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Outdoor Demo and Indoor Tradeshow Expo highlights

more about “Interbike 2008“, posted with vodpod

Don’t forget that the previous two posts also include rad stuff from the show, like Cross Vegas (an industry and pro cyclocross race) and notes from the seminars and stuff.  Easy.

cross vegas 2008 remix

Wheelers and Dealers, Women’s and Men’s Elite race (Lance Amstrong included), posted with vodpod

Interbike bullets

1. outdoor demo left me craving a yeti asr-c, which made me feel like I was cheating on my banshee pyre.
2. climbing to agility ratio is uneven in most women’s FS platforms, still.
3. first year that they included a cx course for demo, which had mostly babyheads. steel bikes live to tell.
4. a lot of the bling lacks increase of functionality. more efforts are going to practicality.
5. the “commuter” is not only going to take over the streets of america by bicycle, but they may also be spiteful.
6. folding bikes, fenders, mixtes, cork tape, and pedal-powered lighting systems are biggest market.
7. imba staying true and rewarding the strong with beer for a long day’s work, everyday.
8. color ways are leaning towards warm complex tones (golden, khaki, burgundy, cream, speckled brown) with a hardened, dry finish.
9. zip lines are fun, although expensive.
10. cross vegas was on a grass soccer field, looked painful. lance crashed. amazing energy. biggest cross race ever.
11. I am the proud new owner of a cowbell.
12. lots of good-looking men just barely escaping the counter culture movement by wearing pinstripes.
13. a 7-year old girl gave me the product description for her lime green 24″ bike while she was eating ice cream, as both her parents were deaf.  she wore a matching lime green shirt, although her favorite color is pink.
14. campy eleven speed – why?!
15. titanium soon to become affordable.
16. penny farthing sighting.
17. color by number toilet paper in the conference stalls, provided by crumpler bags.
18. i need to develop a plan to integrate my leadership skills into a more meaningful career.
19. hitting the floor running, sometimes makes one stumble.
20. federal funds to contribute $1 billion towards safet routes to schools federal transportation improvements for 2009
21. 75% adults, 28% kids are obese in 2008, according to John Hopkins University study.
22. 39% of all trips less than 2 miles are done by car.
23. 48% of all trips less than 3 miles are done by car.
24. 50% of youth 10 years ago rode to school, while only 12% currently do.
25. trek bikes commits to donating $10 per bike sold in 2009 to both IMBA and Bikes Belong, a non-profit bicycle lobbying organization.
26. sedentary lifestyles are the number one cause behind people not riding.  fear of failure is number two.
27. currently in a place of economic uncertainty = federal deficit -$163 billion (2007)
28. bike fashion show has a kokopelli sculpture much like the logo i had made for cinderella dirt.
29. southwest flight left early without me, and then lost my luggage with all the materials from interbike.
30. i am sure it smells like the custom cedar and money aroma that the venetian hotel manufactured to cover up the cigarette smoke.  unfortunately my cell phone charger is in there, too.

slideshow and video to come…