Philly Bike Expo Recap

We had an awesome time at the Philly Bike Expo! We were slammed! I wanted to walk around and see more folks but it was hard to get out of the booth! Next year we will be there with more folks.

We did get to know our neighbors, and we had some awesome ones. Like Kurt Boone from Messenger841 on my left and the great folks from Planet Ert on my right. We were directly across from Tim at Digit Bikes with his cool new analog suspension frames, and the guys from Big Bobble Hats, who had flown in from the UK. And I also got to spend some time with the Time folks and Boyd and Nicole Johnson from Boyd Cycling.

I had a lot of fun answering questions about BikeList. Here are some of the most common questions. These are mostly all handled in our FAQ, but I’ll give my short answers below.

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Thanks to Bina and the whole crew at Philly Bike Expo. They did a truly outstanding job and I’m already looking forward to next year! If you missed our coverage during the show, check out our pics and reels on Instagram!