The 21st Annual CHICAGOLAND KLASSIC BICYCLE SHOW & SWAP MEET 4/11/26

[dj rudy k]

Saturday April 11th 2026 (Rain Date April 12th)
The 21st Annual
CHICAGOLAND KLASSIC BICYCLE SHOW & SWAP MEET
OPEN TO ALL MAKES!
PRE 30'S - FAT TIRE - MID WEIGHT - BMX - LIGHT WEIGHT - STINGRAY - KRATE - CUSTOM -MUSCLE BIKE's - WHIZZER TYPE - MINI BIKES - JUVENILE
SPECTATOR ADMISSION Free
ENTRY FEE SHOW BIKES $5
(Show Bikes will be inside Bike Shop if poor weather )
CLASS's SEE LIST ABOVE, TROPHY'S + BEST OF SHOW
SWAP SPACE - OUTDOOR $20
SHOW HOURS 9AM-2:00PM REGISTRATION & SET UP 8AM – 9AM
TROPHY AWARDS 1:30PM JUDGED & SPECTATOR VOTING !
BIKE CORAL FOR INDIVIDUAL BIKES FOR SALE $5
Food Truck
Location Main Street Bikes 39 E Main St
Carpentersville, IL 60110 a 1/4 mile East of Rte 31 Of the River and Bike Path by the Famous OTTO's
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Rudy K. 224-587-6803

 

[dj rudy k]

Map for 2026

 

[koolbikes]

Last Years photos 2025 ...

Thread '4/5/25 (Rain Date the 6th) The 20th Annual CHICAGOLAND KLASSIC BICYCLE SHOW & SWAP MEET'

Jan 8, 2025

The 20th Annual
CHICAGOLAND KLASSIC BICYCLE SHOW & SWAP MEET
Saturday April 5th 2025 (Rain Date April 6th)
SHOW HOURS 9AM-2:00PM REGISTRATION & SET UP 8AM – 9AM
OPEN TO ALL MAKES!
PRE 30'S - FAT TIRE - MID WEIGHT - BMX - LIGHT WEIGHT - STINGRAY - KRATE - CUSTOM -MUSCLE BIKE's - WHIZZER TYPE - MINI BIKES - JUVENILE
SPECTATOR ADMISSION Free
ENTRY FEE SHOW BIKES $5
(Show Bikes will be inside Bike Shop)
CLASS's SEE LIST ABOVE, TROPHY'S + BEST OF SHOW
SWAP SPACE - OUTDOOR $20
TROPHY AWARDS 1:30PM JUDGED & SPECTATOR VOTING !
BIKE CORAL FOR INDIVIDUAL BIKES FOR SALE $5
Food Truck
Location Main...

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[the tinker]

This is great news!. If it wasn't for Rudy and Main Street Bicycles, there would be no shows or swaps in Illinois. Years ago, we used to have many, with lots of attendance. The hobby seems to be really"alive" here on the CABE, but is it really? If you are able to attend, let's make this swap a good one!......................................................................................................................................................................................... [edit] 1/4/26 Sorry, kind of forgot about the other two shows. The Algonqin show is put on by Rudy. He usually has two and sometimes three swaps / shows per year . The locations vary. The Addison park district used to be the big one. I loved it. It got moved to a smaller location, Strat's Drive-in in Villa Park, but Strat's is gone. He still holds one in Bensinville and last fall had one at another town up north. I give Rudy lots of credit, finding places each year to hold his events. He always has music playing, awards for the show bikes and contests. Guys are usually unloading and BSing there at 6 am, but the show kicks off at 9:00 sharp after he plays the National Anthem. God bless him. His going fee for a generous outdoor spot is only $20. The Rockford show and swap is mostly Krates, BMX and other "modern" bikes. It's held indoors at a Holiday Inn and spaces are limited. Reserved in advance at $50 each. Older stuff shows up there, but not a lot. A ton of ballooner bikes and parts used to show up there, with guys selling bikes out of their trucks or set up in the side parking lot, but the hotel put the brakes on that. Because it's November, it's always pretty cold at that show, so any outdoor selling was by motivated sellers. That was good. As far as Blue Moon's Kratefest show/swap in Sycamore , Ill. it's for Krates , but everything shows up at the swap. This past year, with Matt passing away, I didn't think it was going to happen. Rumor was it might be moved north to Wisconsin. Blue Moon came through and it was a good one and still held at the usual location. We used to Have a nice big swap in Dolton, but after 20-some consecutive years, Eddie Boros bit the dust and his huge swap ended. A nice swap was started in Elgin, ill. The second year it grew and looked like it was going to continue, but old Tim went and had a heart attack and he died. That ended that swap..... CABER, Bikeman76 held the best show and swap ever. For 2, maybe 3 years he held it in an immense parking lot across the road from his bike shop. It was the biggest swap ever. Later, he had it on his own property, next to his store. Because of high Illinois taxes, he ended up selling the big parking lot and that swap ended. There's lots of B.S. tossed in the way of swap promoters. Liability insurance costs for a one day event. Permit from the village. Neighboring stores and residents complaining about parking. We're lucky to have any.

