Something of an official start to the season for many, The Toronto Spring Bike Show is all new to me. Even before working as a mechanic, I had never attended. This year I was there helping out with sales, tunes and tech questions.
Impressions!
1) OMG so much bike porn! I wish I had had more chances to walk around. It was probably for the best though otherwise I'd be drooling over the displays.
McLaren Venge? Holy smokes that's a beautiful bike. Makes the waiting for my own Venge Expert all the more difficult. And the the Shiv on the bottom you may notice it's lacking in bottle cage mounts. That's because there's a reservoir in the down tube (so freaking cool)
2) So many different groups coming through. First one was a wee kid with his dad looking for a new bike to race OCups in. Had another who was fully clad in spandex, road shoes and cycling cap just looking for a saddle. He found his favourite Selle Italia and I'm pretty sure he rode it home
3) It's so freaking hot in there. See the black bar n the ceiling? That's a heater, directly above the cash and I'm pretty sure they never turned it off. Add in a few thousand people and things become... sticky.
Best remedy after pulling a 12 hour shift? Cold beer, but you already knew that.
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