Interbike East Oct 10-11th
This is the second year of Interbike East and again it is at Roger Williams Park. This year it is open to the public Saturday & Sunday. An great opportunity to try bikes, look at the newest bike bling and all. Not to be missed. I thinks its a $10 entry fee.
from their web site:
Can’t make it out to Las Vegas for the big show or want to enlighten more of your staff that have to stay home and mind the shop? Make plans to head to Providence this October for the second annual OutDoor Demo East event!
* See and ride the latest bikes and gear from the top brands in the industry – all in your native terrain
* Meet with your vendors in person to discuss product and programs
* Network with your peers at the event and at the Interbike industry party on Thursday night
* Educate yourself and your staff at the NBDA’s Super Seminar sessions
VENUE
Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island is a large urban park conveniently located just south of downtown Providence and includes a road loop for road and commuter bike testing and two scenic off-road trails that run along and around the park’s lake for mountain and cyclocross bike testing.
Parking Map CLICK HERE
DATES
Thursday and Friday, October 8 & 9, 2009 – Trade-only expo
Saturday and Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2009 – Interbike Festival open to the general public (new for 2009)
WHY
OutDoor Demo East is aimed at serving the business needs of retailers and their staff members who can’t make it out to the Las Vegas events in a conveniently located venue in the northeastern United States.
TESTIMONIALS
“Given the cost and time associated with taking an entire staff to Vegas for Interbike, I was pleased at the opportunity to attend OutDoor Demo East. It was valuable for the staff to test product and then meet up immediately to share feedback with each other. Between the demos, clinics and industry party, Interbike identified the most important elements of a demo event and created a great package that my entire staff could participate in. – Lee Rogers, owner of Bicycle Therapy in Philadelphia
“Without a demo event local to the east coast, a fair amount of my employees would never be able to attend a trade event. I sent 16 memebers of my staff to OutDoor Demo East.” – Brad Hill, owner of Goodale’s in Manchester, NH
“We saw a lot of dealers we didn’t see out west. It was good for us to get New England and Mid-Atlantic dealers under our bikes. They are an important market for us and they carry different categories and selections of bikes than western United States retailers do. We also brought our marketing and product development staff to OutDoor Demo East, so they could optain feedback from the attending dealers. It was definitely worth it for us to attend this event.” – Steve Thomas, national sales manager for Jamis Bicycles