Originally Posted by
pedalhard
This weekend here was the annual bike show something I have always looked foreward to in the past. This year however I did not go, the whole consummerism of cycling has left me feeling sick. I think it maybe the fact I turned 50 last year and just feel that this constant buying and changing of bike stuff bores me, anyone else find that as they age it's the riding that's more important than the bling?
Many eons ago, I used to like different kinds of shows, I would attend 3 or 4 computer shows, a couple of photography shows, every year. There were no bike shows back then, that I heard about, anyway. I think the Internet changed the dynamic, instead of going to shows to gather information, you could get the information off the web. Shows then became similar to a temporary flea market for retail stores to get rid of old junk they couldn't get rid of in the stores discount bin. What bugs me, is that they want $10 for the privilege. The Toronto Bike show does still have a manufacturers area and it's worth attending for that, but that's about it.