September is a special month. It signals Interbike, the bike industry trade show. A show that means many things to many people. To Mrs Dr Evil and myself, it means lots of good things. A chance to ride in warm weather, a chance to catch crossvegas, a chance to see many old friends, a chance to make our business stronger by attending seminars and of course…a chance to check out the 2011 product lines to make our customers happier cyclists. And just FYI, all 2011 product is officially available for you shoppers out there.
One gripe I have about the show is that it is not open to the public. Its because the response would be huge for the single event. In DET, the auto show was always open to the public for part of the week…but I guess the auto show was a traveling carnival, where interbike is just one opportunity….unless you count Outerbike.
Yes yes Outerbike. Take a look at the link HERE.
Let me wholeheartedly endorse Outerbike as the opportunity for the retail customer to feel special (outside of the warm feeling that you get buying a bike from us), get swag, and participate in a demo ride environment. Western Spirit said that they are going to cap the event to GUARENTEE 40% more demo bikes than riders. So, if you are in UT/CO/AZ/CA/NM….or if you are cool, let me recommend outerbike.
MDE and I will be there and you should too. And don’t bitch…its $165. The event doesn’t pay for itself, and tacking that on to your $6000 bike is just peanuts. As a matter of fact, I’ve just decided that I will take the outerbike price off of any bike purchased at DWC because you test rode it and loved it at Outerbike.
Okay, on to the good shit. Big thanks to team member Andrew who sent me the biggest air I’ve ever seen…(at the end), and a stellar clip in general
I’m shocked, and I’ve seen it a million times.
For those industry people who will be in fabulous las vegas for interbike, you should check this out…because MDE and I will be driving home that evening.
In the “best dropout bottle opener” catagory, the award goes to our man Steve Garro, of Coconino Cycles in Flagtopia, AZ.
And finally….lastly….and unnecessarily, allow me to thanks Capt. Dave of Team Evil for sending me this. You should all go ride now…or watch this over and over realizing that this chimp and humans share 99% of the same DNA and despite the E News, Opra, NAFTA or Mensa….we are all mammals.
Oh, and to all who are killing it today in LOTOJA, keep it on the rivet!
