Marin Museum of Bicycling Swap Meet 6/3/23

[Carltonator]

I went to the Marin Museum of Bicycling swap meet today in Fairfax California…It’s about an hour from me so I left about 6am… I’ve been to a number of motorcycle swap meets…but I think today was my first bicycle swap… I look for 19th–early 20th century memorabilia …photos, posters, trophies, etc…and that stuff is hard to find whatever venue you go to…today was no exception…hardly any what I was after was there…but I expected that… turned out about how I figured it would…

You find stuff by looking under every rock…I go to all type antiques venues just in case… I could imagine a vendor that deals in 1980’s BMX bikes happens to mention to his neighbor he’s going to be selling at a bike swap…neighbor says…hey we got this c1910 bicycle race trophy my wife’s great uncle won…she inherited it and it’s been in the attic for years...do you think you could sell it for me… Hey you never know…anything can happen

I made two little purchases I really didn’t need for my collection but they were cheap and cool…a Stewart Warner Bicycle Speedometer for $30.00…and a German bicycle chain tin with a piece of chain inside for $10.00….the speedometer had me because of the graphic of a cyclist on the face…and the tin because I like sports related tins…Below are some photos of the day…
-carlton
www.SportsAntiques.com

 

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[cyclingday]

That looked fabulous!
Next year, I’ve got to make the Trek up, just so I can absorb some of that brotherly love.
Thank you, for posting the pictures.

 

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End of Marin Museum of Bicycling 6/3/23 Swap Meet Photos

 

[SJ_BIKER]

I found the schwinn frame I was looking for in blue paint to match the goodies I had laying around the house and even better "I" serial code... bonus and priced to buy!! Bonus bonus. Glad I went and glad to see fellow cabers out there. Bonus bonus bonus !!

 

[cyclingday]

Man!
After seeing those photos, I wish I had gone up there.
I love a swap meet that has a wide range of cycling gear to satisfy just about every bike nut there is.
Fairfax and the Marin Museum of Bicycling is just the cherry on top of that delicious smorgasbord.
Heaven on Earth if you ask me.