Originally, Adam wanted to drive up there, but airfare was so cheap that everyone decided to fly, instead. We met up with Adam and Andy at the airport.
Jansen's hat, Shey and (his very good and most tolerant friend) Adam.
We got to the venue right after lunch and I have to say the show was VERY OVERWHELMING! There was sooo much to look at and it wasn't just like, "hey sweet ride" It was more like, "I think I'm gonna cry because that bike is so beautiful......or innovative.......or ingenious........or just totally crazy......then, you start to become numb and walk around for the next hour like a zombie....speaking of zombies, here is a zombie paint job.
Yes, we'll take one of these.....
No, not bowling shoes. Very cool leather, cycling shoes.
Yes, it has a flame thrower that shoots out the back.
Drool, drool... Dave Parrett was also there, from Thomson, and after we caught up on family news, he offered to hold on to my checkbook, in case I went on a shopping spree! (by the way Christian is headed to Wales to ride for pro road team, more news on that later!)
slobber....
Several bamboo bikes were on display.
The people watching was almost as much fun and the bike browsing. One of the first guys we saw when we walked in was someone in a Faster Mustache Squoat shirt!
Alexis was there, too and Jansen was jazzed to see the new damascus steel he had been working with.
Alexis actually worked with a guy who is a master at creating knives and they made their own damascus steel to place on this bike. Gorgeous!
Bilenky had a very cool set-up. They pulled one of their work benches out of their shop and brought it to the show. So, it was like walking into their shop, full of lots of interesting goodies.
One of the Vanilla Workshop bikes from Portland.
Ah, this was the best dessert ever, after a long hard day's work of window shopping.
An early flight home, put us back in time for a lovely ride at Dauset.
Ah, this was the best dessert ever, after a long hard day's work of window shopping.
An early flight home, put us back in time for a lovely ride at Dauset.
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