Mtbr's coverage of NAHBS continued with day two today and we shot video interviews with 23 builders! The videos will be live soon. All of the builders were great and today's list included names such as Craig Calfee, Steve Rex and Steve Potts. We also interviewed builders from as far away as Italy (Pitz!) and the Czech Republic (Festka). But (with no disrespect to any of the others) the highlight of the day had to be our extensive interview with none other than the legend himself, Tom Ritchey. Stay tuned.



In a change from the normal routine, Don Walker (found and organizer of NAHBS) announced the majority of Award Winners at 3:30pm today (instead of the usual announcements and presentation on Sunday afternoon). Virtually everyone was in agreement that this was an improvement since it gave the builders better recognition and show attendees could be sure to pay "extra" attention to all the ribbon winners. Awards were given in various divisions with up to 3 winners per category. The winners are:

Materials Division
Best steel construction - Bishop Bikes, Ellis Cycles
Best titanium construction - Kent Eriksen Cycles, Steve Potts
Best carbon construction - Alchemy Bicycle Company
Best alternative material (bamboo, aluminum, wood, other) - Paketa Cycles (Magnesium)

Riding Discipline Division
Best city bike - Muse Cycles, Ira Ryan Cycles, Shamrock Cycles
Best road bike - Demon Frameworks, Rex Cycles
Best mountain bike - Retrotec-Inglis Cycles, Pereira Cycles, Naked Bicycles
Best cyclocross bike - Six Eleven Bicycle Co., Moots
Best track bike - Rebolledo Cycles
Best tandem bike - Kent Eriksen Cycles
Best experimental bike - Black Sheep Fabrications, Ti Cycles Fabrications

Construction Division
Best lugged frame - Bishop Bikes
Best fillet frame - Bishop Bikes
Best TIG frame - Black Sheep Fabrications

Overall Division
Best finish - Vendetta Cycles

In addition, the winners of the Gates Carbon Drive Frame Design Contest are:
1st Place: Naked Bicycles (tension design)
2nd Place: Inglis
3rd Place: Ti Cycles Fabrication

Four remaining award winners will be announced tomorrow (Sunday) including:
Best of Show
People's Choice
Best Rookie of the Show
President's Choice

And the venue for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show for 2013 will be Denver, CO.