Interbike

So I was home five days before leaving for Las Vegas.  Ah yes, trade show season.  That means going to the desert for a few days of talking, standing, and interviews.  Yes, interviews.  Not me interviewing people, but me being interviewed by various media outlets about our CycleOps products.  Perks of being a product manager I guess.  Besides talking with dealers, etc, I was also able to walk to floor bunch to get an idea of what is cool and new in the cycling world.  Interbike is crazy.  Those of you who follow cycling know there's colors and styles for everything imaginable on a bike.  Now fill a convention hall with all that stuff and you have Interbike.  It tool multiple trips around the floor to see the things I needed to see and I still didn't see everything.  It's just overwhelming.  Show hours where something like 10 hour days, then dinner, then hit the town.  Hitting the town after all this time on your feet isn't quite what you'd expect though.  Mostly, we just checked out a few key hotels/casinos before calling it a night.  Keep in mind, we had to do the same thing the next day, so there weren't really any late nights.  It was a cool trip and I'll definitely go back on my own time.  I was surprised how much I liked Las Vegas.