Group member Steve (islaysteve) invited me to join him in attending the Stop, Swap and Save in Westminster, MD. The organizers describe it as the largest indoor swap meet and bicycle expo on the East Coast: http://www.stopswapandsave.com
We left the DC area this morning about 7:30am and arrived in Westminster with plenty of time for the 9am start. Temperatures were 11* F as we waited in line. Inside the Carroll County Ag Center it was true bike geekery! I loved it!! I am hard pressed to imagine new and vintage bike parts and gear not available for sale. A highlight for me was meeting James, a co-owner of Gravel & Grind, an authorized Rivendell dealer in Frederick, MD. They had the beautiful Red Atlantis (that was shared in a recent post) on display along with a Hunqapillar, a Clem, and a gorgeous black, double toptube Sam! It was wonderful to see these bikes in person-photos: https://flickr.com/photos/86975051@N08/sets/72157662336106174. They also had an assortment of Riv bags and hats. Of course they also had coffee. The black Sam Hillborne is stunningly beautiful in person! Other highlights were the Bob Jackson and 1954 Holdsworth Sirocco frames-photos here: https://flickr.com/photos/86975051@N08/sets/72157662336106174 Fortunately for my wallet, they were too big for me. I didn't buy much, but I enjoyed taking in so much bike goodness. I appreciate Steve letting me tag along. All the best, Erl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
