Seattle Bike Expo is Saturday and Sunday

See also — “Chris Carmichael is Lance talkin' at Seattle bike expo“;
“Seattle International Bike Expo photos“; and
“Do not park in bicycle lane; even to attend bike expo”

Rain is forecast for this weekend, so it might be a good time to head down to the Group Health Seattle International Bike Expoat Cruise Terminal 30.

Or you can ride your bike down there to see 150 exhibits on bikes, gear, travel, health and fitness or hear special guests biking coach Chris Carmichael, Sally Edwards, stunt rider Ryan Leech, or bike touring author Joe Kurmaskie.

Be aware. The Cascade Bicycle Club has moved the expo to a new location. It is at Cruise Terminal 30, that's on the Puget Sound side of downtown just south of Safeco Field. There's plenty of parking within a 20 to 30-minute walk, and secure bicycle parking is offered for $2 at the site.

The show runs on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $10 for a weekend pass; cash only. Also Cascade members get a $1 discount for the one-day ticket.

Some of the show highlights:

Chris Carmichael — Lance Armstrong's biking coach speaks at 11:45 and 3 p.m. Saturday; Carmichael also appears at a training panel at 3 p.m.

Joe Kurmaskie — The bike touring humorist from Portland speaks at 1 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 on Sunday;

Ryan Leech — Mountain bike trials rider has shows throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday;

Sally Edwards — World renown triathlete speaks at 11:45 and 1:45 on Sunday.

Jan Heine — Fastest American at 2007 Paris-Brest-Paris and editor of Bicycle Quarterly Magazine talks about randonneur bicycles at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The bike expo features presentations on the superbike, expo youth activities, intro to STP, carbon fiber bikes, bike fit, nutrition, power meters, mountain biking, cyclocross and triathlons.

You can enter a raffle to win a free messenger bag from Alchemy Goods by dropping off a used innertube (preferrably one that's totally beyond patching). There also a photo contest and a classic racing and road bike show.

Check the bike expo show schedule for times and locations.

Getting there:

Check the appropriate bike map (#4) (.pdf) from the King County Bicycling Guidemap (Terminal 30 is located on the waterfront approximately in between Lander and Holgate.

Or check Cascade's parking and walking directions; or Cascade's Metro transit or driving directions.