UPCOMMING OLD BIKE SWAPS AND EVENTS

Coming Soon, Sunday, March 25th is the date for the 24th annual Seattle Old Bike Swap Meet.

Same location as last year, Meridian Park Elementary School, 17377 Meridian Avenue N, Shoreline, Washington, 98133, about five miles north of Seattle, and five minutes west of the North 175th ST exit from I-5.

The hours for the general public will be from 8am to 2pm, with doors opening at 7am and closing at 2:45pm for vendors. We have heated indoor, covered outdoor and parking/vending spaces. The number of indoor and covered outdoor spaces is limited with approximately 1/3 already taken. For vendor space availability and pricing please go to our event website which can be accessed from posts on the CABE and Ratrodbike forums, or by Google-ing seattle old bike swap. We have added a PayPal feature to the site for those who would like to pay for their space electronically. Pricing for vendor spaces is based on early-bird, standard, and latecomer schedules and I will extend early-bird pricing for five days after I receive this email back from Jerry G.

We will also be posting information about our planned pre-function event for Saturday, March 24th on the event site.

See you at the meet,
Phil Marshall Event Coordinator

Here is the poster: https://sites.google.com/site/seattleoldbikeswap

August 6 & 7, Chehalis WA, Annual Pedals and Piston Antique/Vintage Motorcycle/Bicycle Show and Swap meet, held at Yardbirds, 2100 N National AV, Chehalis, WA, 98532. This has grown to be a great meet located half-way between Seattle and Portland, with lots of cool stuff, lots of vendors, live music, beer garden, swap meet, and show, I have a flyer available if you need more details. Info: 360-736-7138.

August 27th, Spanaway WA, 34th Annual LeMay Open House and 6th annual VBE Classic Bicycle Concours, same place as always, A really BIG EVENT!!! Thousands of cars, thousands of people, bicycles, motorcycles, tear drop trailers, weird stuff, huge, Google Harold LeMay, the Guinness book of records for the largest private car collection in the world, this annual open house happens only one day each year, simply amazing!! This years Bicycle Show categories are for Columbia/Westfield, Moto-Balloon bicycles, and pre-balloon antique and classic bicycles. More info at the cabe.com, and on the Classic Bicycle Concours website (Google classic bicycle concours news) or I have a flyer if you want one.

Sept 17th, Portland OR/Vancouver WA, 13th Annual Allan Shurman Iron Ranch Bicycle Swap and Whizzer Meet, 23100 NE 10th Ave. Ridgefield, WA, 98642, same place as always, usually over 35 vendors, you know how good this event is!! Web link available if needed.

Oct 7, 8, & 9th, Sacramento CA Delta, 7th Annual Delta Whizz IN and Swap Meet, held at the Brannan Island Resort and Marina KOA, 922 West Brannan Island Road, Isleton, CA, 95641, phone (916) 777-5588, southwest of Sacramento off I-5, usually over 75 riders, here is what the organizers sent me: It's that Time Again! Our annual ride is coming up Oct. 7,8,9, If you didn't make the last ride, we moved from the state park to a KOA. The good news, lots of room, full RV hook ups, cabins with full kitchens, standard cabins that sleep 4, or tent camping sites. This new place has been a hit with the riders. The bad news, everyone has to pay their own way. Guys start rolling in Friday through Saturday morning. Whizzer Ride starts 9:30am Saturday morning, the swap meet is Sunday morning. The ride is 90 miles of winding, straight, flat, levies, draw bridge's, 24/7 free ferry crossings. There will be stops along the way for food, drinks, and R&R, and we provide chase trucks with trailers for those break downs we all dread. For you new comers: this is a classic "motorbike ride". Whizzers, Simplexs, Cushmans, Salsburys, Marmans, Super Twins, Mustangs, and anything vintage, but no Chinese 2 stroke junk please. For those that prefer a Hotel: Rogelio’s 916-777-5878, Delta Daze Inn 916-777-7777, or Rio Sands 707-374-6374. Info: Ted 415-892-4949, or cell 415- 250-7279, and John 707-253-8889 or Cell 707-480-1995.

Centralia, WA, August 6,7 and 8, 2010, all day, all weekend, The Annual Pedals and Pistons Meet, held at the Yard Birds Complex, 2100 North National Ave, Centralia, WA. Big swap meet, vintage motorcycle show, beer garden, live music, lots of fun and lots of good two wheel stuff. Contact Rick Gilmore 253-826-0252 for details and vendor info. I have a flyer I can email to you if you need one.

Tacoma, WA August 28th, Annual Lemay Open House and Bicycle Concours, over 2,000 cars on display, 5,000 attendees, a huge event with a judged show of antique and classic bicycles. Contact Ron Summer 206-364-0922 or Phil Marshall at vbephil@comcast.net

Portland OR/Vancouver WA/USA, Sept 18th, Annual Iron Ranch Bicycle Swap Meet and Whizz In, 23100 NE 10th Ave, Ridgefield, WA, you know the place, you know how to get there, and you know what a great meet this is!! One of the west coast best bicycle swap meets!!! Usually over 40 vendors with lots of stuff.

Plan ahead for 2011!!! Seattle, WA, 23rd Annual Old Bike Swap and Show, always the last Sunday in March, held at the Kent National Guard Armory.

Spokane, WA, June 5th, 2010, 10 AM, 1st Annual Spokane Vintage Bicycle Swap & Show, 1900 W 5th AV, Spokane, WA, contact Jeff Taylor 509-991-1292