Unfortunately, there are only so many things you can control.
We were present at the London Bike Festival on June 27 here in London, Ontario, and the weather (for a bike festival) was awful! It had been a wonderful week leading up to the event, but on the day the skies opened. The organizers pressed ahead but it must have had an impact on numbers attending, which is a real pity given how hard the volunteers worked leading up to and on the day.
We still provided a range of our clothing for the fashion show - thank you to our models, Jordan and Brooke, who were awesome! On the left is our Phoenix jersey and Ironbark shorts; on the right is our Wilga 3 jersey and Corkwood shorts (click on any of the pictures to see them in detail).
There were a number of charity rides with information on display - including the MS Grand Bend to London and the MEC Century Ride. There was also material from the City of London on transport infrastructure, current and planned. An outstanding face-painter was also doing some incredible work throughout the day.
Brooke also showed our Banksia jersey and matching Corkwood shorts, while Jordan also wore our new Blue Ash jersey - and demonstrated how good the new reflective trim is in the less than ideal conditions!
We weren’t the only ones with apparel on show - MEC also presented some of their very nice clothing and there was a display of bike clothing of days gone by, from members of the Tweed Ride in London.
Here we are all on stage during the fashion show. Fingers crossed for better weather next year!