Hi all, I went, and it was ok. While it was only 1/4 to 1/3 the size of the big swap in October, anytime I can peruse vintage bike goodies is a good time for me. I know John Price went also.
I didn't go with much money, but managed to pick up a nice Rauler frameset. They were selling it as a Raleigh! The frame had no decals other than the Columbus one, and I honestly didn't know what it was at the time, I just knew it was a very high quality frameset, and I had enough dough left in my pocket to buy it with change left over! It was not close to being my size, so I sold it to a fellow list member for cheap. I also picked up some Campy shifters and some other bits.
There were some nice vintage bikes in attendance, a beautiful Grand Record in my size (62cm) comes to mind for (YIKES!) $650, a Paramount for $1250, a Trek 970 frame for $400, etc. There were certainly some good deals to be had, like a mint Mavic 631 crank and bottom bracket for a $60 asking price, lots of Mavic hubs, and so on.
I'd say the October swap will be awesome as usual. There's always lots of booths with new stuff and the usual mountain bike crowd, but there are tons of bikes in Colorado, so I'm certain that the "well" will be pretty full.
Rod Kronenberg Fort Collins, CO
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of OROBOYZ@aol.com Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 8:09 PM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Velo Swap, new spring edition...
Did any of you CR folk attend this? Was it a success? Or are they "going to the well" too often? Will this mess up the October VeloSwap? Tel us what you saw, bought or sold if you went... Thanks Dale
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC