I won't go into details now, mainly because I am so tired - but suffice it to say that we were there 5 hours, I saw all the vendors I wanted to and more, I got new front wheels and my frog's legs fixed, and I'm a lot closer to knowing what kind of chair I want to order. Mission accomplished. I'd like to get a titanium chair, color - salsa red, with Natural Fit handrims for easier pushing.
I still have a few questions to answer myself - ones where I have to weigh the relative value of various options, and one feature that I couldn't see that I'd love to see before I buy.
There was a lot of cool stuff at the expo too - extra wheels you can add to the foot pedals up front that are larger and good for going over rough ground, standing frames, ratchet looking handles that attach to the back wheels, and power assist wheels. The Colours chairs look like their creators must have been Harley motorcycle riders before their injuries - shiny chrome and hot colors, with playboy bunny trim. Nothing that I had to have, but curious stuff all the same.
And on the way home we stopped at a restaurant in Carlsbad owned by a friend. That's probably as much of why I'm tired as the expo itself, but we decided to take advantage of being in North County to try a place we hadn't been to before because it is a 45 minute drive from home.
I brought home a ton of reading material, and I know that in the next week I'll slowly sift through it. My next step is an email to the supplier to see if there's any way he can show me that last feature that wasn't at the expo. Then comes an appointment for measurements.
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