As always, the MADE Show never fails to bring us some of the most beautiful bikes, the weirdest bits, and some pretty random sights.

Look, I love the bicycle in all of its forms. But I love the people in this industry even more; they are some of the best people I know. MADE is simply a celebration of that love. And that love is so evident when walking through the Zidell Yards.

(Photos / Ron Frazelle)

The work and craftsmanship in this show prove that the love for the beauty and simplicity of the bicycle is alive and well.

There is always so much to see at MADE, but it seemed like this year had more than ever. Some of that beauty has already been published here, here, and here. Oh, and then there’s this amazing thing!

I thought that it was a good time for a piece about some of the weird, the wild, and the wonderful.

So, without further ado, let’s get started.

Penny Farthing w/ Gears or a Free Wheel?

Our guess is that this Penny Farthing is sporting a freewheel. What’s your guess? Let us know in the comments.

Obligatory Tall Bike

Yup, it’s not a true bike show without a random shot of a tall bike.

Dave’s Unrideable Bike

If you can ride it in a figure eight, you could win yourself a $100 gift card to River City Bicycles. Anyone who’s ever ridden one of these knows that is a tall order (the handlebar turns the front wheel in the opposite direction). Probably why we didn’t see many people attempting to ride it…

Bike Trailer Sauna

It’s been hot lately, and a sauna is the last thing I’d want right now. But later, in the Fall, when it cools down, you could pull this into the woods, and blammo, you can release the inner toxins and get your sweat on.

Bike-pulled sauna rolling into the show… Big Bike for Sale

This bike was sitting at the entrance to MADE and had a for sale sign on it. It was really big.

Zach for scale (All out of bananas) Drink Holder Handlebar

What would you put in there? Perfect size for a rigid coozie?

The Annual MADE Bike Ride to Chris King

I actually think this is a beautiful thing to witness. MADE’s Director of Show, Billy Sinkford, always orchestrates this ride. I think it’s one of his favorite things to make happen while at the show. This year, there were over 100 cyclists on the ride. I know this made Billy happy, and that’s wonderful.

This isn’t all of the riders… Dogs are Allowed

There are always really cool dogs that attend the MADE show. I don’t know why I didn’t think about it earlier, but I shoulda done a gallery of the “Dogs of MADE”. Maybe next time.

Anywho. I only took one photo of a dog. This one was happy as a clam, just hangin’ out in the handlebar bag all the time at So Low.

Hardtails Built for Compliance

Speaking of So Low, this bike has been making the rounds again, and for good reason – it’s a pretty unique take on an aggressive hardtail. Built as an experiment by MarinoBike out of Peru for So Low Bikes 2.5 years ago, the goal was to see if you could build in more compliance with a radically different hardtail design.

Combined with a low step frame, the NFZ twin down tube design allows for an extra firm elastomer from a suspension seat post to be placed between the two tubes.

Joel estimates that it may deliver somewhere around 1/4 ” of travel (he says it feels pretty stiff, and doesn’t notice much flex), and is meant for riding steep trails rather than big jumps. The frame also has a super low bottom bracket and is meant to be used only with 150mm cranks.

Celebrating Anna Schwinn

It was wonderful seeing Anna being Anna. That’s all I’m going to say about that.