Cyclone Coaster
Vintage Bicycle Ride Long Beach - California
the first Sunday of every month
Next Cyclone Coaster Vintage Bicycle Swapmeet & Ride - Sunday - November 5th 2023 Swapmeet Location you ask ? The Pike Restuarant & Bar
1836 East 4th Street - Long Beach California 7:00am - 10:30am Followed by the Cyclone Coaster ride from 4th Street & Junipero Meet Up @ 11:00am Kickstands up @ 11:15am if you're late ...
the ride leaves without you The Cyclone Coaster Vintage Bicycle Ride starts from our usual meeting point
Please note - Portfolio Coffeehouse has moved
Not to worry
... we will continue to meet up @ that location the corner of 4th Street & Junipero
Long Beach - California
Thank you Portfolio Coffeehouse for all the support over the years
of the Cyclone Coaster Vintage Bicycle Rides
Rain or Shine since 2006
If you're not feeling 100% ..... Please stay 100% home to ride another day
Cyclone Coaster
A simple introduction
Welcome to the new CYCLONE COASTER website ~ A fresh new look that has been streamlined into a multi-paged website that is friendly format to whatever device you are viewing the website on ~ Check back on the CYCLONE COASTER website each month to find out what's new with CYCLONE COASTER upcoming events ~ swapmeets ~ monthly themed & non-themed monthly rides as they're announced ~ If you're here for the first time ~ please have a look around CYCLONE COASTER is a multi award winning bicycle group based in Southern California ~ CYCLONE COASTER is not a bicycle club or a business & once you've ridden with us you considered part of the CYCLONE COASTER family which has been riding vintage bicycles on the FIRST SUNDAY of EVERY MONTH ~ All year round ~ in our hometown of Long Beach California since 2006 ~ Rain or Shine Over the years CYCLONE COASTER has been meeting & greeting thousands of fellow vintage bicycle enthusiest locally riding through Long Beach California as well as many who come out & make sure they visit with CYCLONE COASTER when traveling to Southern California with family or friends so they can take in the bicycles & their caretakers & maybe pick up a CYCLONE COASTER souvenir t-shirt - hat - or even a bicycle at times Bicycle enthusiest have visited us from all over the United States of America ~ even from the far corners of the World - far away places in Europe - Asia - South America - Austrailia have traveled to visit & even join in on our vintage bicycle rides themselves ~ How cool is that ~ CYCLONE COASTER family members have also traveled meeting up with other bicycle groups for their rides too along with swapmeets & auctions across the nation ~ Over the years CYCLONE COASTER has also become a multi award winning vintage bicycle group by being involved with our local communities & being a part of bicycle tours ~ special events ~ car shows ~ swapmeets ~ parades & more thanks to the enthusiasm & support from the community ~ the main purpose of the CYCLONE COASTER website is to support the vintage bicycle hobby & to get people back on the Vintage Bicycles made here in America & for those who know ~ the bicycle community is really diverse & to get out & ride a piece of American History today is a feeling like no other Again ~ all riders are welcome to be a part of the CYCLONE COASTER family the first Sunday of every month ~ Rain or Shine ~ Plus CYCLONE COASTER hosts a Vintage Bicycle Swapmeet EVERY May & November BEFORE OUR RIDE @ the World Famous PIKE Bar & Restaurant in Long Beach ~ Show up early to meet up on your favorite rider or the closest one to the door & kick back as all the cool bicycles arrive with their caretakers on any given first Sunday @ the CYCLONE COASTER Vintage Bicycle Rides ~ Great American Manufacturers from the late 1800's on up ~ from manufacturers such as Colson ~ Columbia ~ Chief ~ Dayton ~ Elgin ~ Firestone ~ Harley Davidson ~ Hawthorne ~ Hiawatha ~ Huffman ~ Indian ~ Iver Johnson ~ JC Higgins ~ Manton & Smith ~ Mead ~ Mercury - Pierce ~ Roadmaster ~ Rollfast ~ Schwinn ~ Shelby ~ Western Flyer ~ just to name a few & the vintage Mountain bikes that started popping up from the start of the modified balloon bicycles that started as stripped down Klunkers for the mountain trails from Tom Ritchey - Joe Breeze & Gary Fisher & smaller sting ray type bicycles that started the kids in early 20 inch BMX in the mid 70's to mid 80's even making 24 inch & 26 inch versions as the kids outgrew their smaller bikes with new BMX companies such as Bassett ~ Cook Bros ~ Gary Turner ( GT ) ~ Diamond