'06 Cirque reports

Friday:
After a fun time "mixing" at the opening reception, things got off to a great start as the
"Fixie Ride" commenced at 2 PM. Of the approx. 40 riders,  about were half single speeds and half derailleur bikes.
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That night, the Charity auction benefited Operation Smile ($6.5K contributed!) and was a blast.
Ray Dobbins pics: Here


Saturday:
- Group rides lead by our wonderful local club folks, rode out in the AM: the first a bunch of road burners and the second group to see the town's sights.
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- Then the Seminars at mid-day with presentations by Charles Andrews & Matti Gorski about restoring (or not) vintage bikes, Peter Weigle talked about his background leading to frame building, then John Barron shared his exotic & rare bike component collection. The closer was master builder Dave Moulton and his views of bicycle design and his experiences.
See Dale's pics of a few bikes on display before seminars started: Here
More of Dale's pics of seminars themselves Here 
Ray Dobbins pics: Here

- Sat. night the gang gathered at a catered
Banquet dinner and Ted Ernst was presented the coveted CR Mike Richardson Memorial Vintage Bicycle Award and he then gave us an excellent slide talk about his personal history in cycling...
Ray Dobbins pics Here


Sunday:
- The
Tour de Guilford started the day, which could be a ride as long as the 62 mile romp into 4 different scenic North Carolina counties!  Photos by A.Eubanks & Dale: Here

- Show & Swap meet got under way at 11 AM and wow!
Many pics....
Dale's HereAldo's Ross's Here Bob Frietas' Here John Maddog Waner's Here
Classic Rendezvous e-list members gathered for a group shot (Ray Dobbins again. Thanks Ray!) Here
Russ Fitzgerald's blog entries are neat reading about the Cirque Here

And for the most complete photo coverage of all, Ray Dobbins' page Here