Truly a melting pot of cultures and approaches to cycling, the North American  bicycle culture has had a strong influence from other countries. The craft continues to evolve today as can be seen in the many current "Keepers of the Flame" craftsmen.

Updated 4.24.2013                            (Help needed, especially for the early years!)  

The Early Years
A period dominated by the legendary
6 Day racing men and their bikes....

Willi
Applehans
Need info
"POP"
Brennan

Updated 4.16.2012
Lance
Claudell
Need info
Alvin
Drysdale

Updated
4.12.2012
Pierce  
9.3.2002
Dick
Power

Updated 4.16.2012
  Schwinn
Updated 6.3.2012
Carl B. Seaman
Updated 5.24.2009
The Wastyns
Updated 4.16.2012
   

                Post World War II
     Fine builders and innovators, many still at work, and some newer craftsman (outside our Classic Rendezvous theoretic time frame) who can be seen as "keepers of the flame"!

Mike Appel
12.25.2010
Matt Assenmacher
4.16.2012
Cecil Behringer
Updated 10.23.2011
Bilenky Cycle Works
2.12.2008
Sam Braxton
Updated 6.23.2012
Phil Brown
Connecting to his web site 
Ron Boi
10.18.2009
Bill
Boston

Updated
5.5.2012
Michael
Celmins

11.8.2005
Chris
Chance

Updated 10.6.2009
Columbine Cycles
Link to website 12.23.2001
Mario Confente
Updated 7.8.2012
Francesco Cuevas
11.22.2005
Roland
Della Santa

Updated 1.26.2004
Bill
Davidson

11.7.2010 
Greg Diamond
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.10.2012
Mark
DiNucci
9.19.2012
Albert  Eisentraut
Updated 7.3.2012
Glenn Erickson
Link to website
12.23.2001
Doug
Fattic

11.28.2010
Ray Gasiorowski
Link to Rich Pinder's web site 10.18.2009
Bruce Gordon
Updated 2.2.2013
Exxon
 
Graftek

Updated 9.1.2010
Tim
Isaac

Updated 5.5.2012
R.T.
Jansen

12.20.2008
Peter Johnson
Updated 9.4.2012
Tom
Kellogg

12.23.2001
Chris Kvale
Updated 9.4.2012
Colin
Laing
updated 10.24.2010
Stephen Langhy
12.26.2008
Keith
Lippy

coming
Ed Litton
12.19.2009
Jeff Lyon
10.21.2011
Masi USA
Updated
12.16.2010
Charles
Martin
7.9.2012
Medici
Updated 11.6.2011
Mike
Melton
Updated 5.13.2010
Jim Merz
Updated 7.9.2012
McLean
~Silk Hope

Updated 4.23.
2013
Peter
Mooney

Link to his website
12.23.2001
Pino
Morroni

Updated
4.24.2013
Rodney Moseman
coming
Dave
Moulton

Updated
9.6.2010
Mark Nobilette
Link to his
web site
Peter
Oullette
12.2.2010
O.T.B.
Charlie Hamburger
11.1.2010
Scott
Paisley

10.14.2008
Paris-Sport
Updated 5.28.2006
Chris
Pauley
10.15.2012
Dave Porter
11.14.2011
Proteus
Updated 8.20.2012b
Rock
Lobster

Paul Sadoff
2.6.2005
Richard Sachs
Updated 10.30.2001
SATURN
(
John Padgett)
coming
Ben
Serotta

Updated 3.19.2009
Strawberry Racing
Link to Andy Newland's web site
Jim
Redcay

Updated 9.26.2012
Tom
Ritchey

1.9.2011
Rob Roberson
Updated 1.9.2011
Art
Stump

 Update 6.20.2009
Teledyne Titan
4.15.2013
David 
Tesch

Updated 11.7.2010
Trek
Link to Skip
Echert's web site.
Tsakanikas
Link to his website
9.4.2002
Veloce
(John Stinsman)
12.7.2008
GP Wilson
Created 11.4.2011
Witcomb
USA

Updated 1.22.2009
Peter Weigle
11.4.2010
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"Keepers of the Flame"
Builders who carry forward the style and tradition of lugged and/or brazed, hand made bikes
Rich
Adams 

Link
Dave Anderson
Link
Kelly
Bedford

Link
Bohemian Bicycles
Link
Chris
Bishop

Link
Cielo
Cycles

Link
Troy
Courtney

Link  
Daltex
Link
Vincent Dominguez
Link
Ellis
Dave Wages
Link
Engin
Drew Guldanian
Link
Foresta
Craig Ryan
Link
Andy
Gilmour

Link
Curt
Goodrich

Link  
Hampsten
Link
Herbie
Helm

Link
John
Hollands

3.31.2013
Dave
Kirk

Link
Tom Palermo
Link
Tony
Pereira

Link
MAP
Mitch Pryor
link
Richard
Moon

Link 
Tom
Oswald

Link  
Rivendell
Updated 9.16.2001
Ira Ryan
Link
Hans Schneider
Link  
Shamrock
Tim O’Donnell
Link
Six- Eleven
Aaron Dykstra
Link
John Southerland
Link
Vanilla
Sasha White 
 
Link  
Don
Walker

Link
Waterford
Link  
Peter White
Link  
Winter
Eric Estlund
Link 
Mike Zancanato
Link
Leonard
Zinn

Link

USA Components & Parts
Avocet, BioCam, Hi-E, Chris King, Pino Morroni, Weyless, Phil Wood & more
Updated 3.31.201
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