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By the time I got there the show was already over; they pulled out from the COBO Expo Center the day before. I was very disappointed but recovered quickly and took a few pictures from the COBO roof:
And a few more towards the GM building:
I decided to go to the Eastern Market (Mack Ave. and I-75) instead to do some shopping.
Having arrived there around 11 am I found out that the market would not open until noon. Another hit (read "miss") for the day.
Here are some pics from Eastern Market:
They sell meats and cold meats prepared using methods and techniques from Eastern/Central Europe. The prices are very decent if you buy in large amounts. Also veggies , fish and seeds are of a very good quality, again , if you are willing to buy "large". This is not Costco:it has flair and panache.
The light is very bright and sharp around here ( coordinates:42N83W); one needs welding goggles from March thru October. Or at least, this is how I feel...
Some Slow Roll Bike event was underway; although sunny it was rather cold and windy for this time of the year (30F and 15- 25mph wind)
Some bikes and bikers taking part/enduring the cold. First three pics show cruisers, or a rare breed of bike which one could only see in Detroit and maybe in California
More pcs about this exotic, post-industrial location:
I didn't wait for the market to open and drove back home.
At home there is another piece of gear waiting to be part of a new bike, a disk brake Rohloff internal speed hub (handbuilt in Germany), laced to a Velocity rim 36 spoke.
I would probably have to eat just rice and beans for the rest of the year so that I could pay off this stuff. Ein Wunder der Technik.
The next post will deal with building the new Rohloff speed hub based bike.
