vegas, vegas, vegas

Just got back from Interbike in Las Vegas. For years, I have heard nothing but how ludicrous it was to rendezvous a mass of healthy, exercised-focus people to the land of $5 All-You-Can-Eats and all other celebrated gluttony.


But at last year's show, when Interbike was slated to move to Anaheim for 2011, I was stopped by petitions going round to keep it in Sin City.

Ceiling in the
Venetian Hotel

I don't know the how, why or who, but I'm glad they kept it in Vegas.

Because once a year it is good to see Elvis singing 'VivaCrossVegas', walk through the faux streets of Venice, dance at clubs till you get kicked out and hear at least one person reaffirm they'll "never gamble again."

Elvis, of course

Here are a couple of pics from this year's Interbike.

Sorely missing are any photos of Dirt Demo. I got on a Felt Virtue and experienced the whole new-to-me world of trail bike riding: Slack geometry, sofa-couch cusshy-ness, wide don't-care-about-weight-cuz-this-isn't-a-xc-race tires.

Bright lights, Big crowds
at CrossVegas

Don't know if it was a total born-again moment in the desert, but it was an eye-opening cruise around the very fun test routes of Boulder City.

Viva Las Interbike!

Felt has a new custom
paint job program

Amanda's NUE Trophy

SRAM challenged artists
to make art from parts.
Below: 2 of the Pieces that went on auction to benefit
World Bicycle Relief
Further below: more bicycle art and furniture from around the show