Black Sheep Bikes

Business Name: Black Sheep Bikes
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Website: https://www.blacksheepbikes.com
City: Fort Collins
State: CO
American Made: All
About the Business:

My name is James Bleakley, and I’ve been an avid cyclist since an early age. I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1980. Cycling represented the freedom to explore my surroundings. I started Black Sheep Bikes in 1999, as a way to reconnect to my passion for building bikes. It was a chance to apply my skills in precision welding and fabrication to bicycles. In 2008, I won the “Best Titanium Bicycle” award at the North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show (NAHBS). The next few years brought more recognition at NAHBS, and in 2011 a move from my shop at home to a 1600 SF shop near Old Town in Fort Collins, where I currently build. Every bike is still custom, and built for an Individual, not in standard, or stock sizing. I continue to grow and learn, and teach my trade to people interested in learning to build bicycles.