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I was trying to do the samething in another post

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=286811
Let me know what you find out,Jared

There are a few in St Louis and Carbondale Il

Wanna get one of the big pavillions at tower grove park, ride a bit,get a pit,cook some food,and just chill and relax

THE FUN PALACE wrote:

Ahhh man i like swap meets, too bad i live in Hangar 18 and not Missouri

Hangar 18??? next to that bada** blown ford you got!

Last edited by 4130HERO (2011-01-08 9:39pm)

4130HERO wrote:

THE FUN PALACE wrote:

Ahhh man i like swap meets, too bad i live in Hangar 18 and not Missouri

Hangar 18??? next to that bada** blown ford you got!

No, Hangar 18 is in Area 51. Its where the blown Ford was conceived

The Bike EXPO and swap at the Gateway Center is coming up in 3 weeks on the 30th of January

This show was a great show/swap till the guys at St. Louis Bike Fed tried to break it off in the individual collectors back side a few years ago , which ended up killing the show and eventually causing them to go bankrupt.

Good news is the show has been taken over by Trailnet and they have hooked up with Mark and Dan, the guys that use to do the bike show and there will now be affordable swap spaces for the individual collectors/sellers and there will be a bike show with classes in Stingray, BMX, Balloon Tire, Middleweight, Lightweight, Special Interest and Custom.

If you are anywhere near St. Louis or within driving distance then you need to make it to the show. I know of several big collectors coming in from all over, including a couple from Texas and a few from Indiana, there are also numerous others that should be there from as far away as Kentucky, Chicago and Kansas, just not confirmed yet.

Here’s the link to the thread I started for the show. http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=286106

Like Ken said, the show used to be cool but last year was pretty lame(no bike show). Hey 4130HARO don't forget about us IL guys, we aren't that far away and we like to ride.
Rob

My bad. Gettin old and eyesight is not what it used to be.
Rob

Sirrob wrote:

My bad. Gettin old and eyesight is not what it used to be.
Rob

Same here Rob, Hey my name Rob too!

Last edited by 4130HERO (2011-01-09 9:41am)

4130HERO wrote:

Thanks KenC, that is exactly why I started this thread, for info like this. I must have missed your post also. I have heard from a few local members that the show your talking about was not really geared towards bmx/freestyle bikes.? Any truth to this? I have never been but plan on going this year to find out for myself.

If your going expecting to see a show with nothing but BMX/Freestyle then you will be disappointed, this is a show with everything, the EXPO portion is mostly bike shops with new bikes and a lot of road bikes, but the antique/classic portion is full of everything from Stingrays to Balloon Tire to BMX, BMX did dominate the show however the last two years they had it in 07 & 08

In 09 Mark and Dan canceled the antique/classic bike show at the last minute because of changes the St. Louis Bike Fed tried to impose on the individual venders/collectors, they then called all the out of town venders to inform them of the changes and then they all canceled their reservations. The Bike Fed still advertised the antique/classic show and swap but when people had shown up and there was no show and no venders a lot of people started to talk about the show and say it wasn't any good not realizing the show had been canceled and there was no show.

Don't let what you seen or heard about the 09 & 10 shows fool you, this show can and will be a great show, especially since Mark and Dan are on board again.

Across the River heir!!

BleachOne wrote:

Across the River heir!!

Wondering how long it would take ya