Santa Cruz bike builder describes his craft in advance of big Sacramento show
22.05.12
SANTA CRUZ Scattered around town, rows of industrial parks are adorned with abandoned rusty cars, old pulley-operated metal doors and faded handmade business signs.
Inside the warehouses, painters, sculptors, jewelry makers and creative entrepreneurs such as Paul Sadoff work alone in sometimes haphazardly sized cubicles. Collectively, they make up a diverse arts community that belies the storage-shed landscape.
A full-time bicycle frame builder and, at 56, an occasional competitive age-group rider, Sadoff has spent most of the past 35 years accommodating discerning cyclists. He lives with his wife about a mile from his cramped studio. Barring severe weather, he commutes on one of his creations.
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