Back ~ DG ~ Powerlite ~ Redline ~ S & S ~ Schwinn & SE ~ Many moving onto the Mountain bike craze as the bicycle industry keeps on expanding & evolving every day ~ No electric bicycles here ~ Just vintage history ~ human powered This site is dedicated to the bicycles of yesteryear & the current caretakers who ride & keep them around as well as the people who kept them around so we can still enjoy riding the history today ~ Please have a look around & enjoy your time as I will continue to update the CYCLONE COASTER website to include picture links & youtube video links of past events we have been involved in over the years going forward ~ The CYCLONE COASTER website is updated frequently with all the latest events & rides which are posted as they are announced CYCLONE COASTER DOES NOT have an e-mail list since EVERYTHING we do is ALWAYS POSTED right here on the CYCLONE COASTER website ~ so please check back often for all of the latest up-to-date information ~ If you are on FACEBOOK you can also follow us there by adding CYCLONE COASTER as a friend Thank you for your support & interest over the years RIDDEN not HIDDEN ~ Frank
Cyclone Coaster
Sunday ride details
Frank & Bernard realized early on that CYCLONE COASTER was generating quite a bit of interest simply while riding their vintage bicycles in & around Southern California & talking to fellow riders along the way - Seeing all of the interest that was out there - we decided that it would be better to set up one day a month for a vintage bicycle ride that has been dubbed - the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride - The CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride is a leisure vintage bicycle ride that averages around 2 hours long & many support their favorite local restuarants @ water holes after the ride before they head back home - the ride is ALWAYS held the first Sunday of every month & ALWAYS from the same starting point every month since 2006 - which is conveniently located on the corner of 4th Street & Junipero ( the former home of PORTFOLIO COFFEEHOUSE ) in the city of Long Beach California - rain or shine The CYCLONE COASTER family of riders Meet & Greet @ 9:30am <> KICKSTANDS UP @ 10:30am SHARP - If you are late we will leave without you !!! - the CYCLONE COASTER family encourages that IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING 100% ... then PLEASE STAY 100% HOME to ride another day - Many follow the ride with a casual lunch @ a their favorite local eatery or watering hole before heading back home for the day The CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride is a family oriented ride - not a bar hop - it's an open invitation for people from 5 to 105 years of age to join us on a vintage bicycle ride along the beach paths in & around the city of Long Beach & other special events that we post here on this website <><><> ALL CYCLONE COASTER EVENTS are RAIN or SHINE EVENTS <><><> All are welcome to join in on the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride with any type of bicycle & any riding level - for a low key vintage bicycle ride where everyone can enjoy fellow enthusiast for networking - swapping stories - swap bicycles & parts - share maintenance & knowledge while enjoying the great Southern California scenery & all year around weather Since the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride is never the same ride twice & changes as we ride - It is impossible to post our route on this website - We base our ride on the events in & around Long Beach where the ride originates - We never have a set route as the ride can change as we are riding - from an unforeseen problem such as a simple flat tire or other bicycle related problem - to a local event in progress - Keep in mind that many riders such as myself travel over an hour just to join us here for the ride every month - So please allow enough time to get here on time when traveling to join us To be fair to all the riders please remember that the ride leaves from 4th Street & Junipero ( former location of Portfolio Coffeehouse & same meet up location since 2006) at 10:30 am SHARP - Thanks for all of the interest in the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday RIde & we'll see you on the next ride <><><><><><> RIDDEN not HIDDEN <><><><><><> Frank
Cyclone Coaster
Sunday ride announcements
