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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 - 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
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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 -
- REMEMBER RIDE VINTAGE BICYCLES -
CYCLONE
COASTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
- next ride -
the CYCLONE COASTER Sunday Ride
THE FIRST SUNDAY
EVERY MONTH
ALL YEAR ROUND
RAIN OR SHINE
Next Ride
SUNDAY April 4th 2010
With a chance of rain in the forecast for our March 7th ride - we still had 65+ riders make it out - STELLAR -
The weather - bright & cloudy - temperatures in the low 70's - with NO RAIN - until late afternoon AFTER the ride -
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
-- FYI -- FYI -- FYI -- FYI -- FYI -- FYI -- Portfolio Coffeehouse 2300 E 4th Street
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
CYCLONE
COASTER
EVENT
UPDATES
| 2009 New Belgium Tour de Fat |
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| SAN DIEGO |
CYCLONE COASTER TWICE - A -YEAR SWAP MEET
EVENT UPDATE
Great early morning
FREE CYCLONE COASTER
Swap Meet starting at little before 7am for the early birds - 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 again & it seemed like more parts selling
than complete bicycles - I think we all found some great deals &
a few hidden treasures too - Chris ( Owner of the PIKE RESTAURANT ) had his son pull the winning ticket for
the 2009 Limited Edition New Belgium Brewing Fat Tire Bicycle - Congratulations to a stunned Chris Oaks
who donated & ended up the winner of the Fat Tire Bicycle - Thanks to everyone for the donations - We ended up having
147 entries which 100% of the proceeds is being given to the AKFA ( Abbot Kinney Festival Association ) which helps needy
children & families in Venice CA - The FREE CYCLONE COASTER
Swap Meet was followed to a ride over
to West Coast Choppers & lunch over at Jesse's place Cisco Burger right next door to his shop - Thanks again to everyone that came out & made this another successful swap meet
- We will have another FREE CYCLONE
COASTER Swap Meet in 6 months
- mid APRIL 2010 - again & will post it on this CYCLONE
COASTER website -
- ALSO -
2009 LONG BEACH MARATHON
BICYCLE TOUR
EVENT UPDATE
| Long Beach Marathon 2009 |
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| John " Flash " - David & Bernard |
Great early morning ride at 6am - We rode the same 26.2 mile course that everyone runs for the
marathon - We started on time at 6am & tried to cut through the crowd to get closer
to the front of the pack - That is the last time we saw John " FLASH " as he kept going &
going - we all thought that he must have borrowed a "Red Bull" from another rider because he ended up finishing way ahead of all of us -
15 minutes before David - 1/2 hour before Frank & 45 minutes before Bernard - I
guess we spread out the CYCLONE COASTER word as
we all rode trying to keep up with "FLASH" who we saw at one point passing us
in the other direction 4-5 miles ahead of us - It was all in good fun & still a great time
for all - Met a lot of great riders along the way - We all ended up eating
breakfast at Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles & man did that hit the spot -
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| Night ride at the Capitol |
| 2009 Christmas Parade |
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| Belmont Shores 12-5-09 |
-- 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 REMEMBER RIDE
VINTAGE BICYCLES
CONTACT US
CYCLONE COASTER
ON YOUTUBE
CYCLONE COASTER
PAST EVENTS
- The CYCLONE COASTER Sunday ride 1st Sunday of every
month RAIN-OR-SHINE
- 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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