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CYCLONE COASTER is an award winning Vintage Bicycle group based in Southern California -
The main purpose of the CYCLONE COASTER website is
to get people back on the Vintage Bicycles made here in America - to basically ride a piece of American History today -
This site is dedicated to the bicycles of yesteryear and the people who kept them around for us to enjoy today - Please have a look around & enjoy
your time on this website loaded with picture links & youtube video links of past
events we have been involved in over the years - For questions or comments click on
the "CONTACT US" links throughout this website - The
CYCLONE COASTER website is updated frequently
with all the latest events & rides which are posted as they are announced -
We DO NOT have a e-mail list since
everything we do is ALWAYS POSTED here on this website as soon as we have the information ourselves - so please
check back as often as you like for all of the latest up-to-date
information which will ALWAYS BE POSTED right here on the CYCLONE COASTER website -
CYCLONE COASTER is not a club or a business - we are simply
a group of people who enjoy riding our vintage bicycles - everything CYCLONE COASTER involved in is ALWAYS FREE - we are able to accomplish
this thanks to the continued support from city of Long Beach & PORTFOLIO COFFEE HOUSE which is our meeting point for the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride - which is held on the
1st Sunday of every month - along with the support of local businesses & groups &
organizations & friends within the community & our ever growing
network of fellow riders who are always there to help one another making this a great thing for everyone
involved - CYCLONE COASTER will continue to host a FREE Vintage Bicycle Swap Meet at
THE PIKE RESTAURANT in Long Beach twice a year - along with our annual participation in the Long Beach Marathon with the 26.2
mile bicycle tour - parades - festivals
& other special events several times during the year - where all are welcome to join in & everyone involved has a good time - CYCLONE COASTER events are always RAIN OR SHINE
-
CYCLONE
COASTER has become an AWARD
WINNING bicycle group & we couldn't have achieved this without all of you -
If you ever find yourself in Southern California - or if you live in the area - feel free to come down to see first hand all of the outstanding
vintage bicycles - along with the strong network of people who show up every month to share & enjoy their incredible
bicycles with us at the CYCLONE COASTER
Sunday Ride in
Long Beach California - THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH -
RAIN or SHINE - all year round - ALL RIDERS WELCOME - If you currently do not have
a bicycle or are visiting the Southern California area on the day of our ride - please feel free to come down early as people arrive for a cup of coffee &
take in the great scenery at our meeting point - PORTFOLIO COFFEE
HOUSE (which is rated the #1 Coffee House in Long Beach) - located on the corner
of 4th street & Junipero in Long Beach - find the Sunday Ride details below -
- RIDE VINTAGE BICYCLES - - THEY'RE
OUT THERE -
CYCLONE
COASTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
FLYING - A - STUDIO TWICE - A - YEAR SWAP MEET
SUNDAY September 12th 2010 - 7am to 11am
This is always a great
early morning FREE Swap Meet hosted by our friends FLYING -A- STUDIO on the beautiful Newport Beach Peninsula
- This FREE swap meet will be held once again @ the FLYING -A- STUDIO gallery - which
is across from the BALBOA FERRY & World Famous FUN ZONE starting around 7am for the early birds & ending somewhere in the 11 o'clock hour - followed
by a vintage bicycle ride to grab some lunch for those who want to stick around - The FLYING
-A- STUDIO is still here for another great swap meet due to delays in the renovation & re-vitalization of this awesome location - So don't be shy & bring down your pre war &
post war vintage bicycle parts & bicycles to sell & pass on to fellow enthusiasts for some cold hard cash for your
own projects - A great way to keep
the hobby alive & local - I
think we all have parts & projects that are a back
burners we could free up some space in our storage units - garages - living rooms - dens - kitchens - bed rooms - back yards
- etc - Keep in mind that one man's
trash is another man's treasure - The FREE FLYING -A- STUDIO Swap Meet will be followed to a vintage
bicycle ride from there around 11:30am after we packed it up - A friendly FYI for all - as far as parking goes if you are coming down for the swap meet
itself to find that missing piece for your project - bring a bike &
park in the residential neighborhoods before or after the FLYING -A-STUDIO to save yourself a possible
ticket in the metered parking lot areas in front of & behind the swap meet itself - or if you are a
