My favorite bike makers:

www.hampsten.com  Their Titanium frames are simply perfect.

www.tommasini.com Irio’s steel frames are as comfortable as they are elegant.

www.bohemianbicycles.com  (Dave Bohm might go to the top of the list when he finally finishes my frame)

www.serotta.com

Favorite cycling related manufacturers:

www.brookssaddles.com  World’s finest saddles, try one and you’ll be hooked for life. Which is about how long they last.

http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=1    If your looking for the most technically functional cycle clothing your search is over. Plus you’ll be styling big time. The site is a little confusing to enter, rapaha.com is not their site, if you copy in the URL here you’ll open their home page

The most incredible cycling event in Italy: 

http://www.eroica.it/eroicae.htm   make sure you visit the gallery page, the photos are worth a thousand words. Remember the you aren’t required to use an antique bike in order to participate. Modern machines are welcomed, it just means that you won’t be judged by Irio Tommasini on your bike’s period correctness.

Best bike shop I know:

www.ciclosport.com