MONSON MA Bike Swap Meet PICTURES ADDED 3/27

[Graylock]

If we had known it was your birthday we would have baked a cake or at least got a donut with frosting and a bunch of candles. Lets see if we cut it up so everyone could have a piece that would be :roll: ...........Happy B-Day Bri

Graylock

 

[yeshoney]

AMEn to that!

I would have brought a TEXAS sized cruller!

or maybe a bike built for 15~ LOL :shock:

Joe

 

[KZ1000]

Yea Bri Ri, had I known it was your birthday I would have brought you a bike of your choice as a gift. Oh Well. Happy Birthday

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

I would have bought you a part :!: Happy-Birthday Brian :mrgreen:

 

[ej599]

Looks like fun, wish I coulda' made it. Happy B-day!
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[KOTA]

Bri, wish ya would've said something!...The Elgin Bluebird was only $4500.....ANYTHING for a fellow RatRodder. To late NOW! :roll:

 

[Bri-in-RI]

Thanks guys. My birthday was actually Thursday but the family decided yesterday was a good day to have a party. Good day for them, me not so much!

 

[thatismytruck]

I found out late on Friday that my mother-in-law was taking us all out to brunch Sunday for my father-in-law's 74th b'day. the meal was awesome. Looks like you guys were a bit chilly but enjoyed yourselves anyway.

Joe: Games already?!?!?! :shock: Boy starts practice today, opening day in a couple of weeks.

Nick: Don't show fear to Larry's bikes, they'll sense it and turn on you. :wink: :lol:

 

[Walker]

Heres' my photo set for Monson 2011, probably somre repeats but here you go. Kind of a light showing this year unfortunately. the hall was only 3/4 full and the yard was more than 1/2 empty. Saw quite a few familiar faces, met some new folks and even took a spin around the block on my Rollfast. Greylock, thanks for the caffine and sugar fix. Looking forward to a Northhampton ride and....

Locked and loaded, HANG ON BOYS, 164 miles to go!

5:30AM Sunday, headed West on 90

The best spread at the show:

Whizzers!

Muscle

Nice decked out Rollfast

The bird

I know these guys

Entering the Hall

So dark in there unfortunately

Nice Hawthorne on center stage

36 (I think) Mercury in original paint

Another sweet Rollfast

Bikes and stuff

Iver

Nice 24" Colson looptail, great score B.R.

Neat stem, note the ovalized bar clamp

Pedal

stuff

Batties

pile o neat stuff

Neat cranks but the threads were shot

Customs

Way to go Stevil, for his correct interpretation of D&S: recipient of the 2011 Doughnut & Squirrel Champion desk lamp trophy

x

 

[yeshoney]

Great pics Walker!

Thanks for documenting the morning.

You and Dan and Brian all saw the bike you tried to buy and described it, but no pictures of it????

You guys kill me!

Joe

 

[Walker]

I wish I'd taken indoor photos a later on when it got a little brighter in there, and I meant to get a Whizzer video too.

Sorry Joe, I didn't want to appear too interrested 8) . Upon further inspection of your bike this one did not have the lower top tube like yours.

BTW Did anyone get contact info for the guy wtih the bluebird?

 

[KOTA]

Thanks Walker! I feel like an idiot....I wanted to buy some scooters. I didn't see any, until I looked at your pics. Here's the idiot part, I looked at the Murray frame with the tripletrees, bad welds on head tube so I kept moving....LOOK where the scooters were!
OUCH! Just slapped myself in the back of my head.

 

[Walker]

I dont know what the deal was with that pile. never saw anybody near it and I stood over there a couple of times wondering how many minutes of enjoyment could my kids have with those scooters before they broke them. I wonder if it was someone's stash from earlier on? I'll keep my eyes open up here in the north country for ya. Looking for that style in particular?

My lucky score was when I was out front and I tell Dan I need a dropstand for my Rollfast and haven't seen any. He says, there's a guy up on the stage with one for $20.00. I go in there and when I'm 5 ft away another guy grabs the stand :shock: . I say "that's what you call missing it by 5 seconds". the other guy says "were you needing this?" and a minuite later hands it over.. Cool.

 

[subadrew]

Thanks. any chance you can tell if the crank and sprocket will clean up?

Is the fender straight, no dings, just surface rust?

 

[highship]

Heres' my photo set for Monson 2011, probably somre repeats but here you go. Kind of a light showing this year unfortunately. the hall was only 3/4 full and the yard was more than 1/2 empty. Saw quite a few familiar faces, met some new folks and even took a spin around the block on my Rollfast. Greylock, thanks for the caffine and sugar fix. Looking forward to a Northhampton ride and....?

Is the ride in Northampton open to members? Right here in my back yard and I love to ride and... too.

I dont know what the deal was with that pile. never saw anybody near it and I stood over there a couple of times wondering how many minutes of enjoyment could my kids have with those scooters before they broke them. I wonder if it was someone's stash from earlier on?

that stash was the guy who was set up inside with that orange custom, wish I grabed the JC Higgins I waited to long and someone else grabed it

 

[KZ1000]

Highship, any rides you see posted on here are open to all who want to ride, you just have to be careful, a couple get a little weavy after a few drinks. Fun Rides

 

[Danimal]

Highship, any rides you see posted on here are open to all who want to ride, you just have to be careful, a couple get a little weavy after a few drinks. Fun Rides

Group rides rock! You never know what might happen...I might crash into you if you stop too fast (just ask Joe). But yeah, we gotta do Northampton this year. That burger place was the best ever!

 

[Graylock]

Burgers and beer oh my! Hey isn't NorthHampton KOTA land? Must still have snow :| . When do they have that ride?

Graylock

 

[highship]

Sweet, just my style. Nothing beats beers and bikes. I know Northampton like the back of my hand, cool places to ride, excellent food, great beer, and good sights. What's the burger joint you speek of? Fitzwillys maybe or Packards? Did you guys check out the brewery?

 

[Bri-in-RI]

Only 1 hour and 53 minutes for me from RI to Northampton Brewery. Count me in! And Id love to get some of you guys down here to do the Eastbay bike path. Nice relaxing ride right on the water with good seafood and beer too.