vendor you can UNLOAD you items in the alley behind the FLYING -A- STUDIO then go to park in the surrounding areas - We'll see you there -
- next ride
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THE
CYCLONE COASTER SUNDAY RIDE
THE FIRST SUNDAY
EVERY MONTH
ALL YEAR ROUND
RAIN OR SHINE
Next Ride
SUNDAY September 5th 2010
CYCLONE COASTER SUNDAY RIDE ALERT
CYCLONE COASTER has received NUMEROUS complaints about MUSIC BEING TOO LOUD on our rides - CYCLONE COASTER would like to ask those who are bringing music
along on the rides to please KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN so CYCLONE COASTER is NOT a NUISANCE to the community & businesses
in the City of Long Beach who have supported & embraced CYCLONE COASTER
all along since starting the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride back in 2006 - If you do have music CYCLONE COASTER
just is asking for you to please KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN so you yourself can hear
it & others can speak over it - CYCLONE
COASTER simply does not want to wear out our welcome & wants to continue to enjoy the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride here in the City of Long Beach
thank you
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The August 1st 2010 Sunday ride - 131 riders counted
Yes that's what these rides are all about - another record breaking month with 131 ++ riders counted - a lot of familiar faces & some new - thanks to all for another successful CYCLONE
COASTER Sunday ride & great turn out - The weather - California Sunny & Perfect - Temps in the
80's
See below for SUNDAY RIDE details & directions
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 bicycle ride that averages around 2 hours
long - the ride is ALWAYS held the first Sunday of every month & ALWAYS
from the same starting point every month
- PORTFOLIO COFFEEHOUSE - which is conveniently located on the corner of 4th Street & Junipero - in the city of Long
Beach - rain or shine - Riders Meet & Greet @ 9:30am & LEAVE @ 10:30am SHARP - If
you are late we will leave without you !!! - We follow the ride with a casual lunch @ a local eatery for those who
want to stick around - 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 - Rain or Shine - 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 - Thanks
for all of the interest in the CYCLONE COASTER
Sunday RIde & we'll see you on the next ride -
MEETING POINT IS
Portfolio
Coffeehouse - Located on - the Corner of 4th Street & Junipero
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Long Beach, CA 90814 >>>>> Map <<<<<
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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 Portfolio Coffeehouse at 10:30am SHARP -
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING
ATTENTION ALL RIDERS California State Law requires that ALL RIDERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ARE
REQUIRED TO WEAR A HELMET - No Excuses -
ALL riders under the age of 18 years of age must also be accompanied by a legal
guardian to join the ride.
Keep in mind CYCLONE COASTER is not responsible for injuries, loss
or damage incurred during any ride and / or rider. ALL RIDERS RIDE AT THEIR OWN RISK on public roads and bicycle paths California Bicycle
Helmet Law REQUIRED to all riders under 18 years of
age A person under 18 years of age shall
not operate a bicycle, or ride upon a bicycle as a passenger, upon a street, bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets
and Highways Code, or any other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened
bicycle helmet that meets the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet standard),
the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling, or the American Society for Testing
Materials (ASTM F-1447 standard). This requirement also applies to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining
seat that is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle
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COASTER
EVENT UPDATES
The 2010 City
of Lake Forest
FOURTH of
JULY PARADE
THIS YEARS THEME WAS
ALL AMERICAN SPIRIT
Lake Forest Parade Web Page Link
EVENT UPDATE Thanks again to the City of Lake Forest for inviting
CYCLONE COASTER to their Fourth of July Parade - where CYCLONE COASTER showed everyone along
the sidelines what great vintage bicycles are all about - the local crowd really liked what they
saw too - well decorated vintage bicycles & riders - thanks to all for
arriving early for this well organized city of Lake Forest Parade which started right on time - Cox Television had local coverage in the beginning of the parade where ALL
ENTRIES WERE ALSO JUDGED - We won "Most Original Entry" last year & we'll
