Interbike 08 – The Anticipation is Killing Me
Ok, it’s not really killing me. In fact, I’ve been steadily busy enough with house work, long rides, work work, and numerous other items that I haven’t even packed.
Then again, it’s vegas, I just need a change of underwear and a pair of nice shoes to get into clubs, right?
Scratch that, it’s interbike, I probably don’t even need the shoes.
Anyways, interbike is in full swing, and if you want some details of what’s happening at the dirt demo so far, you can check a whole host of other places, because I ain’t there yet.
I’m rolling out tomorrow with the Turbo AC and the infamous Ben “Mancandy” Withey who made it down from denver to phoenix just in time to drive back up the hill and head out to the city of sin with us.
We’re planning on rolling out in time for cross vegas tomorrow night, and then will be rockin out all day thursday at the show (and by ‘all day’, I mean whenever we recover from wednesday night, we’ll stumble down).
The plan is to eventually make it down to the Crit thursday night after a long day of walking the walk and talking the talk. I’m sure we’ll hook up with the guys from bikehugger at the crit, as they have a mobile social going on, complete with a VIP tent, giveaways, and free booze.
And we all know how much everyone loves free booze. I only hope I’m sober enough to make it into the tent by that point.
I’m sure I’ll be putting together some posts from the show itself, but frankly, if you want the big announcements (like the new chris king BBs, which everyone and their mother has blogged about already) go check out some of the bigger sites.
I’m gonna do my best to find some cool little niche stuff and some things that may interest people who read this blog. So, in that vein, a couple things I want to look at this year are as follows:
- Anything xtracycle related
- Lights (like the new ‘seca’ from light & motion)
- Anything Singlespeed related
- ‘Boutique’ Parts – like anything new from phil wood, paul’s, or white industries
- Anything Endurance Racing-Related – like bike bags, GPS stuff, really good chamois cream, etc.
Also, I’ve got a new laptop that I picked up a few weeks ago, so I’ll probably be updating from the show a couple times, and will be checking emails as well. So, if there’s anything in particular you want me to take pictures of, or report back on, definitely let me know, and I’ll see what I can do for you.
Wish my liver luck, it’s gonna need it.
