2010 Concours Posters Available

The Limited Printing of the 2010 Concours Poster is now available for purchase.

I have finished the print version of the 2010 event poster and have produced a limited, (a one time printing of 30 prints) numbered edition of 24”x36” prints which are now available for sale. You can order at my store site at http://www.etsy.com/shop/vbephil and can pay for your purchase through PayPal or by money order (purchase will be sent after the payment is received) there. The prints are available for mailing and we will be at the Iron Ranch Swap Vintage Bicycle Swap meet in Battleground, WA on Saturday, Sept. 18^th for poster sales and to deliver your poster if you are planning on attending the event. I have listed prices for the 2010 poster along with current prices for the remaining 2008 and 2009 posters below. As noted the first orders I receive will be mailed with a bonus copy of the “B” version of the artwork which will not be reproduced for sale beyond this offer.

2010 Poster size:    

 24”x36” with an additional, approx. 1” margin for framing or matting purposes

2010 Poster Pricing:

            The prices listed below will be honored through October 1^st, 2010 or until the run of 30 posters have sold, whichever comes first. After that date prices on any remaining 2010 posters will increase.

                                            

2010 Poster                $40.00*

As a bonus I will include a half size (12”x18”) print of the “B” version of the 2010 poster, the artwork of which was used for the event hang tags and award certificates with the first 6 poster orders I receive.

2009 Poster                $80.00* (3 left)

2008 Poster                $80.00* (3 left)

There are still 3 posters each of the 2009 and 2008 editions available for sale (from editions of 25 each) these are available while supply lasts and can be combined in the following special orders subject to availability.

2010 Poster with a copy of the 2008 or 2009 Poster                       $100.00*

2010 Poster with a copy of the 2008 and the 2009 Poster              $150.00*

*Handling and mailing:

The prices above are for counter sales. A fee of $10.00 will be added to each to cover tubing and postage to your address in the continental US. Overseas or special packaging are available at cost on request.

2010 Concours Highlights

Ron Summer and I were particularly pleased with this year’s (fifth annual) event and we want to thank everyone that displayed this year and the volunteers that helped with unloading, setup, vote tabulation, and clean-up well into the evening.  We had 50 bikes on the field for the Concours this year (up from the last two) and the quality and rarity of the entries ran high. Weather which is always a factor at an outdoor event in Washington State was cooperative with a cool clear morning turning into a sunny afternoon.

We have streamlined our judging procedures over five years and the judging this year went relatively quickly and smoothly with only a couple of hiccups.

We have never had to judge two bikes so close to identical as the pair of 1938 Snyder built Hawthorne Zeps presented by Mike Kammer and Rick Collier. There were differences between the bikes but for every scratch on one, there was an equal small flaw on the other. After plenty of deliberation, we did what any right-minded judge would do and delegated further consideration to a group of participants we extracted from the crowd. Even this de facto jury could not come up with a unanimous decision but in the end Rick Collier graciously admitted to changing out his crank set when he was assembling the bike for the show which gave us grounds to break the tie.

The same group of emergency tie breakers were held in service a while longer as the judges used them in several other cases where the bikes were too close to judge or one of the judges could have been influenced by ownership.

In the final round of judging for presentation of the singular Best in Show trophy, again the judges were confronted by several bikes that were difficult to choose between more for their differences than their similarities. This led to a first place tie between the outstanding, original, 1936 Rollfast V-200 of Mike Thompson and the flamboyant, restored, 1937 Roadmaster Supreme that I brought to the event. (Another case where I stepped aside before the crucial decision but allowed myself plenty of input up to that point)

Below you will find a full list of the Trophy and Ribbon winners for 2010.

