Anybody interested in viewing bike porn. I am planning on taking a train to Portland getting a Tom Watts cheap hotel room(anybody know of any) on Friday Feb 8th and going to the show on Sat Feb 9th, party Sat night in Portland and taking the train back on Sunday.
I am taking the folder bike so no problem with bike boxes.
The show is the weekend of Feb 9th and 10th.
Lee can you make this a sticky?
henry
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:59 am
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Do we really need this to be stickified for two months?
Oh Henry
You are probably right! We can stickify it in January or something. I just want people that are interested in getting train tickets with bike boxe option enough time, Dave was telling me they have a quota for that sort of thing.
Alex
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:23 pm
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I'm going, but haven't figured out dates yet. I'm thinking about train down Friday and maybe coming back Monday. I'd like a little more time to hang out in Portland.
alex
lantius
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:38 pm
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also, the talgo trains are back in service and they take non-boxed bikes.
i might have to engage in some kind of sitcom-esque juggling since it's my girlfriend's birthday that weekend.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:42 pm
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I'd say to get your bike reservation REALLY REALLY early, since there's about 10 hooks for the whole train.
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ripper
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:58 pm
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As much as I dislike driving, with this many people going, it really honestly makes more sense to drive, provided everyone can agree on the same schedule.
(this means that I'm also considering going)
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dashap
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:39 pm
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The "official" hotel for the show is the Red Lion Convention Center (I think; check the website for the show to be sure.) And the conference rate is a fairly reasonable $88 bucks a night. I got a double and could be persuaded to share, I think, if'n the wife and kid don't tag along.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:39 pm
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The official hotel is pretty fun too, there is a big party with all of the builders in the evening at the bar. I'm staying with a friend, but would be staying at the hotel if I were paying for my room and board.
alex
rlotz
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:23 pm
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I am going (probably my wife as well) and plan to stay at the conference hotel. Since two train tickets with bikes cost more than the biodiesel required to get me we may be driving. If so, I may have room for 1 more person and bike. I'm also planning to stay and extra day or more to finally get the chance to ride around portland and explore.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:00 pm
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i think eric_s will be down and some of my friends from the bay area are coming up.
prefunking at house, but no one give beer to the bunnies this time!!
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:53 pm
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If I make it down there, I want to try and train it... but if I don't do the train, I'll drive my truck... so I could take 4-5 bikes....
and I can probably take 10-20 cyclists if we disassemble them to modular pieces.
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portland and bikes! pretty into it.
kav
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:34 pm
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I'm definitely game for this one.
SeditiousCanary
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:51 pm
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ro wrote:
Anybody interested in viewing bike porn. I am planning on taking a train to Portland getting a Tom Watts cheap hotel room(anybody know of any) on Friday Feb 8th and going to the show on Sat Feb 9th, party Sat night in Portland and taking the train back on Sunday.
I'm game for this. Count me in too Ro.
surlykat
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:13 pm
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If I'm not otherwise out of town, I'm in.
Kori
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:43 pm
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SeditiousCanary wrote:
I'm game for this. Count me in too Ro.
what is your housing situation? we never got that worked out.
Stef
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:24 am
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I dont really think of it as porn as much as quality in workmanship.
I see porn as being dressing up and painting fancy and having a neat still on the shelf look to the bike
Im guilty of endulging in porn at times and it makes me wonder if they are ever ridden
but then again everyone has their own boat to float
back to topic, I have contemplated going anyhoo
ro
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:24 am
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Housing:
I have booked a double at the Red Lion Conference hotel with one bed open. I know Dave said he booked a room also(with one bed open unless wife and kid go). I think a number of people are staying at this hotel, the rate for bike show folks is pretty cheap(89.00 with tax 100.00, thats 50 per person).
I'm taking the 11:20 (2/8/07) train to portland.
Party in Portland!
Kori
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:40 am
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ro wrote:
Housing:
I have booked a double at the Red Lion Conference hotel with one bed open. I know Dave said he booked a room also(with one bed open unless wife and kid go). I think a number of people are staying at this hotel, the rate for bike show folks is pretty cheap(89.00 with tax 100.00, thats 50 per person).
I'm taking the 11:20 (2/8/07) train to portland.
Party in Portland!
oh, the website made it look like you only got the discount as an exhibitor. that is cool!
nygaard- my friends from the bay are coming down but if you need a place to sleep that is free let me know (via email). i am sure we can work it out.
haulincolin
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:53 pm
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Hey, this is coming up soon! Now is the time to get Amtrak tickets before while they're still only $28.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to get down there on an early Saturday train unless someone is driving that day and wants an extra passenger. Are there still beds available in anyone's room at the conference hotel?
