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Las Vegas Criterium photos Nice picture, can I use it on my website at www.travelvegas.info on the Sports Page.

Can I go ahead and do this and link to you as the credit/source website URL..? Certainly, Vegas - thanks for asking. People of Interbike 2008 pau (rockthebike!) from fossilfool is a doll. he brings the party with him everywhere in sf
<3's to him and his wonderful vibe

-xo Hey - Thanks for the mention! It was nice to finally meet you. I had a really good talk with Dennis as well - great guy.

--Ron at Bike World News Vegas Cyclocross: Lance Armstrong finishes about 20th ...tried to save ya on this one, pal (check yer e-mails) but this year was the second cross-vegas race...last year being the first...

...just sayin'... Interbike 2008 coverage are you going to watch Lance race tonight? Interview with Tim Parr, Brad Quartuccio, Tim Jackson ...that, in a nutshell, is why i have so much respect for joe breeze's well thought out products...the extra attention to detail is intrinsic to all aspects of breeze's work... Interbike Outdoor Demo East scheduled October 21-22, 2008 Rhode Island in late October? What are Interbike's promoters thinking? You know, anywhere outside of Southern California and the Southwest weather is a concern for outdoor events. We East Coast natives are a hearty bunch, though, and won’t let a little weather get in the way of a good ride!
Seriously, though, October in the Northeast is pretty mild - and has been getting milder recently… Not to jinx us in our first year, but I would guess that rain would be the only real worry.
And to gauge the impact of weather on a successful bike event, just look at Sea Otter. It’s the rare year when the weather cooperates and it’s always a great event.

Rich
www.interbiketimes.com Donna on East Coast Demo Days Interbike: East coast demo days? "Interbike: East coast demo days"

The idea makes so much sense it should be just a matter of when and where. Nothing like hearing manufacturers offer you $5000+ bikes to try in the first minute of discussions for two full days like at Las Vegas.

"That deluge over the Pacific Northwest also covered Portland, Oregon in rain and wind."

Good. There has been too much cheery cycling news coming out of Portland. I wonder if footage will be included in the next Portland is #1 video. ...great links, fritz & yes, the 'air quality management' article deserves it's own featured prominence...amazing stuff but beautiful follow-up letter to micheal rich...

...motorhead link deserves a perusal as it describes the malaise towards cycling consciousness in america...

...i'm gonna rant here for a minute, so feel free to edit me if needed...

...no matter all the inroads made by various bike coalitions & organizations, until there is a concerted publicity effort regarding raised bicycle consciousness, beginning at the preschool level & maintained throughout a young person's school life & THEN further re-enforced by institutions like the dmv & newsprint, tv & internet media sources, cycling will never be considered w/ any 'real' validity & people die on an almost daily basis because of that fact...

...why can't the concept of "cycling safety" be reinforced on a consistent, ie; daily, basis in the media & on the internet...

...anyway, thanks fritz, guess i'm feeling idealistic... Thanks for the link. :-) We know that we're really head over heels with bike culture when our "personal" blog is refered to as a "bicycle blog". :-P There has been increasingly less time and space for other things not-bike in my blogging. But hey, as long as we're really digging what we're doing, all is well. :-) See Fritz on video Man, it's no wonder you guys are never in front of the camera. Seriously, despite the hairy legs and gratuitous plugs, it was good to put some faces to the blogs. In fact, I recognize some the faces from the media center at the show. We must have been like two ships in the dark.

Fyi, I've made that Spokesmen interbike interview segment my "Video Clip of the Day" on my home page. It was pretty cool, I thought. It was fun then, but I was just so tired and beat from the show itself that it was just kind of a blur, so it's good to see it with fresher eyes.

Steephill... I was trying to not be gratuitous... for the record... ;-) I'm just too afraid to watch it...it's kind of a blur, but steephill is right, there's a reason I'm not in front of a camera...oy...I couldn't figure out where to look (at David or at the camera)...we should have practiced or something...oy...but I'm sure everyone else looked fine. Maybe someday I'll get up the nerve to watch it..after some spiked eggnog, of course. :) My legs are hairy, but at least they were covered! :-) Thanks for the props, Steve. And Donna, you looked fine and sounded like you know what you're talking about! (unlike me.... "IT'S SO MUCH FUN! I'M A BIKE DORK! HEE HEE HEE!" Sheldon Brown's Interbike 2007 report Sheldon was a guest on our Good Morning Interbike show in the Media Center this year. I'm still working to get it up on our on-demand video player, but it was a fun interview and let's us see the man behind the vast knowledge base. I too ran into Sheldon at the show and made a beeline over to him to thank him for his site. Over the years I probably have visited the site a 100 or more times for information that I couldn't find anywhere else.