<> First & most important <> the CYCLONE COASTER family encourages that IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING 100% then PLEASE STAY 100% HOME to ride another day <> CYCLONE COASTER would like to ask everyone to ALWAYS KEEP SAFETY IN MIND when riding on the streets & bicycle paths for all riders ANYWHERE in the state of California - PLEASE REMEMBER that bicycles fall under the same traffic laws as ANY vehicle on the road we all share <> PLEASE REMEMBER to stop at all stop signs & not to run red lights - FYI - BICYCLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS WILL GO ON YOUR PERMANENT DRIVING RECORD <> PLEASE REMEMBER to stay in the MARKED bicycle lanes - OR - to the far right side of the road with 2 or 3 bicycles wide to not block cars from driving by us on the streets <> PLEASE REMEMBER to try to keep it 2 wide on the beach path for oncoming bicycles & people that walk - jog - run - rollerblade - etc - with us in the areas we SHARE on our CYCLONE COASTER rides In short - CYCLONE COASTER simply does not want to wear out our welcome here or anywhere for that matter - CYCLONE COASTER is a great casual ride for all ages to enjoy the first Sunday of every month where over the years thousands of riders have joined in on the vintage bicycle fun in the many rides & events we take part in every year - let's keep it going by being in tune with our fellow "Sunday Riders" & the local community in & around the City of Long Beach PARK ANNOUNCEMENTS are for the benifit of everyone who comes out to the CYCLONE COASTER Vintage Bicycle Rides every month - You are all family to CYCLONE COASTER so PLEASE SHARE & inform other CYCLONE COASTER riders of upcoming rides - events - BBQ's - birthdays & more <> If you have something you want to announce to the CYCLONE COASTER family ~ just approach the stage & come up to announce what you have coming up to the group - It's just that easy <> This ride has a large following at this point & riders join us from San Diego to Northern California & beyond - We also know there might be some other CYCLONE COASTER riders that may live close to your own towns events that may want to meet up with you for it - that's why we have a "open mic" for anyone who wants to come up - Many riders never knew they were neighbors until they do an announcement - that's what is great about this ride PICTURES -- I know everyone takes them - If anyone has any pictures that they would like to share from our rides - PLEASE POST THEM & show others that we actually get out & ride our favorite vintage bicycles as much as we can to where I also encourage you to share them on the on-line forums like - theCabe - SchwinnBikeForum - Rat Rod Bikes - Facebook - etc. I always have requests for pictures of what shows up @ the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday ride - but it is fun to see what others have captured during the rides too - Let's show & post the fun so that everyone around the world can see what they're missing by not being here @ the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday rides With a GREAT TURNOUT - comes a greater responsibility - We have never had a issue with the Police in Long Beach since we started this ride in 2006 - Never even a complaint - this is achieved by keeping within the bike lane & the right side of the road whenever possible ( 2 riders wide is ideal ) - by doing this it makes the road safer for our riders @ the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Vintage bicycle ride - trust me you don't want to be on the receiving end of another vehicle We look forward to seeing everyone again every month @ the CYCLONE COASTER Vintage Bicycle ride - RIDDEN not HIDDEN - Frank
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Cyclone Coaster gear Available before every ride
Many people have asked abaout CYCLONE COASTER gear which is always available BEFORE THE RIDE STARTS in front of our meeting point @ 4th street & Junipero in Long Beach California ( the former home of PORTFOLIO COFFEEHOUSE ) each month - Popular items such as CYCLONE COASTER universal fit Gildan pre-shrunk T-Shirts in sizes Medium up to a 3X - Ladies Babydoll & Tank Tops in Medium to XL - Limited run of CYCLONE COASTER Flannels & even a few Hawaiian Shirts - CYCLONE COASTER License Plates - CYCLONE COASTER Koozies - CYCLONE COASTER Baseball Caps - CYCLONE COASTER Patches - CYCLONE COASTER Stickers & more - Well They're ALWAYS available BEFORE the rides start @ our meeting point - PORTFOLIO COFFEEHOUSE in Long Beach - REPRESENT what you love with CYCLONE COASTER - Thank you for the interest - RIDDEN not HIDDEN - Frank
