Steamboat Pilot & Today

Moots produces bicycles at its Steamboat Springs-based factory. The business ranks among Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch, a program hosted by the Office of Economic Development. Photo by John F. Russell

Moots finish worker Tim Nylen puts the finishing touches on a Moots frame inside the Steamboat Springs bicycle manufacturer's factory. Photo by John F. Russell

Moots finish worker Simon Demby-Myers checks the alignment of a bike produced at the Steamboat Springs-based bicycle manufacturer. Moots’ Psychlo X RSL was named the best hand-built bicycle in its class at the North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show, and the business ranks among Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch, a program hosted by the Office of Economic Development. Photo by John F. Russell

Titanium tubes inside the Moots factory in Steamboat Springs wait to be turned into bike frames and parts. Photo by John F. Russell

Welder Caleb Franklin works on a bicycle frame at the Moots bicycle factory in Steamboat Springs. The company ranks among Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch. Photo by John F. Russell

Welder Caleb Franklin works on a bicycle frame at the Moots bike factory in Steamboat Springs. The company ranks among Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch. Photo by John F. Russell

Titanium frames line up inside the Moots bicycle factory in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Moots finish worker Tim Nylen puts the finishing touches on a bike frame inside the Steamboat Springs-based manufacturer's factory. Photo by John F. Russell

Moots' Matt Alford packs another bike for shipping at the Steamboat Springs-based company. Photo by John F. Russell

Sam Bailey, from the governor's Office of Economic Development, presents Moots President Rob Mitchell with a plaque stating that the Steamboat Springs business ranks among Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch. Photo by John F. Russell