On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Dave C <david.charles.carr...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > 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 > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > Uh, yeah... /valley-girl voice -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
