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North American Handmade Bicycle Show Report
By spokesman | March 1, 2010
I attended the 2010 North America Handmade Bicycle Show in Richmond this weekend. I will do several posts in the near future on the show and some of the interesting bicycles and products.
The highlight of the show for me was meeting the builders. It was great to talk with people that are so passionate about their job. Most of these builders are in the business because they love it. It is a tough business and not a quick (or easy) way to get rich. They are very proud of the bikes that they produce. As I wandered around the show, striking up conversations with builders, the consistent theme was their excitement about the industry and their bikes. We had detailed conversations on frame geometry, materials, construction techniques and design. As the conversations got more into the minutia of bicycle building, most of the designers would get more excited. They took tremendous pride in explaining the unique features of their bicycles.
I have included 2 videos with this post. One video has photos that I took at the show. My pictures were all taken on the show floor. Check out Urban Velo for professional quality portraits of the bicycles. The second video is from the party on Friday night and feature the show organizer, Don Walker, competing in a combination bicycle sprint and beer chug.
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Topics: Bicycle Event |
February 22nd, 2011 at 3:03 pm
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