SAVE THE DATE!!! - OCTOBER 11th, 2026 - BIGGER & EVEN BETTER: SoCal VINTAGE BIKE SWAP MEET in OLD TOWNE ORANGE, Orange County, CA. . .

[speedy]

the ride was definitely fun but if I remember the very last turn, you guys left me behind.So I decided sing, I know the neighborhood.I rode another five, maybe six and a half miles longer going towards near los angeles.Very nice scenery and writing The old black cycle truck was a lot of fun in its own experience with a very, very dry chain. And I remember correctly during the fourth or maybe the fifth mile, the petrified handlebar grips started falling apart. But it made it back.
..tmIll

 

[tripple3]

@Pedal Pusher Charlie @Marcheesy @cyclonecoaster.com @Cory @cyclingday @Rust_Trader
Sunday, June 14th, 2026; Swap at the Bike Shop, Orange Cycle, Almond & Glassell. 7:00 AM
Details Soon from Charlie!

Moved it up, since CC Long Beach was cancelled this month.
See you there!
@fordmike65 @kevin x @speedy @mrg
We will ride after the swap.

 

[BFGforme]

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[Pedal Pusher Charlie]

Wheelers and Dealers from past meets at Orange Cycle, please let us know if you will need space on June 14th, 2026, and feel free to post pictures in this thread of what you are bringing.

Dave @Marcheesy CONFIRMED 5/7
Santi @Rust_Trader CONFIRMED 5/7
Cory @Cory CONFIRMED 5/7
Mark @tripple3 CONFIRMED 5/7
Marty @cyclingday CONFIRMED 5/7
Charlie @Pedal Pusher Charlie CONFIRMED 5/7
Frank @cyclonecoaster.com CONFIRMED 5/7
Mark @mrg CONFIRMED 5/7
Tom @TWBikesnstripes CONFIRMED 5/7
Ted @Scanner CONFIRMED 5/7
Jim and Jeremy (Not on the CABE) Friends of Mark @tripple3 CONFIRMED
Santa Cruz Rick @Scrick67 CONFIRMED 5/7
Mike @fordmike65 CONFIRMED 5/7
John @Schwinn Sales West CONFIRMED 5/7
Tony @The Hat CONFIRMED 5/8
RJ @Handle Bar Hoarder CONFIRMED 5/8
@old hotrod CONFIRMED 5/8
Rene @63caddy CONFIRMED 5/13
Cliff @OC54 CONFIRMED 5/13
Greg Hinkles fr/ San Diego CONFIRMED 5/19
@Gaby C CONFIRMED 5/28
Chris @fat tire trader CONFIRMED 5/30
Prax @prax garcia CONFIRMED 5/30
Nestor @Tustin_Schwinn CONFIRMED 5/30
Brady @Bradies Bicycle Shop CONFIRMED 5/30
@JSchwinn CONFIRMED 5/30

Jay @rockabillyjay
Kevin @kevin x
John @whizzer1
John @schwinnja2
Gary Hosington
Ethan @poolboy1
Chip Foose
Gary @speedy
Mike @OC_Rolling_Art
Bob @bobcycles
@Mel_e_Mel
Eddie @Eddie_Boy
Mark @markivpedalpusher
@Ally Cat
@BFGforme
@Wolfmac
@Dawalt
@my560sec
@39zep
@oddball
@Fonseca927
@PeddalPusher
IF WE ACCIDENTALLY OMITTED YOUR NAME OR YOU ARE GOING TO NEED A SPACE IF AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET US KNOW!

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

Schwinn Sales West confirmed for June 14th.

I think more needs to be discussed about adapting to the new City of Orange Paid Parking. I have a booth in one of the Antique Stores in the Circle and find myself not even visiting my own booth as often because I don't want to deal with the parking. Parking two blocks away and walking to the circle is not much of an issue, but having to carry for two blocks your selling items for a swap meet or as a vendor in an Antique Store puts a different light on it for me. How are others dealing with the new parking? It's not even an issue of paying or not because the longest time period I have seen is three hours. Three hours does not cover the swap meet and then the Orange Circle ride after. Maybe no longer bring large for sale items and just what fits into a backpack and ride in?

Looking for ideas, John

 

[Pedal Pusher Charlie]

Hi John,

Thank you for bringing up the parking issues. I don't think that the parking will be nearly as dire on a Sunday morning, especially since we will be across from the very edge of the Dreaded Metered Zone.

There is a link for the parking options for the swap meet on the first page of this thread.
Metered parking is available across the street from Orange Cycle, on Almond Ave. heading toward the Plaza, but everything beyond Orange Cycle, away from the Plaza, is free.

If one wants to park in a metered space, enforcement begins at 9AM, and we start shutting down at 9:30, so one could just pay for one hour or less if one decides to park nearer the Plaza. I plan to park in a spot away from the Plaza, so I don't have to worry about meters. There are also free parking lots available. All is shown on the parking map.

Of course, it would be better if there weren't meters, but it should be a lot easier to find a spot than parking in Long Beach!

This is also posted on the first page of the thread:

MORE INFO ON PARKING: https://www.cityoforange.org/our-city/departments/public-works/paid-parking

If there are other concerns, please post them to this thread!

 

[fordmike65]

 

[rockabillyjay]

I’ll be there, but no swap space for me..I’m out of junk

 

[speedy]

I’ll be there, but no swap space for me..I’m out of junk

Don't worry.I'll be there just window shopping and if I see what I like, I'll buy it and after when the swap meat is over, i'm going for a ride on one of my bicycles with the group.

 

[mrg]

Count me in