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Signature Cycles Greenwich
Saturday, April 27th from 12-3pm

A repeat performance and exclusive meeting of five of the world’s finest Custom Frame Builders in one location to discuss the story of their success building the best bicycles on the planet and what they have planned for the future.

The afternoon will feature a panel discussion with from the following bespoke bicycle company owners:

Bob Parlee – Parlee Cycles – Peabody, MA
Ben Serotta – Serotta Bicycles – Saratoga Springs, NY
Gary Smith – Independent Fabrications – Somerville, MA
Rob Vandermark – Seven Cycles – Watertown, MA
Robert Pinazza – Guru Bicycles – Montreal

You may have missed the North American Hand-Built Show, so we’re bringing New England’s best to you!

The event will kick off at noon with a meet and greet, light lunch, and then a “Makers” round table discussion followed by a Q&A session.

You’ll have an opportunity to meet face to face with the builders of your choice.

Join us at 9am for our regular Saturday Ride prior to the festivities!

RSVP by April 25th to lorihoefer@gmail.com or 203-485-0500

One of the reasons we work with Guru at Signature Cycles is because they are a no-compromise performance company that sweats the details. Guru is the one company that offers a state of the art custom tri bike that will match up against any manufacturers’ testing in the wind tunnel, while offering the athlete the best fit possible. We recently spoke with CEO Ted Matthews about what makes Guru tick, and what motivated him to step into a second career in the cycling industry.

Guru is based just outside of Montreal Canada, but the company was founded in 1993 by a young Italian engineering student, Tony Giannascoli. The name Guru reflected Giannascoli’s goal to create a handcrafted bicycle company that would be a leader and a guiding creative force in the industry. Though Matthews took over as CEO in September of 2009, he says Giannascoli continues to play a major role in the company and is still “the genius behind much of what we do at Guru”. Continue reading →