Bicycle Retailer:

The 25th Interbike International Bicycle Expo was the largest ever in terms of occupied exhibit space.

Square footage for both the Outdoor Demo and the Interbike Expo included more than 370,000 square feet of occupied exhibit space with total attendance close to 22,000 individual international bicycle and accessory buyers and exhibitors.

The 2006 edition of Outdoor Demo measured 61,400 square feet of exhibit space filled with more than 130 bicycle and accessory manufacturers. Three thousand five hundred individual buyers and journalists tested bicycles and accessories on cross country mountain bike trails, downhill-specific courses, a professionally built BMX track and a closed road course. Total overall attendance for the two-day demo was more than 6,000 individuals.

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