let you know if we did it again this year with everyone dressing & decorating themselves & there bicycles in the spirit
- great job from everyone - we looked great out there & everyone had fun that was
riding with us - We followed up the parade with lunch at Fuddruckers on El Toro Road where
we had some burgers - Thanks again for joining CYCLONE COASTER in this
fun event & we will see you there again next year - ALSO we want to thank David Pease
- a fellow CYCLONE COASTER rider - for taking
a bunch of great shots of us in the 2010 Fourth of July Parade
again this year - David spent many hours taking / editing & uploading them to the flickr
site on his day off so all could see our latest event & enjoy his pictures - The pictures can be seen & purchased
through him at the link BELOW
PICTURES FROM THE LAKE FOREST FOURTH of JULY PARADE
CYCLONE COASTER AFTER the CYCLONE COASTER
Sunday Ride EVENT UPDATE
CYCLONE COASTER
2010 Fourth of July BBQ
was another FREE event that was open to everyone - The bring something to grill & bring something to share - worked out great with lots of food & drinks to go around &
for everyone to enjoy - The CYCLONE COASTER
BBQ was held on Junipero
on the beach access transition road between Ocean Avenue & the bicycle path on the
beach where we normally ride - what a great spot to BBQ too - with a spectacular view of the
California Coastline from Huntington Beach to Santa Monica - The weather was as expected - a
typical sunny California day in the mid 70's - with a light breeze that cleared up the overcast morning & what a sight it was when everyone from the ride - 118 riders in all - arrived with vintage bicycles & lined them up halfway up the hill in front of our great BBQ spot & if you have pictures
- PLEASE - send them to cyclone.coaster@yahoo.com
- Plenty of food & drinks for all that stayed for the BBQ - with a second wind & more BBQ later in the day before the Fourth of July fireworks over the Pacific Ocean by the Queen Mary
over the Harbor area - what a sight - what a day - our thanks goes out to everyone
for all the help making this another successful CYCLONE COASTER event -
CYCLONE COASTER TWICE - A - YEAR SWAP MEET
EVENT UPDATE
Great early morning
FREE CYCLONE COASTER
Swap Meet starting at little before 6am for the early early birds ( you know who you are ) on May 16th 2010
- We got to the PIKE RESTAURANT earlier & made sure no one parked in the Pike Parking Lot &
this gave us a lot more space than the previous swap meets - Thanks again to THE
PIKE RESTAURANT for all of their great food - great service & hospitality - Great turnout with bicycle & parts moving between people
quickly - I think we all found some great deals & a few hidden
treasures too - The FREE CYCLONE COASTER
Swap Meet was followed to a vintage bicycle
ride that left from Portfolio Coffeehouse around 11:30am after we packed it up @ the PIKE Restuarant - the ride went over to Belmont Shores this time - where a small group of us had some lunch & rode back
to hang out at Portfolio Coffeehouse before we all headed back to our neck of the woods - Thanks
again to everyone that came out & made this another successful swap meet - We will have our next FREE CYCLONE
COASTER Swap Meet around October
2010 again which will be posted here on the CYCLONE
COASTER website when it gets
near again -
THE CYCLONE COASTER STORY
Living in Southern California is the perfect place to ride and collect
vintage bicycles - we found this out by simply riding our vintage balloon bicycles at
the beach - swap meets - marathons - parades - car shows - wherever &
whenever we could meet up for a vintage bicycle ride on any given
weekend - while doing just that we found there are quite a few vintage bicycle
collectors that live right here in the area that enjoyed riding as well - CYCLONE COASTER - was founded in Southern California in 2006 by two friends & vintage
bicycle enthusiasts - Bernard & Frank
- who met while collecting &
riding vintage balloon bicycles themselves - GREAT AMERICAN BICYCLES - manufactured
in the Pre-War & Post-War era of America - bearing names such as - Colson - Columbia
- Dayton - Elgin - Firestone - Harley Davidson - Hawthorne - Hiawatha - Huffman - Indian - Iver Johnson - J C Higgins - Manton & Smith - Mead - Mercury - Monark
- Pierce - Roadmaster
- Rollfast - Schwinn
- Shelby - Western
Flyer - just to name a few - made right here in the good old - U
S A -
The name CYCLONE COASTER pays tribute
to the Pike waterfront amusement park which was down on the
pier in Long Beach, California, many, many years ago - The COASTER
part of our name is referring to the single speed coaster brake on the vintage bicycles we ride
- We collect bicycles from different eras and every bicycle we ride is one we own - If
you are interested in purchasing a vintage bicycle - have a budget in mind & find a picture
