August 6th - Custom Bike Show - Connecticut

[NLCTVWguy]

Greetings Rat Rodders! You're all invited to show off your best classic, restored, and custom bikes at BIKE FEST 2011 presented by Bike New London!

Saturday, August 6th, 2011, from 12 to 3 PM- Bike Fest 2011 will feature vintage bikes...

Cruisers...

Custom jobs...

Rats!

Bring what you got, show it off, check out the others on display! No entry fee, lots of room on the Waterfront Park. Enjoy the fun and sun and giveaways at BIKE FEST 2011!

See http://www.bikenewlondon.org or email [email protected] for more info!

--Rob Bareiss
Chairman, Bike New London

 

[thatismytruck]

I put this on my calendar, Rob. no guarantees, but I wanna go. hope to see you.

 

[Graylock]

Now that is worth the price of ..... :roll: .......wait, it's free isn't it :shock:

I must check my calender for that date......I may have tickets for something at the Melody Tent. .
I'll get back to you on that event Rob. I'd love to get The Shadow out for that event.

Graylock

 

[NLCTVWguy]

It'll be good to see you guys there! Bike Fest has been fun the last couple years, with all sorts of bikes and people showing up.

We also do free tuneups and repairs of bikes, just bring them down for little repairs.

Last year's Custom Bike Show brought out a lot of local talent:

This year, the small stage area will be under construction, but this is the view from the large pier we'll be using:

New London has such a great old harbor, there's always something to watch sailing by...

Stuff for the kids to do, and free helmets thanks to Kiwanis:

And a ride at the end of the day for everyone to enjoy:

Email [email protected] for more info!
--Rob

 

[coaster toaster]

Sounds pretty cool, I'll try to get a couple of our guys out to see it.

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Don't forget, BIKE FEST 2011 is this Saturday, August 6th in New London, CT!

12 noon to 3PM on the Waterfront Park, Custom House Pier.

The following events and activities are planned:

Free bike repairs and tuneups by our volunteers

Free Helmets thanks to NL Kiwanis! Kids and adult sizes while supplies last.

Safety Demonstrations by Safe Kids New London

Custom Bike Show! Bring down your RRBBO bike or come show off your vintage rides!

Pick up FREE: DOT Bicycle Maps, Share The Road stickers, Rules of the Road information

The latest Schwinn and GT bicycles on display from Terra Cyclery! There's a new Lemon Peeler out!

Bike Share New London free bike rentals

Discount bike sales by New London Community Bikes- pick up a ride, cheap!

Coasting Drag Race! Can you make it over the finish line without putting a foot down?

Group Ride following show to Historic New London sites!

Contact us at (860) 912 6882 or email [email protected]!

--Rob Bareiss
Chairman, Bike New London

 

[Stevil]

Hey Rob,
I'm making a last minute decision to show up with my Tall Bike and
my knockoff Dyno Cruiser,my two Most Dangerous bikes. :roll:
Yes I will bring a helmut to show a good example.......Stevil
PS: Where's a good place to park ???

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Hey Rob,
I'm making a last minute decision to show up with my Tall Bike and
my knockoff Dyno Cruiser,my two Most Dangerous bikes. :roll:
Yes I will bring a helmut to show a good example.......Stevil
PS: Where's a good place to park ???

The Waterfront Park has some parking, about 20 spaces. Just the other side of the train tracks (i.e. 100 ft away) there is parking all along South Water Street and there is a large lot for a doctors office behind 258 Bank St. They are closed on weekends so parking there shouldn't be an inconvenience to anyone.

The road to enter the Park is called, poetically, "Bank Street Connector". You can also enter the park from the end of State Street and ride over to the pier we're setting up on- there is construction on City Pier at that end but the Waterfront is open there.

Look forward to seeing you! Call me if you aren't sure where we are: (860) 912 6882.

--Rob

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Today's weather forecast from the National Weather Service, http://www.noaa.gov :

Saturday August 6th Forecast for 06320, New London CT:


Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south between 7 and 10 mph.



Perfect day! See you there!

--Rob

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Bike Fest 2011 was a lot of fun today! We had 100's of visitors throughout the day.

Kiwanis was able to distribute over 40 new bike helmets to young riders.

The Custom Bike Show featured old bikes, new bikes, homebuilt customs, everything from cruisers to tandems to choppers!

The show attracted custom built bikes from all over the state!

Bike New London distributed free Share The Road info and State DOT Bicycling maps.

Our repair stands were BUSY all day long. Lots of folks got their bikes tuned up for summer riding!

There were reports of a wild man on a crazy contraption 9 feet tall... however no arrests were made in the case.

The Coasting Drag Races were a big hit with riders old and young.

Ol' Skool grudge match?

Our Fast Five winners of the day went home with some cool prizes.

Great day for bikes by the river!

If you were there, I hope you enjoyed yourself! If not, hope to see you next time!

--Rob

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Thanks for sharing the pics Rob, looks like a great time :wink: I see my buddy Shaggy Steve went :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Rat Rod]

Looks like a good time for sure!

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Thanks for sharing the pics Rob, looks like a great time :wink: I see my buddy Shaggy Steve went :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

When Stevil rode in on that tall bike, it was like the whole show got quiet... every head in the place turned to check him out. That bike is crazy fun. I do need a chainguard off it, though, and I'm worried that it might upset the structural integrity of it... :shock:

Actually I was very surprised at how maneuverable it is... and fortunately nobody pulled right out in front of him.

It was a great day!

--Rob

 

[Stevil]

Sorry Rob, you did ask for the guard and I forgot. BUT it's You , Jackie and others that work
tirelessly to promote biking,safety, and that wonderful city of New London.That pier is great.
:lol: I enjoyed your event ,our friends ,the bikes and the good work you all are doing there!!
Great pics, I think the great karma was caught and everyone should ride,Ride,RIDE! :lol: ...Stevil

 

[yeshoney]

Rob,
Thanks for the great day, especially after you said you worked 3 rd shift the night before. The weather was perfect, slight overcast, and comfortable temps with a nice breeze. Nice relaxing atmosphere and good turnout. Stevil, how was the MILLTOWN?? About 8 PM the heavens opened up and my windows were down in my car and I thought about you listening to bands etc. Not sure how many of those Hot Rods with their open air intakes etc were stuck there for another night. The rain just finally quit here, some 12 hours later.

Joe

 

[NLCTVWguy]

Thanks guys, yeah after about 10 hrs of sleep I'm feeling sorta normal again. Working again overnight after all that was tough!

All my stuff is still in the van, so that tell you how much I got done!

It was a great day and fun times. The drag race worked out real well, with you guys going twice as far as I expected... made Barbara run to mark off everyone's distance!

The event got good coverage with a video on our local newspaper: http://www.theday.com
http://theday.com/article/20110806/MEDIA0101/110809655/0/FRONTPAGE

And the online paper PATCH covered us with a good story and lots more pics, including an awesome one of Joe getting the holeshot in the drag race!

[url=http://newlondon.patch.com/ar...wlondon.patch.com/articles/3rd ... -into-town[/url]

Glad everyone had a good time, it means the hard work was worth it!

--Rob

 

[NLCTVWguy]

August 13th, we had a real good time with our first ever Full Moon Ride. We met in the evening at Fort Trumbull State Park and rode down to and through Ocean Beach Park. We rode to the furthest point of the city.

The weather cooperated a little, but not a lot. When the moon broke out from the clouds, it was really amazing. Hope everyone who went had fun!

We'll do it again real soon!

Email us at [email protected] to get on our mailing list for future rides.
--Rob