Bike swap/show in Charlotte

[Sprockets]

Wow! What a great day to be in Charlotte with a bunch of bike enthusiast! So many great looking bikes in the show, a lot of parts and a ton of bikes for sale! Kudos to Joe, Don, Petey and the entire staff for a great day. Already looking forward to the next event.

 

[jd56]

Some great pics Shawn!

Yes, I'll agree, the Hurricane Coaster folks pulled this off. Wow, what a crowd.
It's always good to see that many collectors in one place.

Ditto to the planners of this 2nd annual swap. You guys did a great job!

I was determined to make this event, even though it took two days to get there...lol

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[Phattiremike]

Great pictures Shawn. I agree this was great show and put together well, thanks to Don and all who worked so hard. That was the most bikes I've ever seen in one place!

For me it was a great meeting other collectors and cabers, it's always nice to put a face with those I've communicated with but never met, I must say there were no disappointments, to all of the new friends made it was my pleasure.

Thanks for having me, looking forward to more shows, I will be on time for the next one.

Mike

 

[jimbo53]

Another BIG SHOUTOUT to Schwinndoggy for getting this off the ground. HUGE response from the vintage and custom bike community. Looking forward to the ride along the LynxLine bike path into the city this morning.

 

[rollfaster]

Don is the man!! Kudos to all involved with this fantastic event. The pics are so good, it's the next best thing to actually being there. Really wish I could have been there, maybe next time... Also, Congrads to Shawn on your beautiful Aerocycle taking the win in the show.

 

[Freqman1]

Don is the man!! Kudos to all involved with this fantastic event. The pics are so good, it's the next best thing to actually being there. Really wish I could have been there, maybe next time... Also, Congrads to Shawn on your beautiful Aerocycle taking the win in the show.

Thanks Rob,
Originally I thought there might be about 20 bikes but I'm guessing that number was closer to 100! I know when the ladies opened the ballot box to start counting they were initially a bit overwhelmed! This was a peoples choice ballot so no judging. There were four categories: prewar, post war, muscle bike, and custom/rat as well as a best of show. My Aerocycle won prewar and best of show. The best muscle and rat/custom were won by regular Hurricane riders. Scott with his beautifully restored Swing Bike for muscle class and Doug with the most bad azz motorized bicycle I've ever seen for rat/custom. I believe a guy named John won best post war with a really nice original '57 X53. In addition to the cool trophies we all received cash awards as well. Again a big thanks to all who voted, for the ladies who handled the registrations and vote tabulations, to Scott and others who helped, to Joe for hosting, and of course Don for bringing it all together. V/r Shawn

 

[DonChristie]

Amazing turnout and a sh*t ton of bikes! Great show! We rode this morning so I have been slacking on pics! Roger Honeycutt won Postwar! Big thanks for everyone who helped, showed, bought and just supported the swap! These people made it what it is! Congrats to the winners of the show! Proves one thing to me, there is a cool bike scene in Charlotte!

 

[pedal_junky]

On top of what's already been said here, I want to say it again. Superb! Hooray bikes! Hooray people! Seriously, a great promotion that surprised everyone involved. Beyond expectations in every sense. Got to meet some new people, sold some goods, and topped if off with today's Hurricane Coasters ride. Hats off to Tim, Don, Joe and especially the ladies who tallied the votes. Looking forward to next year already!

And some ride photos from today.

 

[DonChristie]

Geez, more pics! Ha! Thanks for the pics Shawn and Frank! Some will be duplicate so I am sorry for that! Thanks to everyone! Definately gonna do it again! Next time with music and food!

 

[DonChristie]

Mo pics!