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Fall Gravity Shoot-Out Sunday, September 19th 10:00am at the old Soapbox Derby hill in Planeview Park.
Pot Luck Dinner for the survivors. Bring a covered dish!

Wichita and Derby have been chosen by the Kansas Department Of Transportation to receive funding for bike/pedestrian trails. In Wichita it will be the development of the Redbud Trail.
Read about it at KAKE.com

Ladies Night at the Thursday Night Pub Pedal August 12th at the Shamrock Lounge.
This night is for the Ladies... Ladies bikes that is. Whether your Male or Female ride your girls/ladies/step-thru-frame bikes.

Cross dressing optional.

Despite it being over 100 degrees there was a good turn out tonight for our 3rd Ladies Night. Quite a few ladies bikes and big burly men riding them. Photos here.

Wichita's Arkansas River Path was recently resurfaced making for a very nice, smooth ride.

Here are Erick's photos from the 2010 Art Of The Bicycle...
Show photos.
Swap photos.

Also a KCTU TV video with Erick...

The Art of the Bicycle from megan simmons on Vimeo.

6th annual Art Of The Bicycle. Your artistic, creative, unusual and new-to-the-show Bicycles and Bicycle Art must be at the Go Away by July 18th! the show will run for 2 weeks instead of just one night as in the past.

Schedule:
July 23rd - Opening Night.

July 30th - Final Friday.

July 31st - Swap Meet 8:00am. $10.00 booth fee.

August 6th - Closing Night

Please help spread the word. Click here for printable posters.

Another fabulous Final Friday at the Art Of The Bicycle. Thank you to the Go Away and everyone who helped to put on another great show. The show is open through August 6th so you still have time to check it out if you haven't yet. Help support the show and buy a bike or art and a stylin' AOTB t-shirt. Final Friday Photos here.

Today's swap meet was the biggest one yet. Saturday Swap Meet photos here.

Video...

From what I have read Robert Hughes (aka Bicycle Bob) was riding his bike early Saturday morning on East Central when he was struck by a truck. The truck fled the the scene. The owner of the truck was later found and arrested. Mr Huges is in critical condition and being treated at Wesley Medical Center.

Read a 2008 article about "Bicycle Bob" here.

A few Coasters made the trip to Kansas City for the 10th annual El Torreon Swap Meet this past Sunday.

Video...

Thad sent these photos he took of Bicycle Art And Gravity Racing from a recent trip to Nebraska.

Big thanks to those Coasters who brought their classic bikes out to the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society's first Julyapalooza. Also on display were antique motorcycles and cars.

View the photos here.

Thanks to Randy's Mom, Cameron E and Dave M for the photos.

10th annual El Torreon Bicycle Swap Meet

Sunday, July 25, 2010
6:00am - 4:00pm
31st & Gillham, Kansas City. MO

Julyapalooza is an event being put on by the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society on Saturday, July 10th from 11:00am to 3:00pm at 1203 N. Main (right on the Midtown bike path). We've been asked to display our vintage bicycles along side vintage cars and motorcycles. There will also be a genealogy book and materials sale, tours of their library, a hot dog vendor and hourly drawings.
This event is for antique bikes only. I need to know in advance if you are participating. Only bikes that are 60s vintage or older, restored, original (or as close to original that the general public wouldn't know the difference). The bikes will be displayed outside and yes it will probably be hot. I'll provide shade and cold drinks. You may also just drop your bike(s) off and go hide somewhere cool. We do need a couple people to stay and answer questions. This event will give us a chance to spread bicycle love to a new audience, presumably those interested in history.

Let me know if you would like to participate and I'll fill you in on the details.

Celebrate Independence Day and show your patriotism by decorating your bike and/or yourself. Meet at the usual time and place.

Last night was our 4th annual 20 Inch Night at the Thursday Night Pub Pedal. Our biggest turn out to date. I estimate 40 plus small wheeled bikes. Mostly muscle bikes, a few lowriders, a couple of 26" frames sporting 20" wheels, one 20" wheeled burrito and the donk which was a really small frame with 26" wheels.

