Search and State S1-A Jersey
We have been “testing” a Search and State S1-A Jersey for the past year now and can honestly say it is one of the best jerseys we’ve ever owned. Great fit, great materials, great style, and they are made in New York City!
Oury Grips
The favorite grips of BMXers, MTBers and flat bar fixie-riding hipsters everywhere–Oury grips are made in Imboden, Arkansas! Find the perfect color at Amazon.
Masi Legacy Gran Criterium
Masi? American? Well yes, Faliero Masi set up shop in California back in the early 70s and built frames here through the 80s. The company has changed hands a few times, and most of the bikes you see produced now with the Masi name are made in Asia. But the this new Masi Legacy Gran Criterium is […]
All American Independent Fabrication Crown Jewel
I was looking for an all-American, red, white and blue bike for the header image for this blog. I don’t think I could do much better than this awesome Independent Fabrication Crown Jewel featured over at NYC Velo. Looks great with the red Chris King headset and red White Industries hubs! I’ll get a better pic for the blog header […]
King Stainless Steel Bottle Cages
Without a doubt the best water bottle cages money can buy are made in Durango, Colorado by Ron Andrews of King Cage. He started building bottle cages out of titanium back in 1991 while working for One Off Titanium. He introduced the stainless steel cages in 1996 and I run them on most of my bikes (pictured […]
2016 NAHBS Coverage Coming Soon!
Bought my plane tickets and booked my hotel. I’m ready for Sacramento! Stay tuned for great 2016 North American Handmade Bike Show coverage on Domesticbikes.com! I will post pics on Saturday on Instagram! And I will post quick, unedited videos on Saturday on YouTube! In addition, I will be shooting detailed photos and blogging my favorite booths in […]
Fat Chance is Back!
Chris Change is back in the bike business, and following a successful Kickstarter campaign, has released 27.5 and 29er versions of the venerable Yo Eddy! Order yours today! Oh, and Domesticbikes.com is back, too! (After a five year hiatus.) Check back for frequently updated content!
Made in the U.S.A.
So what’s the big deal? Why should we care where the stuff we buy is made? And why should we care where the bike stuff we buy is made? Good question. I come from an Italian-American family. My first “real” road bike was Italian. A Bianchi Nuovo Racing, bought new in 1983 with money I […]
Zog’s Headset Wrench
I picked up this awesome Zog’s headset wrench at Interbike sometime in the mid-90s and had assumed the company had gone the way many of other small, US-based manufacturing companies. But no, these thin, laser cut tools are still being made in Oregon under the name Thinwrench. Very cool!