Interbike 2009

Interbike 2009 was a great event as always. It was a little smaller than usual, no surprise there. But the attendees all reported continued success and even growth in the bike business, a sentiment we share here at ComCycle USA. There are a lot of Interbike reports on the web and in magazines, so I try to focus on unique topics you may not find elsewhere, stuff that is relevant to our customers, and maybe a few things I am just hopeful about. To than end I found a cool new Lefty wheelset, I saw a real trend towards bikes as transportation and the eBike segment keeps getting more interesting.

My favorite part of Interbike is the Outdoor Demo. I wish they had one more Outdoor day and one less indoor day. But this is Vegas, baby (actually Boulder City), and the weather may not cooperate. This year was nice. Tuesday, the day I was there, was in the low 90s and no wind or sandstorms.

I did not get the chance to do any demo rides this year. I know, what a wuss. But I only gave myself 1/2 a day, and I wanted the time to meet the vendors that were only at the outdoor demo, which some choose to do.

Walking the Outdoor demo is fun. There are often as many people riding the aisles as walking them. They are all skilled riders, I have never seen anyone get hit by a bike. Try this anywhere else and the pedestrians will freak out.

We have another player in the world of Lefty Wheels: Crank Brothers! Their Cobalt wheelset is now available with a Lefty compatible front hub.

I like the looks of the hub, it looks like the Proect321 Lefty Hub Cap will look a lot nicer in there though!