 

[koolbikes]

This is great news. If it wasn't for Rudy and Main Street Bicycles, there would be no shows or swaps in Illinois. Years ago, we used to have many, with lots of attendance. The hobby seems to be really"alive" here on the CABE, but is it really? If you are able to attend, let's make this swap a good one!

The problem is that this swap is 9 days before two of the oldest & biggest bicycle show & swap meets. Memory Lane, Bowling Green, Ohio & Monroe Ant. & Classic Bicycle Show & Swap, Monroe, Michigan.
Also, Illinois has several bicycle shows & swap meets ... Kratefest, Sycamore, IL (Sept) ... Chicagoland, (Fall), Algonquin, IL (Oct.) ... Rockford Swap, Rockford, IL (Nov.)

 

[nick tures]

This is great news!. If it wasn't for Rudy and Main Street Bicycles, there would be no shows or swaps in Illinois. Years ago, we used to have many, with lots of attendance. The hobby seems to be really"alive" here on the CABE, but is it really? If you are able to attend, let's make this swap a good one!......................................................................................................................................................................................... [edit] 1/4/26 Sorry, kind of forgot about the other two shows. The Algonqin show is put on by Rudy. He usually has two and sometimes three swaps / shows per year . The locations vary. The Addison park district used to be the big one. I loved it. It got moved to a smaller location, Strat's Drive-in in Villa Park, but Strat's is gone. He still holds one in Bensinville and last fall had one at another town up north. I give Rudy lots of credit, finding places each year to hold his events. He always has music playing, awards for the show bikes and contests. Guys are usually unloading and BSing there at 6 am, but the show kicks off at 9:00 sharp after he plays the National Anthem. God bless him. His going fee for a generous outdoor spot is only $20. The Rockford show and swap is mostly Krates, BMX and other "modern" bikes. It's held indoors at a Holiday Inn and spaces are limited. Reserved in advance at $50 each. Older stuff shows up there, but not a lot. A ton of ballooner bikes and parts used to show up there, with guys selling bikes out of their trucks or set up in the side parking lot, but the hotel put the brakes on that. Because it's November, it's always pretty cold at that show, so any outdoor selling was by motivated sellers. That was good. As far as Blue Moon's Kratefest show/swap in Sycamore , Ill. it's for Krates , but everything shows up at the swap. This past year, with Matt passing away, I didn't think it was going to happen. Rumor was it might be moved north to Wisconsin. Blue Moon came through and it was a good one and still held at the usual location. We used to Have a nice big swap in Dolton, but after 20-some consecutive years, Eddie Boros bit the dust and his huge swap ended. A nice swap was started in Elgin, ill. The second year it grew and looked like it was going to continue, but old Tim went and had a heart attack and he died. That ended that swap..... CABER, Bikeman76 held the best show and swap ever. For 2, maybe 3 years he held it in an immense parking lot across the road from his bike shop. It was the biggest swap ever. Later, he had it on his own property, next to his store. Because of high Illinois taxes, he ended up selling the big parking lot and that swap ended. There's lots of B.S. tossed in the way of swap promoters. Liability insurance costs for a one day event. Permit from the village. Neighboring stores and residents complaining about parking. We're lucky to have any.

That’s to funny I was just telling a friend about Addison earlier and others they used to have

 

[byke!punk]

This is a great swap! Been going a few years now and always have a good time. I brought a DX and road the trail last year. Hhhmmm what will I bring this year? Maybe I'll load up the truck and sell some stuff...cheap. It's a great place to have a swap, but could use a porta potty or two, I recall a line forming to use the head inside the bike shop. Cool bike shop too.

 

[byke!punk]

And now, checking in with our WAY too early weather forecast projected directly to you by AI…

 

[koolbikes]

NEXT BICYCLE SWAP MEET ... Coming Up ... 4-11-2026!!!

 

[byke!punk]

RIP to Mark Mattei, who will be missed at this meet in April, and going forward. A moment of silence held before the playing of our national anthem, would be.