Las Vegas Bikefest 2008
Well, as sure as the sun coming up, the days are flying by and we're in the dog days of summer and fall will officially be here in about 4 weeks or so. The riding has been great for the most part during the summer since we've pretty much stuck to coastal rides. My wife pretty much informed me back in late June that her days of riding while it's 95-100 degrees are over.
But with fall comes a couple of great rallies on the west coast: Street Vibrations up in Reno, Nevada and Las Vegas Bikefest. We did the awesome ride through the Sierras last year and hit the Reno event but at the urging of some riding buddies we'll be sticking a little closer to home this year and doing Bikefest.
October is usually pretty nice in Vegas, nothing extreme as far as temps go so we're looking forward to some nice rides and of course, Vegas can't be beat. We're pretty much Vegas veterans, typically going there 2-3 times a year and were just there a couple of weeks ago and as usual, stayed on the strip since we get comped for our room. But knowing we would be staying downtown for Bikefest and having not ventured down there for about 15 years, we took a drive to check out Fremont street where the event will take place.
Comparing downtown Vegas to the strip is sort of like comparing a mini-bike built with an old lawn mower engine to a Harley Ultra-Classic. It's pretty much apples and oranges. But strolling down Fremont, checking out the old school casinos like Fitzgeralds, Binions, and The Four Queens where we'll be staying, really drove home how cool it should be for our first time at Bikefest. We're definitely looking forward to riding out with friends and meeting new ones once we get there!
And if our recent string of luck in Vegas continues...all the better!
But with fall comes a couple of great rallies on the west coast: Street Vibrations up in Reno, Nevada and Las Vegas Bikefest. We did the awesome ride through the Sierras last year and hit the Reno event but at the urging of some riding buddies we'll be sticking a little closer to home this year and doing Bikefest.
October is usually pretty nice in Vegas, nothing extreme as far as temps go so we're looking forward to some nice rides and of course, Vegas can't be beat. We're pretty much Vegas veterans, typically going there 2-3 times a year and were just there a couple of weeks ago and as usual, stayed on the strip since we get comped for our room. But knowing we would be staying downtown for Bikefest and having not ventured down there for about 15 years, we took a drive to check out Fremont street where the event will take place.
Comparing downtown Vegas to the strip is sort of like comparing a mini-bike built with an old lawn mower engine to a Harley Ultra-Classic. It's pretty much apples and oranges. But strolling down Fremont, checking out the old school casinos like Fitzgeralds, Binions, and The Four Queens where we'll be staying, really drove home how cool it should be for our first time at Bikefest. We're definitely looking forward to riding out with friends and meeting new ones once we get there!
And if our recent string of luck in Vegas continues...all the better!
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