We also implemented a judged “Certificate of Honorable Mention” set of awards for the first time this year to acknowledge many of the contenders that ultimately did not win in the Trophy and Ribbon categories but brought bikes that deserved note. A list of those bikes and their owners follows the Trophy and Ribbon list

Following the Honorable Mention list is a list of all the bikes present at the 2010 Lemay Concours and the owners of those bikes, again thanks to everyone who participated. I hope we will see you all back again next year when our feature spotlighted marque is Westfield Manufacturing and Columbia bikes and other related badges produced between 1878 and the RX5 reproduction of 1987.  In addition we will have several special classes for Pre-balloon bicycles and for all makes of Moto-Balloon bicycles.

2010 Classic Bicycle Concourse Awards

Best in Show Trophy (Tie)

           

   1936 Rollfast V-200                           Mike Thompson

   1937 Roadmaster Supreme                  Philip Marshall

Best in Show Snyder/Harris

           

    1936 Rollfast V-200                          Mike Thompson

           

Best in Show Cleveland Welding

           

     1937 Roadmaster Supreme              Philip Marshall

Best in Show - Other Makes

     1934 Schwinn Aerocycle                   Jason Larson

Best in Show Original

     1953 CWC built Hiawatha                Mike Thompson

Best in Show Restoration

           

      1937 Roadmaster Supreme              Philip Marshall

Best in Show Special Award

      1935 Snyder Moto-Balloon

       w/ Evinrude Motor                         Ron Obenchain

Best in Show Participants Choice

           

      1936 Rollfast V-200                        Mike Thompson

Best in Show People’s Choice

      1950 20” Rollfast Hoppy                Greg Johnson

Second in Show Snyder/Harris

      1938 Hawthorne “Zep”                   Mike Kammer

Second in Show Cleveland Welding

       1938 CWC built Cadillac                 Jerry Germeau

Second in Show - Other Makes

       1937 Shelby Hiawatha Arrow           Nick Nickolas

Honorable Mention Awards

Best CWC Pre 1937

     1936-7 Roadmaster Girl's Full Chrome Model, Phil Marshall

Best CWC 1937-1938

     1937 Roadmaster Supreme, Phil Marshall

Best CWC 1939-1940

     1940-41 CWC built 4-Gill Packard, Jerry Germeau

Best CWC 1941-1942

     1941 CWC built Hawthorne Comet, Nick Nickholas

Best CWC 1946-1949 Standard Model

     1946 CWC Roadmaster, Peter Hawley

Best CWC Luxury Liner

      1947 CWC Roadmaster Luxury Liner, Rick Collier

Best CWC 1950-1953

      1953 CWC built Hiawatha, Mike Thompson

Best AMF 1954+

      1965 AMF Roadmaster Cobra Amflite, Greg Johnson

Best Sndyer Moto-Balloon

      1935 Snyder built Roamer Moto-Balloon, Shaun Brown

Best Snyder Master Tank

      1936 Rollfast V-200, Mike Thompson

Best Snyder “Zep”

