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With some weekend time to spare between setup and the start of the show, a few of us headed to Downieville to experience firsthand the classic downhill course. It was a blast!

We then officially kicked off Interbike by giving away $16,000 from our Buck Up For Bikes program to four beneficiary organizations: Trips for Kids, National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), Little Bellas and the Amy D. Foundation.

We were proud to hand out the most Buck Up For Bikes money that we ever have to date: $4,000 to each group.

One of the best parts about Interbike is the opportunity to meet face-to-face with many of our partners.

After a very full day one of Interbike, we enjoyed our first staff dinner together.

When you run a business like BikeFlights.com, you can’t just stop shipping bikes because most of your staff is away at Interbike. So we set up mobile Support operations all week to keep our customers’ bikes shipping on schedule.

While at Interbike, we also enjoyed an evening of racing and spectating at RenoCross, one of our partner events.

Our female staff crushed it in the women’s Wheelers and Dealers race, sweeping all three podium spots. We also clinched a runner-up spot in the men’s industry race.

Our Ambassadors put on a good show, too, with podium appearances by Sofia Gomez-Villafane and Clara Honsinger.

When Interbike wrapped up, it was time to head to Incline Village, next to Lake Tahoe, for our staff retreat. We did some riding on beautiful nearby trails like the Tahoe-Rim Trail and the Marlette Flume Trail.

When we weren’t riding, we shared meals together and some R&R time on the beach.

And as with most of our trips, we wrapped up by packing our bikes so we could ship them home.

All in all, it was a great time being and riding in the Reno-Tahoe area. There’s plenty of excellent local riding - we suggest you check it out next time you’re there!