Bicyclists can enter from two gates located just off the Elliott Bay trail and secure parking is located in a corral. Car parking also is available for $6 at the Terminal 91, and a shuttle bus runs every 10 minutes to the Expo site. Here's a link to directions.
The show is $10 per day, or $12 for a two-day ticket. Cash-only is accepted at the entrance. Here's a $2 off coupon. Hours are Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The 2011 Seattle Bicycle Expo rolls out at the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal on Saturday and Sunday with some new speakers and exhibits, as well as some favorites from previous years.
The familiar includes a return of last year's artistic cyclist performers Corrina Hein riding solo and Stefan Musu and Lukas Matla riding as a duo (see video above). World class bike stunt performer Ryan Leech also will perform.
Also many of the scores of exhibitors and retail booths will return this year to peddle their wares and inform about upcoming bike rides and tours.
New presentations
But the Expo organizers at the Cascade Bicycle Club are offering a full slate of new presentations and exhibits to keep things fresh this year.
New this year is Saturday's fashion show “Traffic Stoppers” for those who find it important to wear the right garb when they ride. Presented by the local cycling boutique Hug and Bespoke, owner Juliette Delfs explains:
“A cute dress is safety gear. There's nothing like a dress or attractive jacket to get all eyes on you.”
In addition to the return of Pacific Northwest bicycling travelers and authors Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie (whom I still owe $20 for “Mud, Sweat and Gears”) and Willie Weir, the Seattle Bicycle Expo is offering a new slate of speakers.
New speakers
Eben Weiss, the author of the Bike Snob NYC blog and book “Bike Snob – Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling”, will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at the Bike Expo. This is his second visit to Seattle; he appeared at University Books in 2010 on his book tour.
Axel Merckx makes two appearances on Saturday to talk about his life as a pro cyclist. The son of cycling legend Eddy Merckx, Axel has raced alongside some of the greats of the past two decades and now leads the under-23 Trek-Armstrong development team. He now lives in British Columbia and offers bicycle tours.
David Herlihy, author of “The Lost Cyclist” The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance”, will present a slideshow of some amazing photos taken in the 1890s from Frank G. Lenz's tragic attempt to ride his bicycle around the world. Herlihy also wrote “Bicycle: the History.”
Ulrike Rodrigues, author of the “Mitey Miss” column in Momentum magazine will talk about her transformation from a becyclist who kept to her home turf of Vancouver, BC, to a world-traveling cyclo tourist.
More highlights
Weiss, Rodrigues and Weir also will appear together on Saturday to discuss the lighter side of cycling in the “Laughing at Ourselves” panel.
Some other highlights of this year's show include a photo contest, a show of classic Italian bicycles, a booth featuring family-style and cargo bicycles and complimentary bike fitting by Group Health physical therapists. Here's a list of all the personalities appearing at this year's Seattle Bike Expo.
A full schedule of activities is listed in the latest Cascade Courier newsletter or online at Seattle Bike Expo 2011 schedule.
Getting there; coupon
If at all possible, I'd recommend bicycling to the Expo because you can pedal almost right up to the front entrance. Bicyclists can enter from two gates located just off the Elliott Bay trail and secure parking is located in a corral.
Car parking also is available for $6 at the Terminal 91, and a shuttle bus runs every 10 minutes to the Expo site. Here's a link to directions.
The show is $10 per day, or $12 for a two-day ticket. Cash-only is accepted at the entrance. Here's a $2 off coupon.
Hours are Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
More sights and sounds from last year's Seattle Bike Expo:
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