Right here!! Vish returns to crown the 2005 Interbike Booth Babe and tell of his copious quest for new rides. But before I get to the tales of the Vish, I'm excited to present the first of many Clippy awards and announce to the world which Babe of Babes gets the pleasure of topping my podium.
Who says GC has no shame? I've seen plenty of sites who flout and flaunt their pictures of Booth Babes, especially at gamer and geek conventions....go figure. Or maybe they're just flouting our babes for their girl-at-the-booth-next-door look. Sorry you guys have such high standards, but we are just average bikers and would be psyched if the homeliest, cross-eyed babe in our collection came out and rode with us - in a sweater. After all, not every biker chick can look like Ms. Vanlandingham.
Here's an interesting twist on the contest idea, although in pure geek style, it plays more on poking fun at the fellow 40-year-old virgin than it does the hot babe in bed next to him. MTBReview almost came close with its 2003 Quick Poll. Too bad there were only seven to choose from...and one of those sounds like a guy team. Well, all mountain bikers must be alike, since we at GC also had a small percentage of men and mannequins in our contest. Or maybe we just have a muddy (read: dirty) sense of humor. Either way, our very own editor, G-man, scored just behind the mannequin but still in the top 40% when the votes were tallied and the babes crowned. Way to go, G - you're one hot bitch!!
OK, enough talk....on to the Booth Babes....
You boys got off to a slow start, but after 2 months of open polls and 283 total votes, we've arrived at the winner. Well OK, 2 months of open polls and 2 months of making you wait in salacious anticipation. And we're almost there...but I think I'll make you wait just a leetle bit more.
First up, the "alternative" category:
Caboose: Carl Snarl from Vicious Cycles - Good thing he makes a living from building sweet frames and gorgeous paint jobs. 
2nd Runner-up: Larry, Moe and Curly from Nogin Sox - What can I say? Let's hope their Sox are making a better showing.
1st Runner-up: Gman (aka P-dawg) from GoClipless - How's it feel to take second place to the plastic? Again.
"Alternative Wiener": Nipper from Salsa - It really wasn't that cold in Vegas, but you gotta show a little somethin' if you wanna be perched on top.
So, without further flats and plastic perversions, may we present to you the 2005 Interbike Booth Babe results.
3rd Runner-up: Stacey from Veltec - Veltec certainly knows how to pick them. With two in the top six, we'll be certain to return to their booth this year.
2nd Runner-up (Editor's choice): Kelley from IF - All the guys were drooling over this one. Not sure if it was the babe, the bike or the babe bent over the bike, but it works!!
1st Runner-up (Photographer's choice): Angela from Voodoo - This girl is the total package...sharp mind, captivating eyes and killer legs. No wonder Voodoo puts her at the top of their list.
Miss Interbike 2005 (Geoff's choice): With obviously more friends than the rest of the field and a whopping 88 votes, Ms. Pink-Kabush from Smith. Way to go Geoff and Keri...add another win to your career. And a big GoClipless cheer on your wedding!! We hope to see more of Keri on the podium in the future.
Revisit the 2005 Interbike Booth Babe gallery. And be sure to attend the crowning of the '05 Booth Babe at Interbike 2006...details to follow.
* I'd like to thank all the wonderful and willing ladies that I got to meet during last year's Interbike. As if the show wasn't fun enough, all of your beauty and above average social skills made it even better. (But if that weren't the case, you wouldn't be booth babes;) I'm looking forward to seeing you again this Fall in Vegas and to those who didn't catch my eye last year, be on the lookout...Go Clipless will be representing in a bigger and more noticeable way in '06.
