikes at last year’s NAHBS in Hartford, CT.
Craftmanship and artisanship will be on display at NAHBS. 2018 North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) © Mike Taylor / Cyclocross Magazine
This year’s NAHBS will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center.
Tickets are now on sale. Three-day packages are available for $62, and one-day tickets start as low as $18. Children 5-13 are $10 each day and Children 4 and under are free.
For a limited time before March 13, Cyclocross Magazine readers can get $5 off by purchasing online with the code SAVE5.
North American Handmade Bicycle Show Information:
When:
Friday, March 15th through Sunday, March 17th
Show Hours:
Friday, March 15th: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday March 16th: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday March 17th: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where:
Sacramento Convention Center
1400 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tickets:
NAHBS is open to the general public and tickets can be purchased online here. Use coupon code SAVE5 to save $5.
Or on-site (day-of) at the door.
Prices range from $10 for kids to $62 for a 3-day pass.
Registration is now open for the 2019 North American Handmade Bike Show in Sacramento.
