In 2010 our team was lucky enough to be sponsored by DeSalvo Custom Cycles. Working with Mike DeSalvo was a pleasure and he built two great custom bikes for Aaron Tuckerman and Josh Liberles. With title sponsor Corsa Concepts wheels obviously not being tied to any one bicycle maker and because what Corsa Concepts focuses on is premium hand built bicycle wheels the idea came about that the team should have multiple frame builders make frames for each of our riders.
Fortunately, Mike agreed and 4 other amazing builders liked the idea of what we were doing and jumped on board to make bikes for the rest of the team.
So how does this work?
DeSalvo
Well Josh Liberles will race on the two 2010 DeSalvo steel machines. Additionally, Mike is building two bikes for Megan Chinburg, one Ti and one steel. DeSalvo is designated by the deep blue in the teams logo.
Signal
Longtime friends of Shannon Skerritt’s, and Corsa Concepts friend and neighbors, Signal is making two new steel frames for Shannon. Signal is designated by the light blue in the teams logo.
Ira Ryan
Michael Gallagher is the lucky recipient of two new steel Ira Ryan frames, one of which is built with S&S Couplers for traveling. Ira Ryan is designated by the orange in the teams logo.
Veloforma
Aaron Tuckerman will race on two of Velorforma’s new full carbon cross bikes. The bikes will be identical except for a seat-mast on the A-bike rather than the traditional post on the B-bike. Veloforma is designated by the white in the teams logo, which is also nod to New Zealand and their All Blacks.
Huckleberry
Brian Gerow was already the proud owner of a hot purple Huckleberry cross bike, when we decided that one purple bike wasn’t enough. Jake was great enough to build a twin frame, except with singlespeed dropouts. Huckleberry is designated by the purple in the teams logo.
