I had never attended this swap before. It was great to meet people like Wayne and Jill, sell a bunch of stuff and buy more.
I had pretty good luck. Early in the day I bought the Lepper saddle I resold to Wayne because I found a decent Ideale 90 with the Rebour treatment for $5. I also bought and then sold a set of NOS old logo Cinelli bars for $20 because they turned out to be 38 cm rather than the promised 40. Some good finds were at Bobby Philip's table. He had nice NOS CLB levers with hoods for $4 each, NOS French Belleri stems for $4 (I rummaged and found matching bars too), and fixed gear cogs for $1. I didn't buy any but he had nice NOS Schwinn labeled sew up rims for $20 /pair. These are the 330 gram Super Champions. He has more of all of these items (except the bars?) so give a look at another swap or his shop if you are interested.
I bought Fujita leather grips and Soyo rubber grips for a track bike at $10 each from a dealer.
Stopped and talked to "Crazy Dave" Watson who I know well from way back with the long defunct Nutley (NJ) Bike Club. He was growling harshly at those he viewed as cheapskates as we recounted old times.
The best find was a red Vitus bonded aluminium bike all built up with
C-Record in my size. I had long wanted on of these. It also came with a
Houdaille exerciser and a Maillard titanium freewheel thrown in. see
http://classicrendezvous.com/
I have enjoyed riding the Vitus. The ride is agile and not as cushy as I had hoped. It has 19mm clincher tires which make it a bit harsh. The Campy "delta" (is that right?) brakes are comically ineffecient so I'll have to lube all the pivots and possibly change the shoes.
I agree there was a lot of worn out, odd sized and scratched classic equipment but I think nearly as much good stuff was carried back home as was found.
Joe