Thanks to all who have taken the time to respond (both on and off the list). The information is very helpful and encouraging - but I have a lot of actions to accomplish to hope for any success. New Orleans is not yet a "bicycle town" to any great extent so organizing a bicycling sub-cult event may be a stretch.
Daniel
New Orleans, LA
> Dale Brown wrote:
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\r?\n> > Display stands are the responsibility of the folks
\r?\n> bringing the bikes but I
\r?\n> > suggest you seek a sponsorship with a good area
\r?\n> bike shop for the event. Have
\r?\n> > them show you the options for bike display stands
\r?\n> (The Quality Bicycle
\r?\n> > Products catalog has at least two good choices..)
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\r?\n> A local shop, Velo Pasadena, help me out by selling
\r?\n> me track-style bike
\r?\n> stands at their wholesale so that I could offer them
\r?\n> to attendees at $20
\r?\n> per. Attendees had to let me know before hand so
\r?\n> that there were not
\r?\n> any excess at the end of the event.
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\r?\n> The track-style bike stands have a removable base
\r?\n> for storing and have a
\r?\n> vertical shaft with two plastic hooks that hold the
\r?\n> rear of the bike off
\r?\n> the ground by the left seat stay and left chain
\r?\n> stay. Actually work for
\r?\n> light maintenance on the bike too.
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\r?\n> Chuck Schmidt
\r?\n> South Pasadena, Southern Califoria
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