Bike Week bad for the local economy?

dpg · 06-24-2004, 02:02 PM

Yup, good points made. Anybody out there owned their N.H. home for 80 years - not hand-me-downs. How about you complainers, do you attend the Sandwich fair every year? Have you ever? I've met people who hate it, I know it may be a far cry from 1,000's of Harley's but you get the point.

Anyway, bike week is strictly a gender and age thing. Probably not many thirty somethings that would like to see it leave the area. C'mon, don't you retirees remember when you were young and crazy?

Paugus Bay Resident · 06-24-2004, 04:23 PM

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C'mon, don't you retirees remember when you were young and crazy?

I'm not a retiree, but I remember when it was 4 days, which would be fine by me. What I'd love, is a chance to vote on it.

Belmont Resident · 06-25-2004, 05:36 AM

Pauguse Bay Resident
Laconia might be helping with the issue. With all those million dollar homes going up just off the Weirs strip maybe that will be the voice that changes things. That is only a small portion of the contruction going on around that area.
In past years the Laconia/Lakeport area hasn't seen a big traffic problem. This year traffic was a nighmare with traffic backing way up Elm street. Never seen that before.
I talked with someone who was on a bike Saturday. Took hime 5 hour to get from the Lakeport area to the Weirs with a lunch stop on the way.

Skip · 07-02-2004, 06:31 AM

Interesting article in today's Union Leader referencing opponents to the current length of Bike Week and what their protest plans are at the next meeting of the Laconia City Council;

http://www.theunionleader.com/articl...?article=40164

Lakegeezer · 07-02-2004, 07:05 AM

Those that argued to keep the event as long as it currently is said:

It would be impossible to hold all the events that make up the rally with only a four day event
Less people would come from far away for a shorter event
The event would be more prone to a washout

Those that want to shorten the event had their points to

They could get to Walmart faster
Shorter periods of the assault of noise
Less beer cans to pick up
Less wizz on the bushes

Fargo · 07-05-2004, 05:07 PM

I find it interesting to see that 4,156 people have viewed this post but only 27 people have post replies. This region has way too much to offer to continue supporting bike week, enough is enough! Weirs Beach deserves better.

06-25-2004, 05:36 AM	#3
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Bike week Pauguse Bay Resident Laconia might be helping with the issue. With all those million dollar homes going up just off the Weirs strip maybe that will be the voice that changes things. That is only a small portion of the contruction going on around that area. In past years the Laconia/Lakeport area hasn't seen a big traffic problem. This year traffic was a nighmare with traffic backing way up Elm street. Never seen that before. I talked with someone who was on a bike Saturday. Took hime 5 hour to get from the Lakeport area to the Weirs with a lunch stop on the way.

07-02-2004, 06:31 AM	#4
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	Bike week protest? Interesting article in today's Union Leader referencing opponents to the current length of Bike Week and what their protest plans are at the next meeting of the Laconia City Council; http://www.theunionleader.com/articl...?article=40164

07-02-2004, 07:05 AM	#5
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,680 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 355 Thanked 640 Times in 291 Posts	Good points on both sides Those that argued to keep the event as long as it currently is said: It would be impossible to hold all the events that make up the rally with only a four day event Less people would come from far away for a shorter event The event would be more prone to a washout Those that want to shorten the event had their points to They could get to Walmart faster Shorter periods of the assault of noise Less beer cans to pick up Less wizz on the bushes __________________ -lg

07-05-2004, 05:07 PM	#6
Fargo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lake Winni Posts: 215 Thanks: 36 Thanked 130 Times in 38 Posts	Bike Week I find it interesting to see that 4,156 people have viewed this post but only 27 people have post replies. This region has way too much to offer to continue supporting bike week, enough is enough! Weirs Beach deserves better.

06-24-2004, 02:02 PM	#1
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,617 Thanks: 157 Thanked 235 Times in 172 Posts	Yup, good points made. Anybody out there owned their N.H. home for 80 years - not hand-me-downs. How about you complainers, do you attend the Sandwich fair every year? Have you ever? I've met people who hate it, I know it may be a far cry from 1,000's of Harley's but you get the point. Anyway, bike week is strictly a gender and age thing. Probably not many thirty somethings that would like to see it leave the area. C'mon, don't you retirees remember when you were young and crazy?