For those that are into such things, man’s quest to document the passing of time through horological objects is truly a wonder. What’s more, the design, craftsmanship and precision is the epitome of…. well in some cases madness! Still, to us there is nothing more fine than a fine timepiece and to keep up with the goings on in the horological world, we often have a poke around [watchismo]. Worth the effort to see some truly mad ‘grand complications‘.

The North American Handmade Bike Show has been helf for 2008 and as to be expected, there was more bike porn than a bike porn junkie would know what to do with.

If you are into bikes, or just into insane craftsmanship the NAHBS is the thing for you. The above is a detail of a frame made by Engin Cycles and sort of sums up what you will find at the show.

For a full rundown, pics and vids, check out the coverage over at mtbr.com. Worth the effort… if you are so inclined.