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MICHIGAN’S ANN ARBOR/SALINE CLASSIC BICYCLE SHOW AND SWAP MEET

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May 1st, 2011 will be the 31th Anniversary of the Biggest, Oldest, and the Best Antique and Classic Bicycle Show in the Nation.

This annual one day event held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor/Saline Rd. Ann Arbor, Michigan will host over 250 dealers from across the continent. At last year’s show the weather was absolutely wonderful. For those who were there it was a lot of fun and it seemed very crowded. We gave away 4 brand new collector bikes and many other great bicycle gifts

VENDOR SET UP IS 7:00am AT THE SOUTH PARKING LOT GATE
Vendors get two tickets in your envelope at the gate. One ticket is for coffee and a donut, the other is your raffle ticket.

The $3 Public admission (kids under 10 free) to the Show at 8:00am provides the public with a variety of opportunities to participate in the bicycle collecting hobby like nowhere else in the nation.

First and foremost are the Show bikes. Typically, 50 to 75 bicycles are entered into ten categories and the public votes for its favorites. Awards are presented to the first place winners in such categories as Best Unrestored, Best Lady’s, Best Motorized Bike, Best Special Custom, Best Early Classic, and the Best Bike of each decade 1930 through 1970.

Next is the “Classic Bike of the Year Award”. This is a judged event, which focuses on some of the finest, rarest and most sought after bicycles in the bicycle collecting hobby. All of these bicycles are from private collections and are seldom seen outside of museums or auctions. The winner will be crowned “Classic Bike of the Year 2007”.

The special “Lowrider’s/Chopper Show” is a real treat for kids. Al Petri & Sons’ Bicycle Shop of Lincoln Park, Mich. organizes this event for some 30 customized bicycles. The Lowrider/Chopper Show features the magnificent custom work of some of the most talented young bicycle customizing artists in Southeastern Michigan.

This year will also be our sixth year that Frank Mathison (810-599-1399) fmathison@comast.net will be hosting the: “ THE OLD SCHOOL MINI BIKE SHOW AND SWAP MEET” This show will feature vintage gas powered Classic minibikes and Scooters in their own building. Talk about a blast from the past! Go to www.oldschoolminibike.com if you wish to register for the minibike show.

Right about 11:30am, the Show features a poor man’s auction. Anyone who thinks they may have a valuable or collectible bike can put it on the block for only $10 and let the crowd decide it’s value. If no one exceeds the owner’s asking price the bike goes back to the owner and they’ll get $5 back. The result is an appraisal from the crowd for only $5.

The $3 cost for the public to get into the Show includes a free door prize ticket. Prizes will be given away each ½ hour. This year, a minimum of 4 new collector bikes (not yet determined) will be given away to some lucky winners.You must be present to win and you can only get a chance by coming to the show.

To all vendors. We promote this show as a great event for the entire family. The bicycle displays will surely bring back many interesting memories to all the grown-ups whether it’s their first bike, their paper route bike, or even the bike that got stolen. It’s also an opportunity to fulfill a dream and finally get the bike you always wanted.

Once one learns how to ride a bike, one never forgets that first feeling of freedom and excitement. Here’s a great chance to see what this great hobby is all about, take some pictures of the bike you had as a kid and share a great family day together having a unique experience that only happens once a year. This event is mostly indoors, so rain or shine the show is on.

Thanks, Paul and Anne Kleppert
Bikeshow@aol.com
248-642-6639

  • 31th Anniversary of the Ann Arbor/Saline Show (2011 show)
  • Spaces, $40 limited heated indoor, $35 indoor, $30 outdoor
  • In case of rain, all vendors can be moved indoors

  • Indoor Auction, 11:30 am, $10 per item, $5 returned on no-sales
  • 4 Door prize Grand Prizes will be a collector bike (to be determined)

  • Plaques awarded in eleven categories for Show Bikes

  • Your swap space is reserved until April 10, then open spaces will be reassigned to fill the buildings. You may ask to change location. Earliest postmark gets the space.
  • The Kleppert family along with it's dedicated unpaid volunteers hope to make this special 31th anniversary show the best ever. We enjoy being the sponsors for this event and strive to keep it minimum cost, entertaining, rewarding, and most of all a fun trip. Along with Larry and Harv at Memory Lane, this is the best weekend in the hobby. This is your meet as much as ours.
  • Please copy, fax, e-mail, or post these pages and help promote your show to the public and future bike collectors.

  • CLASSIC BIKE OF THE YEAR AWARD ($10 entry fee) Best Restored $200, Best Preserved $200 Runner ups $100 each (We initiated this award to encourage collectors to bring out those special, wonderful balloon bikes that so few people ever get to see. Please help us if you can, to share the best.)