PRESS RELEASE – 1st Annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Dec. 9, 2004
1st Annual North American Handmade Bicycle ShowHouston Texas will host the first ever “North American Handmade BicycleShow” the weekend of January 15th 2005. This is a milestone eventthat brings together some of North America’s Finest Custom Bicycle FrameBuilders Notorious Builders such as Richard Sachs, Darren Crisp, Don Ferrisof Anvil Bicycles and many others will be on hand to display their craftTrue Temper will also be on hand displaying and talking about their mostrecent development, the “S 3 tubeset”A Q/A session will be beneficial to Amateur Bicycle Framebuilders whoattend regarding Frames and their Construction which will be Hosted byWorld-Class Frame Builder Richard Sachs Don Ferris will speak about “Tooling”and its importance of “Quality Frame” construction Flawless Craftsman BrianBaylis will give a lug carving seminar while Corey Bush and Bert Hull willspeak about the Ultra-Light, Ultra-Strong S 3 Tubeset Manufactured by TrueTemper
Veteran Builder/Designer Bill Boston will speak on Design and DesignSoftware, Plus His Building ExperienceMore Seminars will be added in the coming days
Attendance to these fun and enlightening Seminars is intended for AmateurBicycle Framebuilders to provide an avenue by which the craft of BicycleBuilding can reach a higher level of “Artistry and Quality”The Event is not only intended to serve as a Forum for Builders to meetand share ideas, but also to showcase North Americas Finest Builders forBicycle Enthusiasts of all kindsPotential Customers have never seen the opportunity to speak with asmany as 40 of the Top Bicycle Framebuilders in North America. Interbikeis only for Bicycle Industry People and Shops looking for their next yearlineThis Show is all about “Handmade Bicycles” and the People who make them.,You have a wide variety of Builders from all walks of life, but they allhave one thing in common: they all make bicycle frames by handAlmost every imaginable facet of Bicycles will be shown here says DonWalker of Hewitt, Texas, a framebuilder whose Bicycles have been racedin International competitions.Don Walker, also the Event Organizer adds He…is very excited to havesome of the Worlds Best Bicycle Frame Builders right here in Texas forthe first show of its kind, and is so thrilled to meet all of them faceto face, because we usually only talk via e-mailThe event will be hosted at the
Sheraton Houston Brookhollow
3000 North Loop West
Houston, Texas.77092
Phone (713) 688-0100 Fax (713) 688-9224Event times: Saturday, January 15th, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday, January 16th, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Admission is free to the public, while the seminars are$55 for the pre-registered and $70 after January 1st. Space is limitedand pre-registration is encouraged. To register, please go to http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/registration.htmSpace for Amateur Builders (less than 20 frames per year) is a mere$150, if you require a double space add $100 Professionals (more than 20but less than 150 frames per year) is a low $200, if you require a doublespace add $125 Major Players (more than 150 frames per year) is $300, ifyou require a double space add $175. Distributors, Tooling Manufacturers,Magazines, etc. the price is $250, if you require a double space add $150The spaces are approximately 8×10 — 10×10 and 1 table is included.Additional tables will be approximately $40 each and they will all havecurtain/cloth on them. Should you need electricity, I believe the poweris an additional $35 per day. I will check into that further.Booth spaces are held by deposits. Deposits are 50% of the booth priceand are on a first come, first serve basis. Deposits are required by Dec15th and the final payment is required by January 5th. Email me prior tosending your deposit Check/PayPal to go over any/all information and requirementsfor power, tables, etc.
For PayPal transactions, please add 3% of the total cost. DonWalker
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