Buy early, buy often. Everything is on sale.

Hope to see you there.

I will be there...........there should be several C&Vers set up in the same area, per request.

Some buddies and I will be there if we don't go off the road into a snowbank. I might even be "that guy" and wear one of Dave's CONI T-shirts.

Oh crap, more temptations: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...-you-keep.html

Keep both?

Stay warm.
Have fun.


Wait. Will there be a protest?

I wonder who went home with the 1968 CONI manual -- it was really neat to see one in the flesh, but I figured someone else would get more out of owning it than me.

I bought a couple of cheap-but-good chainrings, a 7-speed touring wheel, and one of the neat Wisco-Wood coasters. Didn't really need anything, it's just fun to go every year.

I was hoping to see a thread about what everyone scored or missed out on. This will be my third year of missing it after moving out to Oregon in 2012. Haven't been to a swap since then and itching for a decent one.

OK, I'll ask. What is CONI?

I have two of the T-shirts and thought it was just something iab designed that was already over my head.

CoNI was an Italian book thst outlined everything you needed to know about cycling. From taking care of your tubulars to taking care of your cyclist body.

We had a copy sitting on our breakfast table when I was growing up. That along with a few copies of The Sporting Cyclist, Bicycling, and a Velox tubular repair kit. Its why I have problems fitting into society today.

I bought a few things that I dont need. Passed on a very nice Nuovo Record group that was priced attractively.

I saw about 5 mismatched Campy crankset, 3 or 4 Bridgestone RB-1s, 2 PX-10s, a rough looking Park truing stand that got passed around to about 4 different vendor tables.

This was the second year in a row that I had a person come over and show me pics of a bike build from a frameset they had purchased from me. That's always cool.

I sold a SS conversion I've been dragging around to the swaps for a few years. Bought a nice black suede San Marco saddle and a Phil BB with British threading.

I couldn't make the trip. Anyhow, I'm curious if any of you up in those woods (Sparta) have been to the Deke Slayton Memorial - Space and Bicycle museum?

Regardless, I like both subject matters and hopefully sometime will make the visit.

C.O.N.I. "Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano"

Back in the 70s, they published a manual on cycling, entertainingly translated into English and purporting to cover everything you need to know about the sport, from its history, scientific foundation, training, diet, etc. Virtually all of its technical information has long since been deprecated, but as a historical piece it is still interesting. There was a fellow on eBay who sold a CD-ROM of pdf files scanned from the book. Perhaps it's still available.

Yes, I have on my way to Lake Pepin. it's a small museum, but does have some interesting bicycle specimens.