Interbike is one of those events that I think a lot of people have a love / hate relationship with. For me personally, I love seeing everyone and getting a look at all the new product, but I hate Las Vegas. I don’t know what it is about the city, but I just dread going there every year. Every year we see a lot of changes from brands that have booths, size of those booths, the products and more. This year was different in the sense of size. There were fewer brands in attendance and honestly the BMX section was smaller than I’ve seen it in the past 7 years I’ve had the opportunity to attend.
Thanks to the internet, a lot of the “surprises” we used to see at Interbike are trimmed down thanks to previews popping up on websites, Issuu, videos, etc. which isn’t a bad thing, but it leaves people like myself wondering what we’ll actually see at the show. Thankfully, a lot of brands hold out on product being seen until the show and we’re still surprised every time we come through which is awesome. I decided to compile 10 of my personal favorite items from the show for you guys to check out if you haven’t seen it yet. Let’s take a peek.
Interbike 2014 Recap
Well, the week in hell Las Vegas for Interbike wrapped up on Friday and I managed to make my way to MOST of the brands that were in attendance this year! We did manage to miss a few of the suites since they packed up and left before we could even get to them, but that’s alright! Overall, despite there being fewer brands with booths or even attending, we saw A LOT of new product which was great. As expected, we saw less oil slick, more freecoasters and plenty of innovation going into revamping or designing existing products which is always a good thing. Below you can find links to all of the brands we did visit…
Interbike 2014: Simple Bike Co.
Literally about 10 minutes before Interbike shut it down for 2014, we bumped into Niels from Simple Bike Co. who was walking around the show with a back pack with a few goodies inside! We convinced him to open up his bag and give us a look at some of the new product he has coming from the brand for you guys. Oh, and they’re going to be available here in the U.S again since Tree Bicycle Co. will be distributing them! Let’s take a look!
Interbike 2014: Fairdale Bikes
Alright! Sorry for the delay on this one. We wrapped up the 3rd day swinging by the Fairdale booth and between travel time and getting caught back up this one took a minute to get posted! But that’s enough of that! Let’s take a closer look at what Taj Mihelich had on display at this years Interbike for the brand. Yeah, these aren’t BMX bikes, but they’re still a BMX brand in our eyes!
Interbike 2014: Merritt
Next up, we cruised on outside of the main floor area and took the elevator up 27 floors to the Merritt suite to get a look at what Mike Brennan and Sean Curran have been cooking up out in New Jersey this past year. The brand is going into its second year and it’s cooking up a bunch of rad new product. Let’s take a closer look!
Interbike 2014: Haro and Premium
Interbike 2014: BSD
Interbike 2014: Wethepeople and Eclat
Next up is one that I usually need to mentally prepare for each year. The guys at Wethepeople and Eclat have such an extensive line of products between the amazing Wethepeople completes, to all of the frames and parts to all of Eclat’s parts. Needless to say, it’s A LOT to take in. Make the jump to get a look at what they have for new product this year along with a few samples that may or may not make it past R&D in the future.