Photos here.

Video...

"I Bike Douglas" May 22, 2010, was a great success with over 300 in attendance. Out of the registered participants, 98% said they prefer to shop local and would attend monthly "I Bike Douglas" bike-in events.

To keep the momentum going, Douglas Design District is sponsoring monthly "Biker's Specials". On June 26, ride in to your favorite place to eat or drink in the DDD and get a special just for YOU. Watch the event page at www.dddwichita.com for updates on participating businesses.

Douglas merchants providing "Biker's Specials" :

Cero's Candies - 1108 E. Douglas
Chocolate Covered Banana's

College Hill Deli & Catering - 3407 E. Douglas
10% OFF any menu item!

Fresh Roast Coffee Company - 3700 E. Douglas #2
Glycogen Pit Stop (Two Shots of Espresso for $2 Bucks) $2

Harry's Uptown - 3023 E. Douglas
Two Wheeler Special - Chicken Fajita Wrap: $6.50
Includes swiss cheese, guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, chips
Beer Specials - Corona & Don Equis: $3.00 each

Jeanne's Cafe - 4733 E. Douglas in Lincoln Heights
Mini Chicken Fried Steak Dinner: $6.95
Includes mash potatoes, vegetable, salad and roll

Monica's Bundt Cake - 1328 E. Douglas
Ride in for a FREE bottle of water or a banana with purchase.
Available only during "I Bike Douglas"

The Anchor - 1109 E. Douglas
Smoked Salmon BLT on a butter toasted ciabatta (or as a wrap)
Includes home fried potato chips. Biker's Special $1.50 off regular price
Plus get a FREE soft drink or tea with any food purchase.

Click here for more info.

Wichita's first Mayor's Family Bike Day took place today in Central Riverside park and was a fun time. Several bike rides, drawings for bicycles and accessories, a obstacle course, paper boy throw, maintenance clinics, the Coasters custom and classic bicycle display and more.

Thanks to the Mayor, the WPD, Bicycle Exchange, Tom Sawyer Bicycle Shop, L&M Cycling & Fitness, the Bike/Walk Alliance Wichita, the Bike Cave, the Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita and all the volunteers who helped to put this event on. Thanks to all the Coasters who participated and to Dave for bringing the banner.

Photos here.

Video...

Fellow Coaster Robert just finished his first BAK (Bike Across Kansas). Read about his ride and view his photos here.

The owner of the Vagabond and the Blue Lounge is currently on a ride from Wichita to Seattle. Follow him on his ride here.

Coaster Ryan's part bike part bus trip to Austin here.

Today the Wichita city council approved changes to the current bicycle ordinance.
Unless there is a usable bicycle path next to the street, cyclists can now ride in the streeet no longer having to be within 5 feet of the curb. Eliminated from the ordinance was being required to license a bicycle and use a bike rack if one is available within a city block.

A record breaking 15 tandems showed up at the Shamrock for last nights 4th annual Tandem Night at the Thursday Night Pub Pedal. Vintage 26 inch rear steers, home-built 20 inch rear steers and everything in between like a vintage 26 inch home-built rear steer. From the Shamrock we rode to the Arena where we picked up some Brooks & Dunn swag. From there to the fountains and then the Blue Lounge.

Photos here. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of that cool little 20" home-built (in a day) rear steer.

Video...

Our 4th Tandem Night at the Pub Pedal. Thursday May 27th. Usual place and time (Shamrock Lounge 7:00PMish) Ride a tandem if you have one. If you don't have one, borrow one, make one! Lets try and break our record of 13!
Past Tandem Night's here.

The first Ride 'Round Town was great fun! Starting from Tom Sawyer Bicycle Shop we took a casual cruise around the South Central part of Wichita stopping along the way to tour a late 1800s home, the beautiful old Grace Methodist Church and a 1953 fire station turned home. The ride ended back at Tom Sawyer Bicycle where we enjoyed hot dogs, drinks and prizes.
At our second stop I counted 70 bicycles. I heard of someone else counting at least 80 at one point.

