[CR]My Report on Larz Anderson National Bike Show

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From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@cox.net>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: [CR]My Report on Larz Anderson National Bike Show
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:46:17 -0400


Not much more to report on but I enjoyed the show quite a bit so will add a few comments to the previous reports....

Well, I've been to three Larz shows, attending every other year - the show is definitely going through an evolutionary process. Four years ago it was a show and swap. Both the show & swap were well organized with a large turnout. Two years ago it was also a show and swap and my experience was that it was a bit disorganized and was on the decline. This year it was much smaller in scope with no swap but a very nice turnout of very fine bicycles. Clearly a different and narrower focus and definitely on the upswing. Vintage lightweights owned by CR members were clearly the overriding (pun intended) show participants. This smaller scale event with such high quality bikes was a relaxing treat and I encourage more to attend next year.

Besides the fine bicycles mentioned by Dan and Steve, there was a large turnout of bicycle nuts pretty much like those of us on this list along with a healthy dose of people just getting into bike collecting looking for advice, admiring our machines, asking questions, etc. I wish there were name tags because I am only now realizing that there were many more CR members in attendance that I never even met. I did have nice chats with Steve M., Richard S., Peter W., Jerry M., Eddie A., Ken D., Maurice B., Peter N., and also met many other people whose names I already forget.

I hope someone took pictures and will post them for you to see. All in all, a nice show worthy of greater attendance next year.

Eric Elman
Somers, CT