-Colin
Alex
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:55 am
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
There is a 10% or 15% off coupon if you search for it.
I'm heading down there on the 7:30am (yuck!) train on Thursday. See you guys at the show on Saturday. Anything fun happening Friday night? I'm also staying at the Red Lion.
alex
ro
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:51 am
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I'm going down Friday day. I still have one bed for Friday night but not Saturday night. Ride around downtown Portland Friday night look for trouble. Sat? I think if there is enough folks we can make our own ride anywhere.
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:46 am
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I'll be there I think, all weekend, trying to sell the last of the Lovely Ladies on Beautiful Bikes calendar. Though in comparison, the bikes won't be as lovely...
- MaLora
Sparrow
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:40 pm
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I think the promo code for 2 for 1 tickets on the amtrak cascades trains is still H750.
SeditiousCanary
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:32 pm
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I will be going down Friday night and getting a bottle of fine single malt Scotch for flasking (2006 InterBike attendees will recall this tradition of mine and it's rules) before locating people to drink with and a place to put my stuff. Anyone who is going should feel free to e-mail or PM me if you want/need my cell phone number or meeting up while there.
See (some of) you there.
ripper
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:15 pm
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<strike>Anybody driving down have room for me and my bike?</strike>
My transport problem is solved. Thanks!
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kav
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:59 pm
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Is anybody driving Friday afternoon/evening and back on Sunday whenever my bike and I can carpool with?
lantius
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:56 pm
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if you're going to be in portland on friday, let me double plus encourage you to come out to friday's midnight mystery ride. it's their 5-year anniversary ride and they're fundraising for a very sick kid named leo, but it will still probably be the same drunken, late, meandering ride through some typically unexplored places in portland. given my past three rides with them there is a nonzero chance of nudity and bonfires.
meet up at 11pm at good neighbor pizza, ne 8th and dekum, or just go to the official after party in the red lion (at the windows lounge on the 6th floor) and then ride up there with a group.
as usual, find me on the cell at 206.227.8449.
Marcus
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:24 pm
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P.S., if anyone is actually coming down to this i'll be spinning at OHM in pdx on 31 nw 1st ave on friday night.
Hard question. This front load cargo bike was pretty awesome:
I really liked the Engin stainless mountain bike with handmade lugs:
I liked the Curtlo Rohloff/belt drive bike better than the one you posted:
The Pass and Stow porteur racks and bags were nice:
I should be getting that bag in the next couple of weeks.
alex
john
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:19 am
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The moots made use of a modifcation to the YBB shock that I thought was rather clever and subtle. How's the curtio put the belt on?
The pass andd stow racks were quite impressive and I talked to the guy about a rack for my moots, but he didn't think his rack can pull off what I wanted. They need a category for best accessory... there were some neat little items there.
The Naked cycles bike got the big awards.. and I think it really was the "over the top" example of unnecessary metalwork (in a good way). I didn't know that Sam is also the holder of the land speed record and the 12 hour speed record... nutso.
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nice pics! I dig the clothes hangar twist spokes...cool shit.
But this got me thinking
thats an awful lot of work to stop a fixie (it lookes fixed...maybe THAT was the driving idea)
wouldnt this be easier?
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mcrawfor
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:30 pm
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TrikerTrev wrote:
thats an awful lot of work to stop a fixie (it lookes fixed...maybe THAT was the driving idea)
Yeah it was a fixie. Pretty crazy in a utilitarian sense since it was the only brake. If your chain goes you're just as boned as if you had none. ;)
Still, awesome idea.
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ripper
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:17 pm
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TrikerTrev wrote:
thats an awful lot of work to stop a fixie (it lookes fixed...maybe THAT was the driving idea)
this was the dumbest thing I saw at the show. In a panic stop, you mash on brake. Your pedals stop moving, and by that virtue the rear wheel also stops. You begin to skid. What's accomplished? Same thing that could have been done with just your legs.
I thought, if you're going to go ahead with the break, why not just go ahead with it where it counts?
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Alex
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:50 am
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john wrote:
The moots made use of a modifcation to the YBB shock that I thought was rather clever and subtle. How's the curtio put the belt on?
S&S coupler in the chainstay.
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The pass andd stow racks were quite impressive and I talked to the guy about a rack for my moots, but he didn't think his rack can pull off what I wanted.
What do you want?
Re: naked bike. Half of the reason to show is to get a lot of attention and get customers. A lot of people show "show bikes", but that isn't what they spend all day making. I like booths like Bilenky that are a nice mix of show bikes and everyday bikes.
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