I love expo weekend because it lets us give so many out of towners a taste of what makes Philadelphia such a great city for cycling of all types! I'm so glad that I got to meet so many folks from the forum but I wish I that I was able to meet everyone. Eric, it was a pleasure riding with you and giving you a taste of our local trails. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:19:39 AM UTC-4 ascpgh wrote:
> All the pictures make me happy for those who attended but sad that work > prevented me from being there this year. You all got to see and meet some > real icons in person there. > > Having the time to browse and speak with folks who seem like they would be > unapproachable pillars of cycling notoriety but are real, humble and all > about cycling. I met and talked with so many icons and responsible parties > to my cycling path and equipment like Paul Price, who's Racer brakes are on > my RIvendell, or Wayne Bingham who now owns Mel Pinto Imports and > distributes VAR tools and Cane Creek products. Always love seeing Brian > Chapman and Johnny Coast sharing a booth. I was so happy that RIv made the > decision to come across the country and be a part of it. It really fits > their company. > > I met and talked to Brad Quartuccio, the photographer in bicycling > "counter culture" in the '90s-'00s we both realized that we share the same > favorite coffee shop and he lived (then) less than a mile form me. > > The Philly Bike Expo has a vibe that the InterBike trade show where I > always felt like I was bothering vendors despite running a shop and > attending for my business needs. Bridgestone were an exception, I still > remember Grant offered some jelly beans while others were handing out cold > micro brews and all sorts of corporate trick or treat valuables (that lowly > shop employees in attendance hawked up by the backpackful). There is no > secret handshake at PBE except liking bikes and riding. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 9:38:05 PM UTC-4 Doug H. wrote: > >> Fantastic!! I've been keeping up with the PBE posts on Instagram. The >> number of vendors and cool products is amazing. I have added this to my >> bucket list of activities to do. Thanks for sharing the photos and short >> video of Pam maneuvering the box through the exhibit hall. The RivSisters >> look happy. >> Doug >> >> On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 8:33:18 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> Pam doing Pam Things (video, hope it works): >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b5b79586-53e1-4a98-aa2c-6a433347b1a1n%40googlegroups.com.
