Philadelphia bike expo

[duff_duffy]

Anyone go today? Worth going on Sunday? Trying to decide

[herb5998]

Good turnout today, I was assisting with the seminars and demos, plenty of very nice bikes to see in the flesh.

New Serotta bikes, very nice paint on the painted models.

Chapman, insane amount of attention to detail and such a nice guy.

Kris from 44 Bikes has some good bikes on display.

Plenty more

[hoj]

Unfortunately I'm nowhere close enough to visit the show in person, but the photos Chapman has been posting of his show bikes on IG over the last few days are unbelievably stunning. If I lived closer it would be worth the drive for me just to go see his two bikes.

[Hilltopperny]

I was there today and enjoyed the show. Lots to see with some amazing bikes on display throughout the show.

It was fun to chat with Chris Bishop and Ben Serotta amongst others.

Here are some photos of some of the bikes!

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[duff_duffy]

Wow that Kirk and Bishop are stunning. That Serotta…I think that front end is awful looking. Bring back the old Ottrott and Legend and call it a day

[nmrt]

I agree. Unfortunately, there are very few Ti builders that have figured out elegant ways on internal routing. The rest are just winging it.

Originally Posted by duff_duffy

Wow that Kirk and Bishop are stunning. That Serotta…I think that front end is awful looking. Bring back the old Ottrott and Legend and call it a day

[d_douglas]

It’s weird to see a modern Serotta after so many years old admiring old ones. I agree, that front end looks terrible. Who does it well? I am biased because I think every internally cabled bike like this looks bad (and I know it’s a subjective thing).

That first pink Bishop with rim brakes made my jaw drop - that is amazing. And it looks my size.

The Chapmans aren’t really my bag, but the craftsmanship is undoubtedly amazing. He seems like he recreated vintage bike styling to absolute perfection.

[ERK55]

That first pink Bishop with rim brakes made my jaw drop - that is amazing. And it looks my size.

Me too……and it’s coming home with me at the end of the show.

[LJohnny]

Congrats, that is a beautiful bike!


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[ERK55]

And the build on the Bishop is:
Groupset Campagnolo Record 12 sp
Cassette SR 12 sp, 11-34
Headset NOS Chris King Titanium
Stem Darimo 110mm. -6 deg
Handlebars de-badged silver Deda Zero 100
Tape Cinelli Vollee
Seatpost NOS fluted Campagnolo Super Record
Saddle NOS Selle Italia Flite ti rails
Brakes Cane Creek El Platino eebrakes
Wheelset Campagnolo Bora WTO 60
Tires Vittoria Corsa Control 30mm

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by ERK55

That first pink Bishop with rim brakes made my jaw drop - that is amazing. And it looks my size.



Me too……and it’s coming home with me at the end of the show.

It was one of my favorite bikes at the show! Congratulations!

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[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by duff_duffy

Wow that Kirk and Bishop are stunning. That Serotta…I think that front end is awful looking. Bring back the old Ottrott and Legend and call it a day

The Kirk and Bishop were my favorites! Both were painted by Velocolour.

I didn't get a good angle shot of the Concours. That bike looks like a more traditional Serotta, but with disc brakes. It comes in road, allroad and gravel configurations. The head tube is also 1 1/8 . It looks like a nice bike! The other models use a boxier tubing, but all the tubes are being cut in Bellows Falls Vermont and assembled in Delmar NY.





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[herb5998]

Originally Posted by ERK55

And the build on the Bishop is:
Groupset Campagnolo Record 12 sp
Cassette SR 12 sp, 11-34
Headset NOS Chris King Titanium
Stem Darimo 110mm. -6 deg
Handlebars de-badged silver Deda Zero 100
Tape Cinelli Vollee
Seatpost NOS fluted Campagnolo Super Record
Saddle NOS Selle Italia Flite ti rails
Brakes Cane Creek El Platino eebrakes
Wheelset Campagnolo Bora WTO 60
Tires Vittoria Corsa Control 30mm

Wow, congrats! It was awesome to see them roll it in during setup, such a nice build and the details are incredible.

[avalonracing]

Originally Posted by ERK55

That first pink Bishop with rim brakes made my jaw drop - that is amazing. And it looks my size.

Me too……and it’s coming home with me at the end of the show.

You Bast...!
I was hoping he'd bring it back to Baltimore and fire-sale price it!

[AngryScientist]

It was a good show this year, though some key players were missing.

I would like to know who owns that Kirk Velocolour had on display. I think that was my favorite one at the show, a real beauty.