Interbike 2002

Las Vegas, USA, October 5 - 8, 2002

Wheeling and dealing under the desert sun

On Show Photo: © Rob Karman

Interbike came of age in 2002, marking the 21st anniversary of North America's (and some would say the world's) biggest and most comprehensive bicycle trade show.

With over 20,000 registrations on the first day of the trade-only event, 2002's show was considered a major success, with seminars, technical clinics, press conferences and the industry awards night as well as the thousands of new and improved products from over 1,000 companies.

Cyclingnews was there with our photographers and reporters, covering all aspects of the show, from the latest new widgets to who will be riding what bike next year.

The coverage of Interbike concentrates on the North American manufacturers, given that the previous coverage of Eurobike and EICMA focused on the European manufacturers.

Interbike kicked off on Saturday, October 5, with 'demo day', where the manufacturers offered their 2003 road and mountain bikes for testing on road and trails, with the convention starting the following day and running until Tuesday. The exhibition was held over three days (one day less than 2001), and the jury was still out as to whether this was preferable to the longer format.

Index to all reports

• On Show 2002 special report: Gold and silver at the '02 worlds for US bike makers, by Gerard Knapp
• Interbike 2002 Preview - A look at what was coming up. Featured companies include Titec, Truvativ, Giant, Ritchey and Yeti.
• Interbike 2002 - Outdoor Expo and Day 1 - the Outdoor Expo day saw George Hincapie hit the dirt roads with Gary Fisher. Day 1 at the show saw past and present pro riders like Greg LeMond, Hincapie, Ron Kiefel, Roland Green, Tara Llanes and USPS director Johan Bruyneel in attendance, signing autographs and meeting the fans.
• Sinclair Imports party - Sunday night was one of the social highlights of Interbike - Sinclair Imports' party at the Monte Carlo Pub & Brewery. Cyclingnews.com was there, along with several hundred other invited guests including Tyler Hamilton, Axel Merckx, Hincapie and LeMond.
• Interbike 2002 - Day 2 - Featured companies include Specialized, Orange, Tomac, Trek, Independent Fabrication and pics from Pinarello, Sidi, Marzocchi and f'i:zik
• Interbike Day 2 - Featured companies include DeFeet, Specialized, Time, Mavic, Hayes, Airborne and Reynolds.
• Cannondale - What will be available from Cannondale in 2003, including new road and MTB models.
• Carnac - The shoe line worn by George Hincapie and other top Pro riders gets a complete revamp for 2003.
• Cyfac - Cyfac boldly goes & Pearl Izumi babies basso
• Litespeed - Litespeed has 13 road and four mountain bike models for 2003, and we take a look at a few of them.
• Interbike Day 3 - Lance Armstrong talks, and talks, and runs the raffle
• More from Interbike - Day 3 continues - In this instalment we puts on our shades for a look at Orbea, drop by Park Tool's retro-styled 40th anniversary booth and learn how to consume Extran's energy goo.
• Trek - The Trek stand at Interbike always features one of the widest ranges of bikes on display and the 2003 range will be no exception.
• Giant - We take a look at the vast range of bikes that Giant will release over the coming months.
• Spin, click, spin - We take a look at at American Classic, Speedplay and Graber Products.
• Padding the features - Pearl Izumi show off their latest technology, as used in their new shorts, jerseys and gloves
• Titanium and more - More from Merlin and Tomac; Giro's limited edition Lance Armstrong print
• Cannondale and Team Major Taylor team up.
• Casati's traditional innovation
• Cyfac boldly goes, Pearl babies Basso
• On Show: Wilier Triestina
• Campagnolo's 2003 clothing preview
• All the Interbike photos

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