Thank you Dale!
While each category (Touring and Track bikes) is VERY different; they both are 'smaller' categorys that each have many vocal spokepersons!
And while I have several 'track' bikes, it will be a bit of a challenge to decide which I will bring/ride. hopefully one still in the pipeline!
regards
Ken Sanford
Kensington, MD
> Dear Cirque du Cyclisme past or potential new attendees:
>
> As I haven't gotten any entries yet (except for the stalwart organizing
> committee), I guess we are safe in announcing changes in the scheduling.
> See the
> details & entry form here:
>
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
>
> Opening day, Friday June 9th, sadly will no longer have a lawn party at my
> house BUT will have an official, stand-on-it's-own charity auction that
> will
> include food! In a new venue, there will be a party of sorts, preview &
> inspection of the auction goods and all sort of hilarity prior to the
> auction itself.
> An admission will be charged to cover eats. Rumors already abound of
> fantastic
> bicycles and components that will be offered up to the highest bidder that
> night!!
>
> The Saturday and Sunday events will be very similar to last year, and
> seminar
> speakers and guests will be announced as spring approaches. Let me just
> say
> that there are some very very interesting folks being discussed!
>
> Regarding the THEME...
> As many of you know, we have had a loosely applied theme each year, bikes
> that would be subject to a bit more attention among the many wonderful
> bikes that
> are shown.. This is not an exclusive requirement, you can still bring that
> Andalusian time trial bike, but just an encouragement to bring the best
> that you
> have in that Theme category if you have one!
>
> We have had Themes, thus far, representing regions or countries; Italy,
> Britain, France, North America, but because of the relatively small
> numbers of
> bicycles (all of merit, mind you) that are out there in the remaining
> countries,
> the committee has abandoned that old approach and bravely sets off in a
> new
> direction(?).
>
> So.........
> the 2006 Cirque du Cyclisme Theme will be..
> (If I may have a drum roll please... )
>
> "The Fascinating Opposites: Touring (Randonneur) and Track bikes!"
>
> As always, in addition to all handmades, we will be especially pleased to
> see
> those traditionally made machines which are shown by their actual
> builders.
>
> And for the first time, there will be a $500.00 cash award to the Best in
> Show!
>
> Whew! This will be an exciting year for the Cirque du Cyclisme! Can't wait
> to
> see you all there!
>
> Dale
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC USA