6th Annual Bicycle Swap Meet and Classic Bike Show
Thanks to all who came out this year. We're already planning for 2009!
Hosted by the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation
Sunday, January 27, 2008
10 AM - 4 PM
One Gateway Drive • Collinsville, IL 62234 (just 12 minutes from the Arch)
Individuals, Bike Shops, Nonprofits, Racing Teams, Riding Clubs!
Buy and sell bikes and anything bicycle-related. You do not need to bring a bike to enjoy this show. Just come on out if you are interested in bicycling and see every kind of bike from authentic high-wheelers, to replicas, to brand new bikes with the latest technology. Shops and individuals from all over the midwest and Colorado are here with new and used bikes and related goods! Don't miss the deals!
REI and alchemy goods will be accepting old bicycle tires and bicycle inner tubes for recycling. (No slime tubes, please!) Also note that if you buy something from alchemy goods online and mention the St. Louis Bike Fed or the Bicycle Swap Meet & Classic Bike Show, ag will make a donation to the BikeFed!
Have a bike you just don't want and would like to donate to a good cause? BicycleWorks and Working Bikes Cooperative will be accepting donated bikes that will be shipped to developing countries and given to people who need them. BikeWorks requests a $10 donation along with donated bikes.
Do you have just one bike to sell? We have a bike corral where you can place your bike for sale for just $5 per bike (above your admission). We help you watch the bike so you can shop a bit - you just have to let us know when you'll be back to make a deal. Once you have paid your admission look for the signs pointing to the bike corral.
Members of Circus Day Foundation's St. Louis Arches youth circus troupe will perform at 12:30 pm using bicycles and unicycles combined with an array of circus tricks and skills. Don't miss this amazing performance! Click the following link for a video that highlights their performance at the last event. Video courtesy of UrbanReviewSTL.com.
New this year: At 2:00 p.m. we'll have a panel discussion "Meet Our Region's Cycling Leaders & Advocates: What Do You All Do, Anyway?" moderated by St. Louis Bike Fed founder, Bob Foster. On the panel: Todd Antoine, Great Rivers Greenway; Ann Mack, Trailnet; Mark Cockson, Gateway Council/Hostelling International; Brent Hugh, Missouri Bicycle Federation; Patty Vinyard, St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation; Ed Barsotti, League of Illinois Bicyclists; Julie Padberg-White, Bike St. Louis.
For more information: e-mail: info@stlbikefed.org, or phone: (314) 707-5001
For directions and a map, click here
Riding your bike to the Swap Meet? See the menu on the left-hand sidebar for a map.
$7.00 admission at the door
Advance ticket sales ended at 5:00 p.m. Jan. 26
(Advance ticket buyers and current members please pick up your tickets at the Membership Table as you enter.)
FREE to Current St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation members.
Membership $25 for individuals, $40 for families and available at the door.
FREE for kids 15 and under
Classic Bike Show!
Display your vintage bike, or vote for the best of the classic Stingrays,
Balloon Tire, Middleweight, BMX, and Special Interest models.
For more info on the Classic Bike Show click on the link to the left, check out the Frequently Asked Quesitons button (below for even more details),
or email Dan Schmitz.
Buy an ad in our program to keep your business in front of cyclists after the event. (N/A after Jan. 21.)
For ad rates contact Dr. William Madosky. (314) 644-0885
Vendor information:
Online Registration ended at 5:00 p.m. on Sat. Jan. 26, but if you still want a booth just show up at one of our two set up times - but expect booth prices to double. Thanks!
all spaces are 10'x10' square
Set-up times: 7 - 10 pm Jan. 26 and 7 - 9:30 a.m. Jan. 27
After Jan. 16 prices include a 25% late fee.
- Bike Business Member: $100 for one square, $175 for 2, $350 for 3-4 squares
- Bike Business Non-member: $125 for one square, $225 for 2, $400 for 3-4 squares
- Non-profits: $50 for one square, $75 for two squares
- Racing Teams, Riding Clubs, and Collector Clubs: $35 for one square, $50 for two squares
- Individual Bike Fed Members: $20 for one square, $30 for 2 squares
- Individuals Non-member: $25 for one square, $35 for two squares.
- Tables, chairs, and booth packages available for an added fee.
Food and beverage vendors must have prior permission from Gateway to sell food.
Contact Roseann at Eurest Dining Services - (618) 345-3034 x200.
Vendors registering after January 16 will pay a late fee
of 25% in addition to the vendor fee.
To learn more, send an email to info@stlbikefed.org.
Bike Corral. We'll have a space if you just have one bike and don't want to buy a vendor space. $5 per item. You need to stay with your product part of the time but are also free to walk around.
Vendors set up 7PM to 10PM Saturday and 7AM to 10AM Sunday. If you are bringing a large trailer or vehicle as part of your display, please arrive early on Saturday to be among the first in the building. These vendors must also protect the floor from oil drips and tire marks in your squares. Please bring plastic, drip pans, carpet squares, or other protective material.
Anyone bringing a bike or bikes into the building must bring them through the loading dock doors in back of the building. On the day of the show if you are not a BikeFed member and you have not purchased a vendor booth, and you're not a volunteer, you'll need to purchase a ticket to enter the building. Purchase your ticket first, get your hand stamped inside the front doors, then proceed to the back of the building to bring a bike for the Bike Corral or Classic Bike Show. Thanks!
Doors open to the public at 10:00 AM.
If vendors would like to have time to mingle/swap between yourselves, we suggest being set up by 9:30 AM
After that time, no-shows may lose their space.
No refunds for day-of-event no-shows.
Questions? Check out our FAQ page.