August 09, 2018 (Chicago, IL) – CABDA Expo organizers announced on Thursday that they have opened Exhibitor registration for both of their regional trade shows: CABDA West in metro San Diego, CA and CABDA Midwest held outside Chicago, IL.

CABDA Midwest has grown from a small, local show into a mainstay event for shops across 27 states. The 2017 event drew over 2300 attendees from 560 IBDs. 2019 will mark CABDA’s first expo in San Diego and fifth annual event in Chicago since the show was resurrected in 2015. Both events are trade-only.

“We’ve seen tremendous growth at out Midwest show, and the response we have received from manufacturers regarding CABDA West has been incredible.” Show Director Jim Kersten said, “Our regional, pre-season, low-cost, high-ROI format seems to be catching on with sales managers. We’re taking orders for larger booths and we’re picking up more sponsors than we ever have before.”

Both CABDA West and CABDA Midwest events will feature clinics and seminars organized by the Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association (PBMA).

“We want both of our shows to places where it is easy to bring staff to learn about new products and receive technical/sales training.” Kersten said “We also want it to be a place where exhibitors can write orders. And hopefully lots of them!”

CABDA West takes place January 16-17 at the Del Mar Racetrack near San Diego, will feature indoor and outdoor exhibits and demos, and will serve as host to the PBMA’s Education Summit (Jan 14&15).

CABDA Midwest takes place February 13-14 will held entirely indoors and play host to the PBMA’s E-Bike Summit (February 11&12).

Exhibitor information and dealer registration can be found here.