On Sep 8, 2007, at 4:35 AM, Tom Sanders wrote:
> I just checked the information page for this year's Velo Rendezvous
> 7 and I
> couldn't find information on the forums. Who is presenting the
> informational forums this year?
>
> Tom Sanders
> Lansing, Mi USA
The forum was eliminated after the first five Velo Rendezvous because of low attendance, lack of speakers with presentations and general lack of interest in the forum. The Sunday bike show had always had around 85 plus attendees and 125 plus bikes. The other three days of the event the attendance was considerably smaller (I would estimate 2/3 to 3/4 smaller).
My conclusion: Guys that are interested in vintage bikes like vintage bike shows a lot! They like to ride their vintage bikes in group rides a little less than going to vintage bike shows. And they like to sit through vintage bike forums quite a bit less than going to vintage bike shows and riding their vintage bikes in group rides.
Velo Rendezvous 7 info and pictures of previous years:
http://www.velo-retro.com/
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)