Consumer Expos and Rides

MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — After having to cancel its 2020 events, organizers of the Outerbike bike demo series have announced a calendar of events for next year, starting in the third quarter. Outerbike also is releasing more details of the online bike-finder feature it originally announced in July.
DALLAS (BRAIN) — Organizers of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show announced Friday that they were canceling the show, which had been scheduled for Dallas in August.
MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — After some considering, organizers of the Outerbike demos have decided to stick with their October dates for an event in Moab, even though the dates conflict with the re-secheduled Sea Otter Festival.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — The Bentonville Bike Fest has been moved from May to August because of health concerns and travel restrictions created by COVID-19.
The three-day event was scheduled for May 1-3 and now will be held Aug. 7-9.
DES MOINES, Iowa (BRAIN) — A month and a half after its previous director and staff resigned and launched their own event, organizers of the Register's Great Annual Ride Across Iowa have appointed a new director.
MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Outerbike demo events are planning a total of seven events in 2020, including four new venues.
The new venues are Deer Valley Resort, near Park City, Utah; Killington, Vermont; Duluth, Minnesota; and South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

TULSA, Okla. (BRAIN) — Thousands of BMX racers, teams, families and spectators are headed to the USA BMX Grands this weekend. The event is expected to attract nearly 12,000 attendees, including 2,800 racers and 9,000 spectators.

PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Nearly 5,000 people attended last weekend's 10th annual Philadelphia Bike Expo that featured 200 vendors.

PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — This weekend's Philly Bike Expo will include about 200 exhibitors — many of whom are promising new product launches at the event, which organizers are billing as a hybrid consumer/trade show.
DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — In the latest Channel Mastery podcast series devoted to change in the bike industry, host Kristin Carpenter is joined by Ashley Korenblat, the founder of Outerbike.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Organizers of a new electric bike festival coming to the cycling destination of Bentonville next year hope to bring together thought leaders both inside and outside the industry to address the industry’s challenges and spur new innovation, with e-bikes as a key element in jump-starting market growth.
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — As of Oct. 1, exhibitor registration for the Philly Bike Expo is up 17 percent, and the annual trade and consumer festival has sold 250 percent more tickets than at the same time last year as this year's edition approaches on Oct. 27 and 28.