Rich Lesnik was there. And after we left my son and I ran into Jay Ritchey and his dad Tom having lunch. Without question the highlight for me was the people that I got to talk with. I did take about 50 pictures of bikes, though:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/ Joseph Ahearne was a real nice guy. His designs are really exploring new space. He had a snow bike, and a Monster Tour, and an urban mixte with a kiddie seat on the back. I interrupted Tom Ritchey's lunch and yet he kept asking me questions about my reactions to the show. The free beer and 40 Anniversary Ritchey pint glass was a touch I didn't mind telling him I appreciated. It was really great to see Jay, since I didn't get to say goodbye to him when he moved to Arizona Mitch Pryor was also a real good guy. I admire his earnest motivation to keep MAP a one-man-show. He's young but he's got a wise vibe to himself. Of the young turks I have to say he might be my favorite Steve Rex made the effort to come out, despite the massive 8 blocks of travel from his showroom to the convention center. I'd say it is extraordinarily likely I'll be buying a frameset from Steve in the near future. He's a pro, knows his niche, and does delicious and clean work. Jay Sycip heads up Cielo (Chris King). I really like his passion for the real end to end craft of bike making. His fire for his ideas is really infectious and inspiring. I had a nice long talk with the son of the founder of White Industries. I've talked a lot about the ultimate compact double crankset. I'm saving up for a 48/32 VBC crankset, after discussing a couple details with him that I'd never noticed before. Turns out Stevil Knevil of All Hail The Black Market is a very old friend of mine. It was kind of a high-school-reunion kind of moment. I had no idea that he was him. We only got about 3 hours but it was a thrilling afternoon. It was a good day to spend with my son. On Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:28:01 PM UTC-8, Rex Kerr wrote: > > I only ran across one Riv rider all day, when I went to pick up my bike... > (well, two... one vendor told me that she had one...) He was riding an > Atlantis, kind of a lime green color. Told me a story about how there'd > been a mixup in the custom colors and the painter had painted the wrong > bike. > > Wearing my Rivendell T-shirt did get a lot of attention though... > unfortunately most of the attention was from people asking if I worked for > Rivendell. Happy thought, but it made me wonder if I was a good > representative for those who didn't ask and just assumed. :-) > > Lots of beautiful bikes there, and I did ride the AHH at the Selle > Anatomica booth to try the saddle! I have to say, the AHH feels much more > at home on the road than on a trainer! > > > > On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:33 AM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If it's not too warm I'll be in my wool San Francisco Randonneurs jersey, >> A.H.H. visor, and my 10 yer old son in tow. Saturday afternoon. >> >> On Saturday, March 3, 2012 7:59:25 AM UTC-8, René wrote: >>> >>> I'll be wearing my Riv cap and perhaps a pin. >>> >>> Getting ready to hit the road with the family... >>> >>> René >>> >>> On Saturday, March 3, 2012, Tom M wrote: >>> >>>> For instance, behold this double top-tube bike: http://urbanvelo.org/** >>>> wordpress/wp-content/uploads/**2012/03/nahbs_2012_50.jpg<http://urbanvelo.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nahbs_2012_50.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:31:40 AM UTC-5, Tom M wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Urban Velo does a great job photographing bikes at the show: >>>>> http://urbanvelo.org/**nah**bs-2012-image-dump-1/<http://urbanvelo.org/nahbs-2012-image-dump-1/> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Manuel Acosta wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> sweet! anyone know if theres a ride to NAHMBS Sunday? I'll be riding >>>>>> up Saturday and checking out the show. 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