I went with my wife, my 1 year-old, and a longtime friend who lives in San Diego. It was the first bike show any of us ever attended, and it was fun. My daughter practiced walking among the different booths, so she had fun, too.
I enjoyed the following booths: --Calfee - talking to Craig Calfee about the bamboo bikes was absorbing, and he's a nice guy to boot --Winter Cycles - nice styling, good touring/randonneur bikes, very friendly --Kish - builder in San Luis Obispo, I liked his rigid drop bar mountain bike --Sendero - fun guy, with a couple adventure bikes, one with Surly Endomorphs --can't remember his name, but an older builder in San Dimas. Didn't know any builders were there. --Nobliette/Rene Herse booth - neat sampling of equipment I was pleasantly surprised by the number of high-end mixtes there. I'm glad to see the different designs and to see the concept get the respect it deserves. Overall, I was more interested in (1) talking to the builders and designers and enjoying their enthusiasm, and (2) getting an injection of bike culture since I live in the Southern California San Gabriels/ Inland Empire, where I never feel part of a bike culture. It's relieving to be around so many cyclists. This is why I really need to go on one of the rides planned by David Estes. best, Dave Carroll --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
