Hello all,
I am pleased to announce that the 2nd annual North American Handmade Bicycl e Show is cruising at warp speed. The show is coming together quicker than I imagined and it has a stellar lineup thus far. The following text is from th e latest press release. Enjoy! Hope to see you all there.
Don Walker
The 2nd annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show, which is scheduled for
March 3rd â 5th, 2006 in San Jose, California, has added a cocktai
l
reception for Friday evening. This is a chance for show goers to mingle wit
h
exhibitors in a social atmosphere and possibly discuss business over a cock
tail.
The show is picking up steam largely from its impressive list of bicycle
framebuilders that have already signed up for this one of a kind gathering.
Thatâ
s not all that is keeping this show and its momentum moving forward.
Articles in such publications as Velonews, Bicycle Retailer, Roadie Interna
tional,
Vintage Bicycle Quarterly and bicycletest.com have made this show a â
must seeâ
for spectators and exhibitors alike. This buzz was influential in True
Temper/Alpha Q signing on as the shows first sponsor.
The 2006 show will be almost 4 times as large as the first show in part to
show organizer Don Walkerâs dedication to make this the best consum
er related
bicycle show on earth.
âThis event is taking off so quickly, I expect all 100 booths to be
sold out
before Interbike which is still almost 6 months before our show dates. The
list of builders who have signed up reads like a âwhoâs who
â in bicycle
framebuilding.â
The show also has a different approach in that Walker has hired recognized
action photographer Farid A. Abraham to document this show and do promotion
al
shots of exhibitorâs bicycles and frames. This way, the builders ca
n use
these shots for publication. Walker opted to not allow the general public
âs
cameras in the show as a way of maintaining a level of excellence and a pos
itive
reflection of the craft and purposefulness of the show.
The list of confirmed exhibitors is as follows:
Rich Adams, Ahrens Bicycles/Mike Ahrens, Brian Baylis, Badger Cycles, Calfe
e
Design/Craig Calfee, Matt Chester, Columbine Cycles/John Murphy, Nick
Crumpton, Roland Della Santa, DeKerf Cycle Innovation, Mike DeSalvo, Indepe
ndent
Fabrication, Jonny Cycles/Jon Kendziera, Patrick Cycles/Greg Gardner, Bill
Rider, Richard Sachs, Rock Lobster/Paul Sadoff, Charles Schlessinger, Soulc
raft,
Spectrum Cycles/Tom Kellogg, Brent Steelman, Strawberry/Andy Newlands, Bob
Summersett, Jamie Swan, Sycip Design, Paul Taylor, Thursday Bicycles, True
Temper/Alpha Q, Don Walker Cycles, Vanilla Cycles/Sacha White, Zipp Speed
Weaponry.