Had a good time at the Toronto Spring Bicycle Show today. Subway, CLRV and Flexity ride, and lots of bike test rides. I finally got to ride a $15k Riese & Müller with a Bosch middrive - I'm in love.
A bit disappointed at the lack of parts from vendors, though - I went in with a grocery list of stuff I had been holding off buying over the last few months anticipating I'd pick it all up at the show, and came up completely empty handed! When I asked one place about the Shimano brake levers I was looking for, he said "Oh, sorry, we only bring our high-end components to the show..."
A bit disappointed at the lack of parts from vendors, though - I went in with a grocery list of stuff I had been holding off buying over the last few months anticipating I'd pick it all up at the show, and came up completely empty handed! When I asked one place about the Shimano brake levers I was looking for, he said "Oh, sorry, we only bring our high-end components to the show..."