How to get to Vegas? Pay the up charge to fly from Gunni to Denver and deal with multiple connections? Drive to Denver and get on a plane? Get in the car and drive across the desert, have your radiator freak out and find out your engine is burning oil? No good choices. CB is a tough place to do business and travel from but it's also a pretty great place to live so it all works out in the end. I loaded up the Subi and made a very quick trip to Interbike. Next year I'm going to work it out where I have a week to get out there and back. It was heart breaking to pass up the exits for Moab, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Great Basin, Capital Reef, Escalante, et al, but I was on a mission. Good trip. Hard trip. My car was overheating most of the way out so I had to drive with the heat on to keep from cooking the engine. Got to Vegas and there was a shop right across the street from the hotel. I thought it would be the thermostat or the water pump but in the end the fan was unplugged. The guy at the shop said that less reputable oil change outfits will do that to make your car overheat so you'll bring it back to get the cooling system worked on. Hmmm. This guy could have taken me for a ride but he didn't. In a town that is designed to take advantage of you here is this guy showing the love and making sure folks get taken care of. If you're in Vegas and need your car fixed go to One Stop Auto. They are honest, fast, and really nice.
More guys in man-pris with shaved legs than you can shake a carbon seat-post at. The coolest stuff at the show? Gyroscopic wheels for kids bikes (gives an advantage when weening off of training wheels), Boo Bikes bamboo/carbon frames, Clif Rocs, www.extremesportsid.com, and the Bianchi Dolomiti with hand cut, chromed lugs. Looks just like the classic late 70's/early 80's frames.
Nice sunsets out there in the desert.
Cross Vegas! There's an amazing cyclocross race that happens in conjunction with the show. Great course with a field of heavy hitters. Met up with Matt and Sean from bIKE cLUB to shake some cowbells. Moots made cowbells out of the cutting scrap from their top tubes...the most expensive cowbell you'll ever rattle. Had fun catching up with the PI guys and watching people ride bikes really fast.
Cross Vegas! There's an amazing cyclocross race that happens in conjunction with the show. Great course with a field of heavy hitters. Met up with Matt and Sean from bIKE cLUB to shake some cowbells. Moots made cowbells out of the cutting scrap from their top tubes...the most expensive cowbell you'll ever rattle. Had fun catching up with the PI guys and watching people ride bikes really fast. 
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