(Read what other blogs are saying about the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in the NAHBS news feed at right.)
See also: Next stop for NAHBS — Indianapolis
If you're anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, you should be reminded that this weekend is the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Portland.
This is the show's first year in Portland, where some 155 exhibitors will show their wares to the public at the Oregon Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday (Friday is industry only day).
Organized by Don Walker and in its fourth year, the handbuilt bike show has helped focus more attention on this cottage industry that not only produces unique, high-quality machines but is also an early bellwether of changes in the bike industry.
Bike parking
Be sure to visit the NAHBS website before heading over to the show. You'll find directions to the convention center at 777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd. Also you'll find locations to safely store you bike while visiting the show (you cannot leave bikes in the convention hall itself).
Online ticketing is closed, so you'll have to pay at the door. The cost is $18 for ages 12-60; $5 for ages 6-11; and ages 5 and under is free. Students and seniors (with ID) pay $12.
The hours are Friday (industry only) 9:30-6; Saturday 10-6:30 and Sunday 9:30-5.
Being there
Here's the A-Z of show exhibitors. I found familiar names here, such as Bike Friday, Bruce Gordon, Calfee Design, Co-Motion, Davidson, DeSalvo, Ellsworth, and Waterford just to name a few, and plenty of others that I didn't know.
Jonathan Maus at BikePortland has been covering the lead-up to the event. See “NAHBS schedule goes far beyond the show” for exhibits, parties and rides are being held in association with the show this weekend. The festivities start tonight. Also, Cyclelicious is planning to show up as well; he'll be wearing a Seven Cycles messenger bag.
Also, CyclingNews has an interesting article about the impact that the show has had on the handmade bicycle industry. All the additional attention to handbuilt bikes, for instance, has brought more orders and created waiting lists that are several years long.
See also:
“Handmade — and going fast,” Oregonian
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