What is a bike Swap Meet

At the end of March I saw this on Facebook and I had never been to one of these.  It interested me since I love bikes.  I just wanted to check the place out.  It was only a short drive to get there and I decided to get there about a half hour after it opened.

There were many bikes set up. There were many bins of parts too.

The setting was the county fairgrounds and there was plenty of space for people to set up.  Numbers identified the spots to organize vendors, but for us there was no map.  

At the first stop I saw this black Schwinn Racer.  This is very similar to my second bike. This was a three speed.  Some readers may not remember such bike, but they were very popular in the 50's and 60's.  Some called them an English three speed.  Wow! When I do a search there are still a variety of 3 speed bikes available.  For me they would be good as a flat commuter bike.  I usually rode mine in the second gear. The low gear for going up a hill and the 3rd gear for adding speed down the hill.

The Schwinn Spitfire.

This bike is very similar to the bike that I first had.  It was red and a 24" bike. I eventually removed the fenders and bought a drop (racing) handlebar. I used this one until I was in the 6th grade when I got the 26" Schwinn Racer.  

If I would have left now my day was complete.  These two bikes had such wonderful memories of riding around the neighborhood and town.

An ad like the ones I would see in my Boys' Life.

I would see the ad and dream of getting the 10 speed.  I was like Ralphie dreaming of his BB gun:)

Schwinns were popular bikes when I was growing up.  We considered them to be the top of the line.  It was definitely the top of our line.  This show had many Schwinn bikes in various conditions.  There were some ready to ride and other would need some hard work.  There were many components out.  Do you need some parts for your old bike?  I would not be surprised that you would find it here.

I had one of these on my bike. I want to see how far I went and how fast.

The pavilion had many treasures.

Interesting.

There were many interesting items and shape looking renovated classic bikes.  I would have liked to see the steam bike work.  Several other buildings had vendor displays.  I spent close to  four hours exploring.

The fin design front fender of the Racer with an original tire.

This event was worth the $6 entry fee. They even had a food trailer open.  I was happy to see that.