Thanks to Tom Sawyer Bicycle, Mr. Larry, the Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita and especially those who opened up and welcomed us in to their homes and buildings.

Photos here.

Video...

Tomorrow is National Bike To Work Day. Should have posted this earlier. So much going on it's hard to keep track of it all. Thanks to Kristen fir the reminder.

From BikeWichita.com

Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. The weather is shaping up to be a great day, so you’ll have no excuse to miss this opportunity to ride in style. Tell your boss you might be a little late in the morning because you are making an effort to lift the stigma that Wichita is one of the worst cities to commute by bicycle.

Read more here.

From HutchNews.com

Downtown Hutchinson is about to gain a few more residents.

Not business or people-type residents - but brightly colored bicycles that will be available for community use and sharing.

Read the full article here.

Did you know Wichita once had a bike share program? Read about it here.

From the Community Affairs Lieutenant with the Wichita Police Department...

We have scheduled a public comment session regarding the proposed bicycle ordinance revisions and amendments and I wanted to let you know about it. It is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Water Center, 101 W. Pawnee. Representatives from the Planning, Law and Police Departments will be there to answer questions and take comments regarding the proposed revisions.

Sometime later this week the proposed ordinances and current state law will be noted on the front page of the WPD’s web site at www.wichitapolice.com along with a notice regarding the public comment session.

Just a reminder that you can purchase a wide variety of stylin' cruising apparel from our Cruising Apparel page. Many different shirt styles, colors and prints available.

With so many upcoming events now might be a good time to purchase a Coasters shirt to show your affiliation with the coolest bike club around.

Follow these links directly to the Coasters shirts...
Erick's Coasters text shirts
Coasters with sprocket
Coasters 50s logo
Denim with Coasters text

I've got a few shirts on hand (Coasters with sprocket & Pub Pedal a Thursday Night Tradition) for $10. Contact me if interested.

Participation was pretty good for the first ever Anti-Tweed Ride last night at the Pub Pedal. Tuxedo t-shirt, suits, gowns, dresses and fur. A variety of non tweed formal attire was worn. The men looked dashing and the women stunning. The wind made riding interesting especially for the women in dresses and may also have been the reason there wasn't a larger turn out. Someone looked up the weather and if I recall correctly the wind was 35-40mph with gusts up to 60mph!

Photos here.

Video...

From the Wichita Eagle...

Pedaling a bicycle down the street isn't quite the free-wheeling adventure one might presume — at least not if you read the city's bicycle laws.

Read story here.

The Ride of Silence. The ride is sponsored by the Oz Bicycle Club of Wichita. The ride will start at 7:00 PM on May 19th at 13213 W. 21st St N. Ct (Wichita Clinic) just East of Eberly Farm on West 21st. The names of those injured or killed will be remembered at this time. If you know of someone whose name was not mentioned, please let us know at this time. The ride will start after the reading. Please park at the South end of the parking lot. Contact: Don Kramer, sagstop@sbcglobal.net, (316) 722-1705.
Please visit rideofsilence.org for information.
The ride will be 8 miles in length at a slow pace. Please join us to help promote bicycle safety on the streets of Wichita.

Check out Erick's pictures from the Midwest bicycle Swap here.

The first ever Midwest Bicycle Swap was held today at the Hometown market in Haysville. A large turnout of both buyers and sellers. The swap area filled up early and bikes and parts continued to show up through out the day. Lots of stuff traded hands. Things wound down around 1:30pm at about the same time the wind became unbearable.
Thanks to Grillmaster Mitch for putting this on, Accent Mobile Music for providing the sound and The Central States Metal Artisans for opening the Blacksmith Shop.

From our host Grillmaster Mitch...

I just wanted to give a BIG THANK YOU to ALL who participated and made this event a success!! The turnout validated to me that the Wichita area was in "need" of a bicycle swap meet. We will be back next year and with your participation, even bigger and better!

My photos here.
Erick's photos here.

See ya next year!