      1938 Snyder built Hawthorne "Zep," Mike Kammer

Best Snyder 1938-1942

      1941 Rollfast, Gary D. Johnson

Best Postwar Snyder

      circa1951 Rollfast, Rick Collier

Best Original Pre-Balloon

      circa1916 Mead Ranger tall Arch Frame, Kendall McLean

Best Original Balloon

      1953 CWC built Hiawatha, Mike Thompson

Best Original Middleweight

       1965 AMF Roadmaster Cobra Amflite, Greg Johnson

Best Original Other

       1975 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, Rick Dorgan

2010 LeMay Vintage Bicycle Concours Entrants

1 - 1936 Roadmaster Shroudtank, Phil Marshall

2 - 1936-7 Roadmaster Girl's Full Chrome Model, Rexine Blau-Marshall

3 - 1939 CWC built Hawthorne Twin Bar standard model, Phil Marshall

4 - 1942 Roadmaster "A" model, Laurie Blau-Marshall

5 - 1937 Roadmaster Supreme, Phil Marshall

6 - circa1916 Mead Ranger tall Arch Frame, Kendall McLean

7 - 1935 Snyder built Hawthorne Speedline, Phil Marshall

8 - 1937 Colson Commander, Derek Romero

9 - 1937 Shelby built Hiawatha Arrow, Nick Nickolas

10 - 1950 20" Rollfast Hoppy, Greg Johnson

11 - 1941 CWC built Hawthorne Comet, Nick Nickolas

12 - 1939 Snyder built Hawthorne Comet, Nick Nickolas

13 - 1998 Luxury Liner Reproduction, Peter Hawley

14 - 1946 CWC Roadmaster, Peter Hawley

15 - 1949 Monark Hextube, Greg Johnson

16 - 1950 24" Shelby Donald Duck Bike, Greg Johnson

17 - 1949 20" Shelby Donald Duck Bike (girl's), Greg Johnson

18 - 1936 Schwinn Aerocycle, Greg Johnson

19 - 1958 Schwinn Red Phantom, Greg Johnson

20 - 1960 Schwinn Jaguar Mark IV, Greg Johnson

21 - 1959 Schwinn Hornet Deluxe, Greg Johnson

22 - 1978 Schwinn Typhoon, Greg Johnson

23 - 1965 AMF Roadmaster Cobra Amflite, Greg Johnson

24 - circa1951 Rollfast, Rick Collier

25 - 1953 CWC built Hiawatha, Mike Thompson

26 - 1936 Rollfast V-200, Mike Thompson

27 - 1947 CWC Roadmaster, Luxury Liner Rick Collier

28 - 1938 Snyder built Hawthorne "Zep," Rick Collier

29 - 1975 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, Rick Dorgan

30 - 1949 Schwinn Black Phantom, Rick Dorgan

31 - 1937 Schwinn built Mead Ranger, Rick Dorgan

32 - 1941 Schwinn DX "The World," Rick Dorgan

33 -m 1972 Schwinn Pea Picker, Rick Dorgan

34 - 1938 CWC built Cadillac Equipped Double Bar Roadster, Jerry Germeau

35 - 1940-41 CWC built 4-Gill Packard, Jerry Germeau

36 - 1941 Rollfast, Gary D. Johnson

37 - 1940 Mercury built Sears Elgin, Gary D. Johnson

38 - 1940 Westfield, Gary D. Johnson

39 - 1935 Snyder built Roamer Moto-Balloon, Shaun Brown

40 - 1950 Monark Super Deluxe, John Kingman

41 - 1959 Schwinn American, Greg Johnson

42 - 1938 Snyder built Hawthorne "Zep," Mike Kammer

43 - 1899 Andy Fritz “Gem” Everett WA, Ron Summer

44 - 1934 Schwinn Aerocycle, Jason Larson

45 - 1936 Schwinn LaSalle (girl's), Jason Larson

46 - 1936 Snyder Built Hawthorne Sport w/ Tribar frame, Phil Marshall

47 - 1947 CWC built Hawthorne, Merrill Severson

48 - 1969 Schwinn Phantom, Merrill Severson

49 - 1935 Snyder Moto-Balloon w/Evinrude Motor, Ron Obenchain

50 - 1936 Shelby Moto Balloon, Val Jones

Vintage Bicycle Concours at LeMay - August 28, 2010

Vintage Bicycle Concours at LeMay - August 28, 2010

The LeMay Automobile Museum’s 33rd annual open house on Saturday, August 28th will again be the site of our annual Classic Bicycle Concours. The Museum is located in Spanaway Washington, about 40 miles south of Seattle. Our event is open to all Classic American Bicycles with the emphasis placed on Prewar Balloon Tire models.

Each year, in addition to the general field including bicycles from all the major American manufacturers we spotlight a featured make. This year we will be featuring the bicycles produced by both Cleveland Welding and H.P. Snyder/D.P. Harris. The primary brands offered by these companies were, respectively, Roadmaster and Rollfast but each produced bicycles under a wide range of badges and for a wide range of retailers including much of the popular Montgomery Ward’s Hawthorne bicycle line.

