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Interbike 2010 Exhibitor Numbers Surpass 2009 Increased interest from international and returning exhibitors results in demand for more booth space SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – June 28, 2010 – With just under three months until Interbike’s International Bicycle Expo 2010, Interbike today announced net-sold, square-feet exhibit space at the Sands Convention and Expo Center has surpassed the 2009 show, with only [...] Taiwan Bike Industry Makes 3 Year Commitment to Bikes Belong Just a quick post today resulting from some the good news I just received from Bikes Belong concerning Taiwan’s bicycle Industry announcing today that they have made a three year financial commitment to support BBC’s efforts to grow cycling in the US. Good for society and good for business. The Taiwan Bicycle Exporters Association (TBEA) [...] Interbike ‘84: Rams Cheerleaders Strut New Styles You know, when we launched the Urban Legend fashion show at the 2008 show, we really tried to create a different kind of fashion show. The focus of the show would be on urban and utilitarian cycling wear, emphasizing the growing community of designers of cycling apparel that deliberately didn’t look like traditional technical cycling [...] It’s Bike To Work Week It’s (the official) Bike to Work Week! I know a few cities and areas have already held their own BTW days, but according to the League of American Bicyclists, this week is the real deal. As long as we’re talking official, Bike to Work Day is this Friday the 21st of May. For most Americans, it’s [...] NBC’s Today Show Commuter Challenge Video I think we all know who wins all the annual “commuter challenges” put on by various media companies. Here’s NBC’s Today Show’s “Ditch the car for a healthy commute” challenge for this year with Al Roker turning the pedals (on a folding bike!), Matt Lauer taking the subway and a bus and Meredith Vieira braving [...] Video: IMBA Public Lands Initiative launch at the BLC Been working on this one a while. Gosh, the BLC took place almost a month ago at this point. But for those of you who have dabbled in video editing and posting online, it’s a few orders of magnitude more time and effort than just writing a blog post. Add in some still unresolved (and [...] Show director’s thoughts on Taipei Cycle Show trip I’m still getting back into the swing of things after my first business trip to Asia, specifically to visit Taipei Cycle Show (March 17-19, 2010). I was very impressed by the hospitality and efficiency of the Taiwanese, and can clearly see why they have become such a major part of the bicycle industry. And while I [...] Specialized expands, stays in Salt Lake City Newspaper business section mentions of bike industry companies make me happy. They show that the bicycle is having a noticeable impact on the economy and people’s lives. And like a few people commented (over on the Facebook cross-posting) on the post about the economic impact of bikes on the state of Wisconsin, money talks and [...] Custom Fixies at Urban Outfitters Of all the things I’ve posted about here on this blog since it launched back in 2006, there’s one page that has remained as the top visited page since it was written. And it’s not bike business-related or about Interbike. Well, at least not directly related. It’s about a fun website that allows you to [...] 1.5 Billion Reasons Cycling is Important to Wisconsin Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies concluded in a recent study that the annual impact of recreational cycling on the state’s economy is $1.5 billion. For a state that is the home to influential bike industry companies such as Trek Bicycles, Pacific Bicycle, Saris and Planet Bike, this shouldn’t [...]