Monroe antique and classic bicycle show

[billyjones]

Happily I cant drive or fly. blessings to all who make the trip

 

[detroitbike]

NO BICYCLE RIDING ALLOWED !

I can understand motorized but NO BICYCLE RIDING ALLOWED ?

If you are a vendor in an out building this will reduce your exposure
because of the size of the venue .

 

[Maskadeo]

I can understand motorized but NO BICYCLE RIDING ALLOWED ?

I think there’s some irony here, but can’t quite put my finger on it.

 

[onecatahula]

Bouncing balls strictly forbidden at the Basketball Convention

 

[Maskadeo]

So what happens if there’s a really sweet Omni 10 at the meet and the owner says the last guy only rode it to school and Block Buster on the weekends. We can’t test ride it to make sure the rims aren’t trash and the previous guy didn’t take it on any sweet jumps?

Asking for a friend…

 

[Tim s]

Hershey swap meet has the same rule about bicycles. I saw two near misses between people who were walking and golf carts at Hershey. The golf cart drivers were looking at stuff instead of where they were going in both cases. If somebody runs a golf cart into the back of your foot or leg they are going to do more damage than a bike. There are also a lot of individual scooters there too and I understand some people actually need those to get around. If these places allowed and encouraged bicycle use it would promote health and fitness as opposed to the opposite. I would guess that we all got into the bike hobby as a result of the fun we had on and with bikes as a kid and now at the biggest bike swap n show in America they( some insurance company) don’t want anybody riding bikes. I say find another Ins. company to handle the meet. Don’t let them suck part of the fun out of our hobby by making this rule. It is a bike event for gods sake! You should be encouraging people to ride their classic bikes not discouraging them. At the wheelmen bike meets they have a century ride day, riding demonstrations for the public, bicycle games, an official highwheel tour of 5 miles, and a lamp ride at night, all or mostly all done on highwheel bikes which are not all that safe but are fun. Don’t discourage biking encourage biking. Please take that no bike riding rule out, it ruins part of the possible fun a person can have at one of these events. Let us know your decision? Tim S

 

[billyjones]

facts. well said.

 

[detroitbike]

Hershey swap meet has the same rule about bicycles. I saw two near misses between people who were walking and golf carts at Hershey. The golf cart drivers were looking at stuff instead of where they were going in both cases. If somebody runs a golf cart into the back of your foot or leg they are going to do more damage than a bike. There are also a lot of individual scooters there too and I understand some people actually need those to get around. If these places allowed and encouraged bicycle use it would promote health and fitness as opposed to the opposite. I would guess that we all got into the bike hobby as a result of the fun we had on and with bikes as a kid and now at the biggest bike swap n show in America they( some insurance company) don’t want anybody riding bikes. I say find another Ins. company to handle the meet. Don’t let them suck part of the fun out of our hobby by making this rule. It is a bike event for gods sake! You should be encouraging people to ride their classic bikes not discouraging them. At the wheelmen bike meets they have a century ride day, riding demonstrations for the public, bicycle games, an official highwheel tour of 5 miles, and a lamp ride at night, all or mostly all done on highwheel bikes which are not all that safe but are fun. Don’t discourage biking encourage biking. Please take that no bike riding rule out, it ruins part of the possible fun a person can have at one of these events. Let us know your decision? Tim S

Yes it does BUT Hershey is primarily Automotive .
If Bicycle riding was prohibited in the Main show area around the front of the building I could understand .
Have a No bikes allowed area !

 

[billyjones]

clown world 5000

 

[Jimmy V]

Yeah we got the letter advising no bike riding allowed. It's a bike meet! What if you want to test ride a bike or ride your new find?! That's part of the fun by the way! Most of us are reasonably responsible adults and wouldn't ride recklessly around pedestrians. I did observe a few young kids riding a bit fast for my comfort but ideally the parent(s) should moniter that. The way Monroe is laid out there is a lot of good paved road on the grounds to ride on. And it's a bit spread out so a bike is a nice way to get around.

Oh well.. it is what it is I guess. Too bad we can't just sign a waiver saying we are responsible for our actions and assume any risk of injury.