Larry Olmstead
Ten years after Rob Vandermark began building titanium bike frames for the likes of three-time Tour de France champ Greg LeMond, he continues to innovate. At his revolutionary Seven Cycles, the first company devoted exclusively to made-to-order custom bikes, Vandermark makes the best that money can buy, for roadies or trail riders. Buying one requires a personal fitting at an authorized dealer, plus a phone interview. Watch one being made at the Seven Cycles factory in Watertown, Mass., outside Cambridge. The craftsmanship will make the $2,600-$5,500 price tag more palatable; 617.923.7774.