NAHBS followup
I’ve posted the rest of my photos (about 25 new ones)and added annotations to almost all of them. The best way to view them is to go to the gallery and click “Journal” on the style button in the upper right. Then you can see the photos with annotations.
Pass and Stow is the company making the productionporteur racks and bags. Their website is up.
It sounds like next years show is in Indianapolis. I’m sorry to hear that it has moved from the west coast, but I’m glad that others will get to see it.
alex
Alex,
Thank you for all the effort you put into taking, describing and posting these pictures for those of us who can not attend the NAHBS.
Wow. NAHBS blew my mind a little bit. So many fascinating little details, I think I saw at least 3 new, smart, different ways to route brake cables alone! I loved the “concept” bikes, showing what a builder’’s capable of, showing that theyr”e not necessarily mired in the past for it’’s own sake, and that they”ll happily build you what you want(including of course any traditional style, too). Thanks for the photos, alex.
Great photo report! Thanks for sharing. It was nice to see you this weekend — hope you enjoyed the rest of the time after lunch Saturday.
I”m bummed about where NAHBS is going next year — Indianapolis has no bike culture to speak of (the Little 500 bike race is at the university, in Bloomington) and I suspect it’’s going there mostly because that’’s where the show’’s founder is.
It was clear from the groans, head-scratching the subdued, polite applause from the crowd on Sunday that the announcement of 2009′’s host city was a surprise to LOTS of folks, many of whom were yelling “Portland! Keep it in Portland!” just before the announcement.
It will be interesting to see how many of the newer, less-established builders go to the show next year.
Overall, though, I really enjoyed it and was glad to have gone.
I”m confused about Indianapolis too and don”t think that I”ll be there (but I won”t say “no”). I”d probably have gone if it were somewhere on the eastern seaboard since I have family in Philadelphia, NY, and DC and it would be easy to combine a trip.
Portland was the perfect venue and I loved having the show a train ride away.
Yeah, Indy was a surprise. The Oregon builders” show is on my list for next year, loved the train ride, loved the city, etc.