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EXPO 2014

Sunday morning came very early and JJ and I were both up and on our way to Birch Run to meet Raymond and Alexander.  We found them at McDonald's, had a quick breakfast and we were on our way to East Lansing.  Somewhere around Flint we started to see snow and it got pretty heavy by the time we got to East Lansing.  We arrived at MSU with time to spare and were able to drive in to the arena, unload and leave the van inside!

We had plenty of time to set up and they even gave us an extra table.  We had everything up and ready with time to spare.
Don and Cory arrived early.
 
This had to be the smallest expo ever.  Not sure how much the weather had to do with it?  But Don walked out empty handed, which is very unusual.  There were only a handful of bike shops present also. There were a few Fat Bikes on display.
 
KHS Four Season

Specialized Fatboy

Charge Cooker
 
I bought a pair of bib shorts and a couple tubes from Raymond and sold most of my big ticket items.  So I have enough to buy the Bikes Direct Fat Bike or I can wait till payday and go for the Framed Fat Bike.  I will be depositing my money today and making a decision in the next couple days.
 
We stopped at the City Limits bowling alley, bar and grill.  If you are in this area I would highly recommend this place.  Very good menu and great food.  Also and excellent draft beer selection.
 
The drive home wasn't to bad.  It snowed the whole time and the road was slippery.  We got home and I laid down with Michelle for a short nap which ended up being two hours. We did manage to get the Christmas tree down and do an hour on the trainer.  So a good evening.
 
This may be my last EXPO as a seller.  Not much left in the inventory and not sure it is worth getting a table?
 
Next post will be later this week on my Fat Bike selection.  See you then.


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