Cicli Polito builds full-custom bikes from steel and stainless steel tubes in Cleveland, Ohio.

Like many companies in the handmade custom bikes sector, Renovo is starting to sell both stock and custom models.

One of the neatest products we saw at Interbike is an emergency tool kit intended for nothing more than getting you moving again after a mechanical out on the trail.

Boo Bicycles builds state-of-the-art bicycles from an ancient material grown, harvested and handbuilt into frames in Vietnam

Tom Ritchey describes the experiences and people that helped form his ideas and products for the new sport of mountain biking in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Matt Butterman takes a look at influences that helped the present popularity of the 650b wheel. Updated August 9th with Tom Ritchey's contributions to the development of the 650b's use in mountain biking added.

Chuck Schmidt owns a track bike, adapted for fixed gear road use, custom built by renowned Nevada builder Roland Della Santa.

Bikes from the monthly Velo-Retro Rose Bowl Vintage ride in Pasadena, California are profiled in this series. This feature is on a Gianni Motta Personal 2001 owned by Scott Sorbe.