Rolf Prima Highlights at NAHBS 2017

For bike enthusiasts, it’s heavenly to see so many of the best bike builders gathered under one roof. The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is one of those magical settings. Traveling to a new location every year, NAHBS found itself in Salt Lake City, Utah for 2017.

Frame builders commonly steal the show, but we all know those frames aren’t going anywhere without a good set of wheels. Collaborating with some of the top builders, and running a display of our own, Rolf Prima was on hand to ensure quality, hand-made wheels shared some of the limelight.

For those of you that missed the show, we comprised a list of standouts.

Breadwinner Cycles

Portland builder, Breadwinner Cycles, brought a prize-winning collection. Many of their frames donned Rolf Prima wheels, but one of the classier builds in their booth was this black steel LoLo road bike, sporting a special pair of Silver Elan Alphas. Reinforcing the idea that simplicity is key.

Calfee

Long time innovator, Calfee Cycles, always brings some head-turners. A carbon Luna road bike, displayed in the Rolf Prima booth, was one of them. But the standout was truly this Adventure Tandem with our Alsea wheelset.

Cherubim

One of our favorites from the show was this Cherubim Stainless Steel road bike, equipped with our 4CX Disc. Handcrafted fenders with stolen-heart cutouts, smooth lines, and a shiny finish had everyone thinking the same thing. Gorgeous.

Co-Motion

Eugene friends, Co-Motion Cycles, love putting our wheels on their showstoppers. And we love gracing their dropouts. It was an honor to have our Hyalite wheels featured on one of the coolest builds of the show - this blaze orange Klatch with Pinion gearbox, Lauf fork, and Gates belt drive.

Connor Woods

Rolf Prima’s pair exceptionally well with wood-framed bikes. And why wouldn’t they? We hand-build them in the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rain-forest. Connor Woods engineered this impressive wooden frame, sporting custom Portland Gray Vigor Disc’s and a burnt wood design you could examine all day.

Don Walker

Tandem plus belt drive? Better make sure it has some Rolf Prima wheels. That’s exactly what Don Walker thought with this beautiful Rogue River Red Tandem, built to celebrate 25 years in the business. Here’s to 25 more Don!

Journey Cycles

Journey Cycles isn’t afraid of bright colors, and neither is Rolf Prima. We helped make this gravel machine scream with a custom set of green Alsea wheels.

Métier Velo

Métier spared no expense with this bike. Titanium lugs, carbon tubes, and a mixture of swanky components. It only made sense to throw on some TdF4SL’s to complete the build.

Mosaic

Mosaic came out and said this was their favorite build for the show, and we’d like to second that. Or maybe triple it? This tripanel RT-1 disc road had us drooling. Especially with those Ares3 Disc wheels!

Ti Cycles

Ti Cycles kept true to the spirit of adventure with this all-road tourer. Pinion gearbox, carbon belt drive, and Rolf Prima Hyalite ES Carbon wheels with beefy tires. It seemed a bit out of place, standing clean on a showroom floor.

All the amazing bikes and inspiring builders have us yearning for the next show. Until then, we’ll settle for scanning these photos, over and over again.

Written by: Cassidy Bigsby