Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show will be in Bend this year

Flyer for 2011 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show


The Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show will leave Portland for the first time. Organizers announced today that the 2011 edition of the event will take place in Bend, Oregon on October 29-30th. The event will also coincide with Bend’s Day of the Dead Cyclocross Festival, which this year boasts the ever-popular Halloween edition of the Cross Crusade.

The OHBS is a fundraiser for the Portland-based non-profit Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association. At last year’s show, the OBCA hosted 40 bike builders from throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest and over 2,500 people attended the two-day event.

The OBCA’s Dave Levy (the man behind Ti Cycles), said via a statement that, “This is a great opportunity to showcase the talents of Oregon’s bicycle builders in a new region of the state and we’re confident our partnership with Visit Bend and the Cyclocross Crusade will increase the attendance of our biggest fundraiser of the year.”

The event will feature a two-day exhibition of custom bicycles and “related artisanal bicycle products” as well as seminars for builders and the public, entertainment, and more.

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SteveD
SteveD
12 years ago

Darn. I was looking forward to going. I won’t go all the way to Bend to see it.

Clyde Henderson
Clyde Henderson
12 years ago
Reply to  SteveD

I’m gonna drive and have room for one more, if your interested.

shannon
shannon
12 years ago

Great poster. And great timing….Bend’s the place to be for Halloween this year.

METROFIETS
12 years ago

Awesome! We will be at the show – can’t wait to see more of Bend. Love that town. Just booked our rooms! http://www.airbnb.com/

Brad
Brad
12 years ago

Very cool! Good synergy.

middle of the road guy
middle of the road guy
12 years ago

Someone should work with the breweries there (Deschutes and 10 Barrel) to get sponsorships for afterparties…..

Brad Ross
12 years ago

middle,

The Cross Crusade races will be on the Deschutes Brewery property and the bike show is going to be inside Deschutes’ warehouse.

dwainedibbly
dwainedibbly
12 years ago

I predict reduced attendance. It will be interesting to see 2010 vs 2011 numbers.

Chris DiStefano
Chris DiStefano
12 years ago
Reply to  dwainedibbly

I bet you a 2012 show ticket that 2011 will see increased numbers over 2010.

middle of the road guy
middle of the road guy
12 years ago

So who’s biking there?

kww
kww
12 years ago

Would be great to combine a vacation and the show!

clodhopper
clodhopper
12 years ago

How about organizing a tour bus to take a group down there?

Paolo
Paolo
12 years ago

You should talk to the guys of the Grease Bus that are going up to Mt. Hood during the winter….