[CR] Seattle Bike Expo and Classic Bike show update

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To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 01:43:33 -0500
From: <rdf1249@aol.com>
Subject: [CR] Seattle Bike Expo and Classic Bike show update


Today I got to do a walk-through of the new venue for the Seattle Bike Expo which is March 13-14. It is being held in the new Smith Cove Cruise Ship Terminal, which is HUGE. Well lit, warm, dry, plenty of bathrooms, and plenty of floor space. Two levels, maybe 20,000 square feet each. Huge. The Classic Bike Show gets a large space in the front lobby in plain view of all coming in. Room for a couple hundred bikes maybe. I hope we get that many! Interest has been strong. I spoke with Ken Taylor this week and he has his plane ticket and is very excited about coming. He will be here for three weeks! It will be fun finding things for him to do and see all that time. One thing the Bike Expo will have that is new this year is an exhibit of European Artistic Cycling. It is ballet on wheels, and is big in Holland and Germany. If you've never seen it, take a look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b36Yi-Pb1wM or just put in Artistic Cycling in You Tube and many shows will come up. Beats the heck out of BMX jumping which they usually have. There will be a dinner for all the Classic Bike guys and Ken Taylor on the Saturday night, so if you are coming be sure to let me know as I will want to tell the restaurant how many. At the Classic Bike show I will have a bunch of Jack Taylor schwag for sale. So put that on your calendar, March 13-14. Come for a few days and get some nice riding in. It may be the first and last time any of you will get to meet one of the Taylor boys.

Also today a friend brought in her husband's 1977 Jack Taylor Tour of Britain for me to find a home for. He passed away in November. It is 60 cm, white, and equipped with Phil hubs, Weinmann concaves, Stronglight 99 triple, Huret Duopar, Suntour Bar-cons, Ideale 92, SR bar and stem. Paint and decals in good to very good shape. Needs a good going over and maybe some new cables and tape, and if I end up doing that I will ask $1500, or $1300 as is. A couple people have expressed interest already but I just want to get it out there. I will take some pics soon so let me know if interested.

Bob Freeman
Elliott Bay Bicycles
2116 Western Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
206-441-8144
http://www.elliottbaybicycles.com
http://www.davidsonbicycles.com