Below you will find information regarding site access and setup, a schedule for the day's events, general and day of event contact information. Posts with driving directions, parking information, and site maps are available in the archive section at the bottom of the blog.

The following link will take you to the Official LeMay Museum site with more information about the collection, the open house, and other attractions and events within the event.

http://www.lemaymuseum.org/page.php?id=345

Entrance/Admission

Admission to the LeMay Open House is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 6-12. With your admission you will receive an event bracelet which allows you access to both sites. The money LeMay generates with the event goes to local charities and the entrance fee applies to both attendees and participants. We charge no additional fees for the Concours but one of the requirements for our participation is that everyone associated with our display purchase an admission ticket. As we will be arriving and setting up before the gates open to the public please make sure to purchase an admission ticket and wrist band when the admissions booths open.

Site Access and Setup

While setup for the event is available to us beginning on Friday, August 27th, we have found that the security concerns regarding leaving our bikes unattended on the site overnight outweigh the advantages of early setup. Last year we were able to get the bikes onsite and complete our setup Saturday morning and it is our intention to do so again this year. Unfortunately this means that we have a short window of time Saturday morning to get all of our bikes and everything else onto the grounds.

Between Sun-up, at approximately 6:00am, and 8:00am site access will be available to our group through the Southeast Gate (This entrance is marked with the "Marymount" sign – drive 1/4 mile past the first marked driveway and look for this sign on the left)

The gate will be closed to traffic at that time and Ron Summer (or his stunt double) and additional volunteers will be at the entrance to the gate to help unload bicycles and direct participants to the site which is approximately 200 feet from the gate.

During this time on-street parking should still be available along 152nd Street SE beyond the entrance road at this time and parking along 152nd near the gate will make exiting the event easier than parking in one of the provided event lots.

By 8:00 am cars associated with club displays are starting to line up at the gate and parking and access will become much more difficult. At 8:00am volunteers will be relocated to the display site to help with registration and set-up

The LeMay Open House officially begins at 9am.

If you arrive after 8:00 am please call one of the cell phone numbers listed and we will do our best to get you and your bike into the event.

Phone contacts:

If you need to contact the organizers for additional information, clarification, or for special circumstances you can reach us at the following email address or land line phone numbers:

206 364-0922 Ron Summer

206 708-1199 Phil Marshall

vbephil@comcast.net

If you need to contact us during Saturday morning setup or during the event the following cell numbers will be good:

206 914-1475 Ron Summer

Display Equipment

VBE will place stanchions and ropes; along with the natural hedges these should deter people from touching the bicycles. VBE will provide tent stakes to pin drop and side stands on the lawn. Our display area is a flat surface but we encourage the use of stakes to provide extra security against spills. For display, judging, and people's choice, VBE will provide a Display marker for each bicycle.

VBE will have an EZ-up canopy for display and security purposes with tables and a few chairs. Elsewhere on the grounds there are several places to escape the sun, rest and eat. If you require an EZ-up or any other special considerations for yourself or your bike please let us know as soon as possible

Knock-Down

Knock down will begin Saturday at 5:01pm. Please be prepared to be patient as we will have to get vehicles to the display site, load, and off the site all while everyone else is doing the same. The VBE staff is committed to being on site till the last bike is packed and gone.

2010 Event Schedule


Friday, August 27

This year we are not planning to set up on Friday night. If you are planning to arrive before Saturday or need to setup Friday night please contact Ron Summer at 206 364-0922

Saturday, August 28

6:00 am – 8:00 am
Site access via the South-East gate

7:00 am – 9:00 am
Sign in, and set up

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Judging

10:00 am – 11:00 am
Award tabulation and placement

3:30 pm
Peoples Choice, Participants Choice and Best of Show Trophy awards presented

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Official event photography

5:01 pm – 7:00 pm

Knock-down

* These times are approximate and are based on our experience last year.