There are fewer Brits at this year's Interbike than in previous years. Is this a consequence of belt tightening, or a reluctance to travel post September 11th? Either way there's plenty going on that impacts on the UK market...

INTERBIKE: Brits light on the ground in Las Vegas

Brits spotted so far include:

Chipps Chippendale of Singletrackworld.com.

Kris Hollund, Steve Behr and Steve Worland of Future Publishing.

Nick Garland of Nick Garland Cycles (see headshot above).

Mike Reynolds, product and sourcing director, Raleigh UK; Steve Davey, sales and marketing director, Raleigh UK and with them on the Derby Cycle Corporation stand, Raleigh UK’s new ‘outsourced’ product designer, Patrick Hostler, of the LLE/H design consultancy of London.

Darren and Sarah Mabbott of Silverfish.

Mike O’Brien of Fibrax and Hamish Stewart of Weldtite, on the British Cycle Parts stand.

Steve Peat and Michael Bonney on the Royal Racing/Orange stand.

Phil Liggett.

Colin Wilson of Crabtree.

Gavin Markscheffel of Universal.

Russell and Neil Merry of Hot Wheels.

Steve Fenton of the European Cycle Development Agency.

Steve Wassell of Two Wheel Trading

Justin Stevenson of Dawes.

Raleigh MD Philip Darnton will be at the show tomorrow for a ‘Derby Cycle Corporation’ directors meeting.

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