This year at Cirque du Cyclisme in Leesburg, VA, I will be giving a talk about swap meets. I will discuss brief history, etiquette, finds and deals, and the culture involved. As you can tell from the Bikeville blog, I do go to a lot of swap meets and find them very interesting from a … Continue reading Cirque du Cyclisme 2012
Michigan swap meet- mostly track bike photos
Sander(believed to be British prewar builder) bike. Schwinn style adjustable stem, wood rims, fixed gear, early Brooks saddle, Webb pedals, and is Reynolds 531 double-butted tubing. Diamant chrome track bike. Schwinn style adjustable stem, wooden rims. Speedwell titanium bicycle. UK built, first production titanium bike, later Teledyne also made one. Complete with titanium fork. Elgin Racer track bike. … Continue reading Michigan swap meet- mostly track bike photos
Memory Lane swap meet pt.1
A pile of Schwinn Paramount frames. All larger sizes. Schwinn Mini-Twinn with Ram's Horn handlebars rusty blue looks nice. Early Gormley & Jefferies with nice wooden rims and rare aluminum rear fender. Original finish 1939 Schwinn badged BF Goodrich. Early 1950s Peugeot Porteur bike with aftermarket rack. Headlight is mounted incorrectly for a bike with a rack. George Omelenchuk bicycle, … Continue reading Memory Lane swap meet pt.1
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