Both the memory Lane Classic and Royal Oak Fall swaps are in the books. The reports I received from both were positive. The Memory Lane Fall swap is about half of what the spring show is but despite a little rainfall overall the weather remained decent. The good news is that people were buying. I’m not sure if this is a bellwether but I do know all vendor spaces were sold for the Royal Oak Swap on Sunday. The Copake show is fast approaching and I see that as the real measure of where the hobby is right now. For the past few years this auction hasn’t had a lot of balloon tire bicycles but hopefully that changes this year. It will be interesting to see how the ordinaries (high wheelers) and safeties do as that segment of the hobby seems to be aging out.  The Butler, PA show is scheduled for January and is an indoor show-thank goodness! Lastly, the Spring Monroe, MI Show/Swap is already scheduled for the last Sunday in April and I suspect we should see an announcement for the Spring Memory Lane Classic show pretty soon. Some of us will keep riding through the winter months but for those of you that can’t its a great time to organize and get after some projects you acquired this year-or five years ago! For the rides listed below please check their website or Facebook pages for the latest.  To view past events go here https://vintageamericanbicycles.com/index.php/events/  Please take care, be safe, and enjoy the ride