Fairwheel Bikes showstoppers – Interbike 2013 Arizona boutique puts six highly unique machines on display Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Whatsapp Share on Reddit Email to a friend By Ben Delaney Published: September 18, 2013 at 7:38 am Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: The Cheribum by Shin-ichi Komo Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Shin-ichi Komo built this for a collector who has perhaps hundreds of bikes Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Shin-ichi Komo’s unqiue down tube – or down tubes Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Shin-ichi Komo’s custom creation Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: A Tune saddle Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Perhaps the world’s smallest seat stays Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: No, you are not looking at the bottom of the bike Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Internal routing through the slender tubes Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Fairwheel Bikes is all about the custom, down to every last detail Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Notice anything different about this English? Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheels Bikes Interbike 2013: There is no steerer tube; instead, the fork clamps onto the stem extension Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: The skewer screws into the fork Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: And the rear skewer screws into the frame Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheels Bike Interbike 2013: The English bike weighs 14.9lb/6.7kg Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: An ee caliper Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Hyper-slender stays and seat stay yoke Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: A Holland coupler travel bike Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Lightweight components like these calipers from KCRC keep the weight down to 13.8lb Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: Shimano sprint shifters are used to create a Campagnolo-style thumb shifter Ben Delaney/Future Publishing Fairwheel Bikes Interbike 2013: KCRC chainrings Ben Delaney/Future Publishing