2013 North American handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) www.handmadebicycleshow.com EVENT INFORMATION What The ninth annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show, is the world’s number one custom bicycle show. It moves from city to city each year and showcases the talents of artisans from around the world who make the most precise and beautiful bicycles on the planet. NAHBS aims to be a meeting point for frame builders and consumers looking for handmade custom bicycles, for the sharing of ideas, and the promotion of a special industry with a rich history dating back to the early Nineteenth Century. When February 22-24, 2013, Denver, Colorado Where Colorado Convention Center, Hall D. 700 14th St, Colorado, 80202. tel.303.228.8000 What makes NAHBS special First there is the astonishing bicycle hardware arrays from the small workshops of the cycling world's finest artisans. But let's not overlook the wealth of arcane information shared in the seminar series. However, the secret of keeping NAHBS fresh and interesting each year is moving the show from one region to the next. Thus NAHBS maintains an atmosphere of electric enthusiasm. Locals are advised to catch it this year, because it could be a long time before the show returns! Entry Fees Seminar pass (includes 3-day show entrance) $150.00 Adult Friday $18 advance, $22 door Saturday $18 advance, $22 door Sunday $15 advance, $19 door Two Day $33 advance, $38 door Three Day $46 advance, $58 door Child (12 and under) $8 per day, advance and door How to Register Register online and receive a discount at https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=NORT249E Volunteer at NAHBS! We cannot run NAHBS without volunteers! Volunteer deeply appreciates the time and effort volunteers contribute to making the show a success, and we thank you for signing up. There is a free T-shirt for the first 175 that sign up, and complimentary one-day entry pass for all volunteers. Volunteers may register online at https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=NORT249E NAHBS Sponsors Presenting sponsor: SHIMANO Beer sponsor: Oskar Blues NAHBS VIP Party sponsor: Alchemy Bicycles And featuring: The Gates Carbon Drive Contest Also: Anvil Bikeworks Exhibitors & Audience Exhibitors from four continents, eight foreign countries, and more than 20 US states make up a total expected to be over 170 companies. They will be joined by more than 7,000 attendees, and a media corps of 100 plus. Foreign exhibitors/countries: Japan (15), UK (4), Canada (3), Italy (3), Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Ghana (1), Philippines (1), Uganda (1). NAHBS has become a "must attend" annual event for bicycle enthusiasts from more than 40 states in the USA, and around the world. These individuals keep coming back , drawn by the craftsmanship, quality and innovation of bicycles on display at NAHBS, as well as the opportunity to rub shoulders with the builders and talk bikes. It is no secret that many mass-producers visit the show looking for good ideas for their bicycle lines! Yet with the creative advantage as well as smaller, more flexible production processes, NAHBS builders remain at the cutting edge year in, year out. Types of non-cycling people commonly attracted to the show include: students, artists, engineers, designers, metal workers, painters and architects, transportation advocates, style leaders. The Bikes The range of designs and quality of finishing is astonishing to first-time show attendees. Most of these bicycles sell in the $3,000.00 $10,000.00 price range. Some go for over $50,000. Pictured at right is the 2012 Best of Show award winner, by Shin-Ichi Konno of Japanese manufacturer Cherubim. Seminars The knowledge base of NAHBS. This seminar series provides information from some of today’s most celebrated frame builders, and are available to general attendees as well as the frame building community. These seminars and workshops will be held in confeSeminar topics and schedulerence rooms adjacent to the main exhibition hall. Seminar topics and schedule. Media In 2012 150 media representatives from 84 media organizations attended the show. Media coverage included television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and internet media. NAHBS was talked about all over the internet. Google searches for NAHBS and North American Handmade Bicycle Show search turn up 550,000 references. Discussion is active on dozens of handmade frame forums and newsgroups. News stories and features about the show span North America, South America, Europe, as well as Russia, India, South Africa, Korea, Japan and Australia. That's coverage in six continents! What's Special About the Colorado Show + The high number of home-state and foreign exhibitors taking booths at NAHBS. + The NAHBS Awards have been streamlined. History 2012: Sacramento, California. Exhibitors – 171. Attendees – 8,100 2011: Austin, Texas. Exhibitors – 174. Attendees – 7,300 2010: 2009: 2008: 2007: 2006: 2005: Richmond, Virginia. Exhibitors – 126. Attendees – 6,000 Indianapolis, Indiana. Exhibitors – 116. Attendees – 6,400 Portland, Oregon. Exhibitors – 150. Attendees – 7,200 San Jose, California. Exhibitors – 99. Attendees – 3,000 San Jose, California. Exhibitors – 71. Attendees – 3,000 Houston, Texas. Exhibitors – 23. Attendees – 700 Biggest Years 2012, Sacramento, California (attendance); 2011, Austin, TX (exhibitors) Contacts Show founder/owner: Don Walker – 317.731.4040 [email protected] Show director: Lesley Schommer – 502.265.1122 [email protected] Registration manager: Robin Rinehart – 916.225.0043 [email protected] Communication director: Paul Skilbeck – 415.516.1444 [email protected] Sponsorship manager: JC Breslin – 502.439.1724 [email protected] SCHEDULE OF KEY EVENTS (Seminar schedule listed on NAHBS website) Friday 22 February: Show hours: 9-11 a.m. Industry and Media only 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. General admission Saturday 23 February: Show hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. General admission 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. NAHBS Awards. At winners' booths Sunday 24 February: Show hours: 3 p.m. NAHBS Awards, Main stage. People's Choice; President's Choice; Best of Show 3:15 p.m. Gates Carbon Drive Awards, Main stage. 3:30 p.m. 2014 NAHBS venue announcement, Main stage. www.handmadebicycleshow.com