Tim Move Interbike to ... somewhere else? I wish cleveland could have it. We have a 1 million square foot International Exihibit Center. However Cleveland is not even close to the west coast heavy bicycling industry, so there is virtually no chance of that ever happening. Vegas does have the very low probability of rain..... Philadelphia! 1,000,000 square feet in the convention center! Philly and Cleveland probably would be halfway decent locations. Weather might be an issue in late September, though, right? Chicago! Mayor Daley is very pro-cycling, we have the space and hotel rooms and just a short distance away (by beautiful lakefront bike...er...multiuse path) is Jackson Park, where there is an annual cyclocross race. I love Chicago; that has my vote. We have to go to Vegas every year for the world's largest digital media event NAB2008. Vegas is fine if you need to house 130,000 people, so they have no choice.

As a diversified company, going to Vegas AGAIN for InterBike would leave me cold. In fact, I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.

Apart from that, leaving other potential registrants out of a trade show is madness. Call them public - but really they are enthusiasts, semi-professionals, sports people, bike shop owners, aspirants.

The idea that the bike industry is somehow a closed shop is old-world and elite-ist. As a distributer, I want as much foot-traffic as possible - otherwise it is not worth the effort or cost to set up a stand anywhere.

Time to move into the new world. Charge these 'public' visitors $10 to enter and you build a marketing list the size and value of which you cannot compare. Letting the public in at some point drives demand for products. This is the MOST IMPORTANT and best thing InterBike can do for its industry, cause, bike manufacturers and members, and distributors worldwide.

Early adopters go to these shows, not ma and pa. Early adopters get products out to the market place and are evangelists - FOR NOTHING! You grow, the industry grows. Take a look at NAB - they've got the revenue model for events like this sorted.

Hold it somewhere interesting please. We're not all interested in scaling Mt Everest on a bike no matter how we love it. I like Portland - at least its a progressive bike city. The bloggers of Interbike You have a great collection of photos there. I can't believe we were all in the same place at the same time and didn't have time for a get-together. Bummer. I guess there is next year.... Interbike 2007 overview of bikes Interbike 2007 videos Interbike 2007 links Great Interbike coverage Fritz! I wish I were there too.

You forget to mention this post on the Wired gadget blog. I only mention it because it links back to one of my personal favorite bike blogs. Bicycle rock and roll tour I am not sure
my son just yelled that it was too loud

so I am not sure that I am giving it a fair listen

but...

I will have to say
these are not exactly the Ditty Bops! Road rash repair kit brave soldier's been selling these for years. yea

even assembling it on your own is a good idea

keeping something like that in the car would come in handy after the spill on the trail or the crash in the race

some clean up in the parking lot
before the serious clean up in the shower at home If you look at the contents of the Brave Soldier Crash Pak, it is completely different. The Crash Pak supplies Band Aids and the Repair Kit heals with hydrocolloids. Hydrocolloids are what the pros use. True that about hyrdocolloids -- there's no comparison between that and bandages.

After a bad spill I've cleaned up using my water bottle for the initial flushing. Interbike 2007 photos That thing is rad. Wish I could be at the show. Have fun. Interbike 2007 photos and more If Cannondale is taking the same approached as Specialized, expect them to show up at Interbike nine days late... Interbike 2007 preview Looking forward to meeting you there- I assume you'll stop by the booth? Photo op, and all that...

See you soon. Fritz, Looking forward to meeting you for the first time. Will you be at the OutDoor Demo? I'll be out there again Tuesday morning starting with the Tour of Lake Mead ride (on a new Masi 3v, thanks, Tim!). BTW, Trek IS at Interbike. They have a huge 20' x 110' display at the Demo. They've been handing out red Trek cowboy hats to retailers.
Rich Almost famous LOL at Cycling "faggot" dude. He's going to be so excited. To Paraphrase the Immortal Tricky Dick:

I am NOT a Faggot! ;-D

Unlike the former Prez, though, I'm being truthful. ;-D

For those who are scratching their heads, over our amusement, read the piece Fritz links to.

My piece links to that of the good "Doc" Logan, who... ah, heh, um, just read. ;-D Thanks

Marcelo I'm so glad you'll be at Interbike!!! So, when are you stopping by our booth to say 'hello' in person?!?! I don't want to miss you.