Buying a custom fitted bicycle from Shaws’ of course starts with bicycle fitting. Fittings take 1-2 hours and are by appointment.

Serotta
Since 1972 Serotta has built more handmade custom bicycle frames in the United States than any other builder. Tested in the great European Tours and by countless enthusiast world wide, Ben Serotta is America’s most experienced frame builder. Serotta’s philosophy is to build simply the best bicycle frame sets available. Serotta’s workshop in upstate New York is large enough to have resources to fund design innovations and small enough to provide the highest quality and service. Proprietary tubing, solid design, and meticulous detail work results in the legendary Serotta ride. Custom built Road racing, track racing, cyclocross, and touring frame sets are available in steel, titanium and carbon.

Della Santa
The impact of the American renaissance of road cycling known as the "bike boom" was a national phenomena by 1970. The boom was going strong about 5 years earlier in the Bay Area. Racing was organized with a district including the Northern California Northern Nevada. The Northern "Silver State" was part of the leading edge of the emerging road racing culture. In 1970 Roland Della Santa began to build bicycle frames in Reno. Roland's well designed, well crafted frames quickly gained a excellent reputation in the Nor Cal/Nev. racing community.

Many top regional and national level riders raced and trained on Della Santas. The most famous of these was three time Tour of France winner Greg Lemond.

Roland builds with steel using a variety of shapes and gauges to carefully match the rider correctly to his frames. Prices are very reasonable considering the quality.

Fuso
The Fuso represents over 40 years of design and hand built cycling pedigree. Originally designed and built by the legendary British-American builder Dave Moulton, the Fuso’s rock solid performance was developed in the 60’s and 70s with feedback from English elite riders and continental pros. While in Great Britain, Dave’s bikes were used by the British National team and were always found in the pro pelotons at the great tours, classics and world championships. He was retained by Reynolds to build the prototype frames of 753 tubing which were tested in the Tour de France. An acknowledgment by that era’s top tubing supplier of his status as Britain's leading frame builder. Dave left England in the early 1970’s acknowledged as one of the few true master builders in the cycling world and the English speaking world’s leading designer. Dave Moulton design influences are seen in many of the top American frames available today.

The Fuso is built by Dave’s former apprentice and master builder in his own right Russell Denny. Steel frame sets are built lugged, filet brazed or tig welded out of appropriate tubing from columbus, reynolds, deddaci, and others (as one would pick fabric for a tailored suit). Russ is highly respected by his peers for his clean efficient fillets. All Fusos are made to measure in steel or aluminum. Frame sets are offered for all road cycling disciplines. Shaws’ has supplied Fusos from 44 cm (650c) to 73 cm as well as specialty designed frames used in the Hawaii Iron man, Race Across America and numerous regional and national championships.

The Fuso road frame is the perfect all around frame. With a high bottom bracket and a stiff backbone the Fuso is at home sprinting around corners in a criterium while it’s balance, compliance and Dave Moulton design allows the rider to negotiate with confidence the twisting washboard descents found here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Built and painted in Southern California Pricing is moderate with delivery usually under 10 weeks.

Mondonico
How Italian can you get. At home in the Apennines , Dolomites, or our local Santa Cruz mountains an approach to the road bicycle which seethes “euro pro”. Floating up a hill or descending a series of turns with confidence an ultimate stage racer the Modonico will help keep some snap in your legs after 200 km. Mondonico frame sets are the real deal,Columbus nivachrome tubing, hand built in Italy by second generation master frame builder Antonio Mondonico. No machine brazing with torches cooking the life out of the steel. Pinned construction, a lifetime with a torch in hand, each one is brazed by Antonio Mondonico. With his son Mauro, Antonio produces a limited number of frames for export and a few top Italian pros. Mondonico frame sets represent the pinnacle of the Italian frame building art. These frame sets are also an incredible value.

Torelli
One way to ride like an Italian pro is to have an Italian design bike. We believe at Shaws' that the Italians as a nation set the standard for road racing bicycle design. The Torelli line shouts Italian. Fanatical attention detail means the folks at Torelli have put together a value and performance packed line. Steel frames from the high performance budget priced Corsa Strada to the Nitro Express and with aluminum, titanium and carbon frames Torelli covers the whole spectrum. Stock Sizes measured center to center from 44 cm (for 650c wheels) to 64 cm. People from 4’11” to 6’6” can buy a frame or complete bike off the shelf. The top half of the line starting at about $1100 features Torelli’s own 747 nivachome tube set and is hand built in the Monodico Frame shop.

Torelli Imports maintains a large inventory of frames in Southern California both painted and unpainted. In stock painted frames can be delivered in under one week. For a slight additional cost the frames can be painted with Dupont Imron with a delivery time of 3-4 weeks.

Casati
Acciaio, carbone, alluminio, telaio realizzato su misura- steel, aluminum, carbon, with available made to measure frames. Casati has been building quality frames in Monza Italy since 1920. Shaws’ was a dealer in the ‘80’s new distribution and custom carbon frames Casati is back.

Bianchi
As Italy's oldest and largest builder Bianchi has the experience and resources to deliver top performing bicycles and frame sets at a reasonable price. The Bianchi line offers frame sets in steel, titanium, carbon, and aluminum. Designs are typically Italian with specifications from Bianchi USA located here in the San Francisco Bay Area. While these are higher production than other frames sold at Shaws' our extensive tooling allows us to deliver our Bianchis straight, tapped and faced, and otherwise properly prepared. Over 110 years of racing pedigree and likes of Coppi, Gimondi, and Pantani isn't bad either!