Bicycle Dealership-Industry Expert Jay Townley to Highlight RC-C 2013

Jay Townley has spent 53 years in the bicycle industry. He started as an employee in a bike shop in 1957, worked for the Schwinn Bicycle Company for 24 years as Sales Promotion Manager, Director of Product Safety and Governmental Affairs, Assistant to the President, Vice President Marketing, and Vice President Purchasing. Jay will again be a featured speaker during the 2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con, sharing his insights and expertise with bicycle dealers, managers, and sales staff attending the event.

The bike shop channel of trade has been turning to recumbents to hold on to its core consumer market...aging baby boomer cycling enthusiasts. Traditional bike shop managers, as well as the growing number of recumbent-specialty shop operators, will benefit greatly from Jay's research-based insights and years of experience. Jay's 'Recumbents Coming Of Age' seminar will be the highlight event for many dealers attending RC-C, and will be presented only on Saturday, November 2, 2013 in the indoor exhibit hall.

Mr. Townley owned and operated Venture Out Unlimited, a bicycle touring company, and served as President of Giant Bicycle Inc., as President and a Director of Browning Bicycle Component, LLC, and as Executive Director of The Bicycle Council a (non-profit) bicycle industry marketing association.

A long time advocate for and promoter of recumbents to specialty bicycle retailers, Townley rides a Ryan Vanguard, and has been advising bike shop owners for over a decade to promote recumbents as a strategy for holding on to adult enthusiasts as customers by helping them maintain their bicycling lifestyle as they grow older.

Currently Townley is a partner and co-founder of VendorLink-Cycling, a supply chain management service that focuses on improving specialty bicycle retailer and supplier collaboration and inventory profitability.  He is also a partner in The Gluskin Townley Group, LLC, a market research and specialty retail consultancy.

Townley contributes articles to the National Bicycle Dealers Association newsletter, the Outdoor Industry Association web-news and Bicycle Dealer Magazine.  He is a frequent speaker at both Bicycle Industry and Outdoor Industry trade shows and special events.

TRIDENT TRIKES

See the latest from Trident Trikes in Booth R39 during the 2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con Trade Show & Convention. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Trident Trikes offers nine models of recumbent trikes. Their Stowaway, Monorail and Chamelion models all come with standard rear racks, fenders, pedals, safety flag, front/rear lights and mirror. Dealers will get the chance to ride the Trident Chameleion Convertitrike Tandem/Single on the RC-C Demo Ride Arena, November 1, 2 & 3 at the Fairplex.

Edge Recumbents Reintroducing Revered Nameplates and Bikes at RC-C

Edge Recumbents Hepcat

Seymour, Tennessee-based Edge Recumbents is reintroducing the recumbent world to some of the most beloved names in the business. If you've been around long enough to miss the D'Jango, Hepcat, Canto, Taiko, Koosah, and the Jettcreek, you'll be delighted to know that these models are again being hand-made in America's heartland. Make plans to see and ride these refined, upgraded, and still proudly Made In The USA, at the 2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con Trades Show & Convention. You'll find Edge Recumbent in Booths R1, R2 & R3.

Maria Parker Riding RAAM on RAAM-Ready

 Cruzbike Vendetta

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Cruzbike is fully committed to supporting Maria Parker as she prepares to compete in Race Across America, with the start for all solo riders set for Thursday, June 11.
    By entering solo RAAM, not only is Maria displaying her energy for a worthy cause and a dogged determination to fight brain cancer, but she has given the folks at Cruzbike the opportunity to re-think every dimension of what they think makes a great racing bike.
    It's been very demanding to meet the challenge! In fact, a complete redesign of the record setting Cruzbike Vendetta was prepared for the event. Many of the refinements and developments made for her race bikes will underpin the products that will offered in the coming months.
    On this new bike, Cruzbike debuts, for the first time on a recumbent bike, advanced hydroforming technology, giving the new bike a liquid smooth profile through air.
    Special handlebars, special headrest air cushions, special gearing solutions, special wheels and new headrest mounted bottle cages. It is a piece of machinery that everyone at Cruzbike is truly proud of.
   We welcome you all to be enthralled as Maria and her team build towards the big race. Join us on the edge of seats as we watch and cheer for Maria pedalling mile upon mile across the great North American continent.
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Sheraton Fairplex Room Reservations

The most convenient place to stay during the Recumbent Cycle-Con Trade Show & Convention is right on Fairplex grounds, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel. The Sheraton Fairplex is quick two- or three-minute walk from the main RC-C exhibit hall. Special room rates are available for exhibitors and attendees, simply Click Here for the complete details.

ICE has begun to produce a new 'tech guide' film series, featuring its Adventure and Spring Models. It explains some of the ins-and-outs of recumbent trike frame design. You'll see all the latest trikes from ICE in their booth and on the Demo Riding Arena during the 2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con. Don't miss them in booth TS-1.

2013 RC-C Exhibitor Information Packages

Exhibitor information packages for the 2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con Trade Show & Convention are now available online. Simply Click Here to download the information packet in PDF form. Reservations for indoor spaces and outdoor spaces adjacent to the two Outdoor Demo Ride Arenas are now being accepted.

POMONA FAIRPLEX-- Recumbent Cycle-Con (RC-C), the first national tradeshow for recumbent bicycles, recently hired Shelley L. Patterson, Director of Marketing and Business Development of Buddy Bike, LLC, as a part-time coordinator for the next expo to be held November 1-3, 2013 in Pomona, California.

Charles (Chuck) Coyne, producer of Recumbent Cycle-Con, hired Patterson because of her involvement and enthusiasm in the first Recumbent Cycle-Con held in 2011. Chuck says, "Shelley’s long term commitment to the bicycle industry, and especially her commitment to adaptive cycling, makes her uniquely qualified for this position."

Patterson's role in the second Recumbent Cycle-Con will be to contribute to the growth of the event including the expansion of adaptive cycling and bicycle travel sections. Patterson will also organize the second Adaptive Cycling Roundtable and plans to add other adaptive cycling-related presentations.

Patterson has worked at Buddy Bike, LLC since 2005 as the Director of Marketing and Business Development. Buddy Bike, LLC manufacturers an alternative tandem bicycle that is beneficial for riders with special needs. Patterson manages all aspects of the small bicycle manufacturing business where she tripled the sales in the first year of business. Patterson has dedicated herself and the Buddy Bike business to putting more people on bicycles especially those who may feel they can’t ride due to physical or mental limitations. "Adaptive cyclists vary in their challenges. We are planning an expo to be inclusive of all cyclists whether they ride a recumbent because of back pain, ride a tandem because they can’t safely ride alone or if they ride a handcycle because they are paralyzed."

Recumbent Cycle-Con will be held November 1 through 3 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California. The event will be open to the bicycle trade-only on Friday and open to the public both Saturday and Sunday. 

2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con Show Hours Announced

The operating hours for the 2013 Recumbent Cycle-Con have been coordinated to maximize the opportunities for recumbent bike dealers to meet with manufacturers and other exhibitors, and to allow plenty of time for the public to participate in this exciting event.

Bicycle dealers and other members of the industry will have access to the convention hall exhibits and Demo Test Ride Arena all three days of the show - Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 1, 2, 3, 2013. The entire show will be open to the public Saturday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and again Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Friday, November 1 -  Industry Only Hours - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, November 2 - Industry Hours - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday, November 2 - Public Hours 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Sunday, November 3 - Public & Industry Hours - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm