With that out of the way, here's a minor picture/brain dump from my recent trip to Germany and the fantastic Eurobike trade show...
Interesting name for a salon:
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Mondriaan bike? Err, interesting to say the least...
Cool rail-mount rack, as used on a few Scott bikes:
Interesting VW T5 van variants:
Hey VWoA - I live in a California beach town, why can't I buy this??
SpaceCamper
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Evergreen on a Bionicon:
Carbon-based fiber (if I remember correctly, a €9900 frame):
Kona's wide-range of softgoods:
A beautiful Cielo cyclocross bike:
Euro trash:
Modern...
...and retro Diamante bikes:
Great attention to detail from the Trek boys (this looks more like a dropout from a handbuilt bike than a mass-produced one from the largest US bike company - good job KVH!):
The Zeppelin NT airship (don't call it a blimp) flying overhead all day:
Pizzamobil for the Electra party (attempting to jockey it into position with a banged-up shoulder):
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Old (literally AND figuratively!) friends:
This Japanese guy's cool casual cycling apparel line:
Adult-sized scoot bike:
Viva bikes:
Interesting (and bloody expensive) rack/bar combo:
Knog - for always blowing my mind with innovative packaging, marketing materials and booth...
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...filled with dioramas that utilize there products:
And, of course, some of the new Electra models:
Zarape 3i saddle detail (which has been a torn in my side, but I'm happy with the final product):
And, not pictured, being able to hit a small stretch of unrestricted Autobahn on the way back to the airport and taking the Škoda Octavia Estate rental car up to 206 km/h.
That's it for now. Here's hoping that I get even a small spark of creativity back in me one of these days. Auf Wiedersehen.
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Zarape 3i saddle detail (which has been a torn in my side, but I'm happy with the final product):
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That's it for now. Here's hoping that I get even a small spark of creativity back in me one of these days. Auf Wiedersehen.
2 comments:
Nice! Sorry I wasn't able to make it this year. Good to see Deano too!
(thanks for the shout out but I didn't do those particular dropouts...I'll pass on the good words though)
Enjoyed it!!! Love, Mom and Dad
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