that best represents what you are looking for - keep in mind usually the more deluxe or complete a vintage bicycle
is ( it has a horn tank, fenders, light, rear rack, etc. ) the more expensive & difficult it is to find as a complete
bicycle - Simply locate one of the "CONTACT US" links on the site &
we will do our best to help & direct you in any way we can - there might even be something close amongst our network of CYCLONE COASTER riders -
We
find ourselves riding just about anything built in the 1930's - 1940's -
to 1950's - from the clean originals - the old rusty rider - the
custom boardwalk runner - to the top-notch restored bicycles - and
anything in between - as with any
hobby it seems the more you know, the more questions you have - we also noticed that there is a lot of diversity to riding and collecting vintage bicycles - a lot of times because the bicycles themselves have had a rough life being passed
down from one person to the next - most
of the time losing some of their original parts and former glory along the way -
also that everyone has their own take - which is how it should be - after all it is an extension of who
you are and what you are about - all
in all it is a lot of fun networking with a lot of great people who we all
met because of our similar hobby & passion
for vintage bicycles at these events as well as riding in & around the Southern California
area
- RIDE VINTAGE BICYCLES - - THEY'RE
OUT THERE -
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CYCLONE COASTER
ON YOUTUBE
- The CYCLONE COASTER Sunday ride 1st Sunday of every
month RAIN-OR-SHINE
- The CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride & Fourth of
July BBQ - Sunday
July 4th 2010
- City of Lake Forest Fouth of July Parade - July 3rd
2010 - 47 Bicycles -
NICE
- The CYCLONE COASTER 4th Annual FREE Vintage Swap Meet - May 16th 2010
- The 4th Street in Motion Festival CYCLONE
COASTER Display Booth - May 9th 2010
- Bike Night @ the Hammer Museum Los Angeles &
Screening of Pee Wee's Big Adventure hosted by Paul Reubens - April 8th 2010
- The Long Beach 2010 Mardi Gras
Parade & Festival - February 20th
2010
- Sacramento / San Francisco Tour & Ride California Road trip January
8th-10th 2010
- Vintage Bicycle Show / Swap & Ride Flying A Studio Newport Beach Dec 13th 2009
- City of Laguna Niguel Annual Christmas Parade Dec 12th 2009 - Cancelled due to rain
- 4th street Annual Holiday Open House & Bicycle Decorating Contest
December 6th 2009
- Belmont Shores 2009
Christmas Parade December 5th 2009
- The CYCLONE COASTER 3rd Annual FREE Vintage Swap Meet October 18th 2009
- The 2009 Long Beach Marathon bicycle
tour October 11th 2009
- New Belgium Brewing
- Tour de Fat - San Diego October 3rd 2009
- 25th annual Abbot Kinney Festival - Venice - CYCLONE COASTER Bicycle Valet & Display - Over 400 Valet Sept 27th 2009
- City of Lake Forest 4th of July Parade - July
4th 2009 - 60+ Bicycles - Presented
an Award for " the Most Original Parade entry " NICE
- Vintage Bicycle Swap & Ride Flying A
Studio Newport Beach 6-28-09
- Green Long Beach Festival CYCLONE COASTER Display & Booth @ East Village Arts District
5-9-09
- The CYCLONE COASTER 2nd Annual FREE Vintage Swap Meet April 19th
2009
- 1st Annual Long Beach Bicycle
Festival April 3rd & 4th 2009
- City of Laguna Niguel Annual Christmas Parade 12-13-08 --- 45+ Bicycles
- The CYCLONE COASTER 1st Annual FREE Vintage Swap Meet October 19th 2008
- The 2008 Long Beach Marathon bicycle tour
10-12-08
- University by the Sea 2008 CYCLONE COASTER vintage bicycle show at the East Village art district
in downtown Long Beach 10-5-08
- City of Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade 104th
annual - July 4th 2008
- 60+ Bicycles
- Vintage Show & Bicycle ride Walt's Place Newport
Beach 5-4-08
- City of Laguna Niguel Annual Christmas Parade 12-8-07
- Keith's Annual Sat. after Thanksgiving Day ride from Santa Monica Pier 11-24-07
- Vintage Show & Bicycle ride Flying A
Studio Newport Beach 11-18-07
- The 2007 Long Beach Marathon bicycle tour
October 2007
- City of Norwalk 50th Anniversary Parade 8-25-07
- Orange
County Schwinn Collectors Woodies
Cafe / Seal Beach Brunch & Ride 8-25-07
- Story
of our ride in the GRUNION GAZETTE on newstands the week of 8-20-07
- CYCLONE COASTER 4th of July 2007
block party Vintage Car / Bicycle Show & Ride
- Venice Beach bicycle Show &
Ride
- Vintage Show &
Bicycle ride Flying A Studio Newport Beach
- Huntington
Beach Concourse car & bicycle show
- The
2007 Los Angeles Marathon bicycle tour May
2007
- The 2006 Long Beach Marathon bicycle tour
October 2006
- Amgen
Tour Bicycle Hoedown / Showdown & CYCLONE
COASTER vintage bicycle show at the East Village art district in downtown Long
Beach
- Belmont
Shores 2006 Christmas Parade
- Critical
Mass bicycle ride from the Bike Station in downtown Long Beach
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