The following is a blog post by Eric W. that I really enjoyed and thought you might too. I think the story encompasses everything we (“the bike guys”) are about. I’m reposting it here with his permission…

Addiction
so….it’s official.

i’m addicted.

since i’ve started hanging out with the bike guys, i’ve had an itching to get another bike. i love my current bike, but i wanted something a little older, and a little nicer. i wasn’t taking it too serious, just occasionally checking craiglist, and newspapers. however last spring, my schwinn started having troubles braking, which i’ve learned is an important part. i took it to a shop, where it would eventually sit for two months while they tried to find a part for it. during these two months i sat in my apartment, thursday after thursday, not being able to ride, while bikes cruised past me down douglas.
Continue reading “A Fellow Coaster’s Story”

Rules so far…
Photos must be taken at a Coasters ride or event. i.e. Pub Pedal, Art Of The Bike, Bike Fest etc…
Photos must include at least one bicycle.
2 categories: Still and Action. See definitions below.
One submission per category.
Old and/or recent photos may be submitted.
Photos will need to be taken in or converted to digital format in order to be displayed on the web site.
Deadline for submitting entries is December 31st.
Voting will begin sometime after that.
Method for determining the winner will be decided and announced later.
Prize (if there is one) will be determined and announced later.
Anyone is welcome to enter. You don’t have to be a Coaster.
By submitting a photo you agree to allow the Coasters website to permanently display the submitted photo(s).

Categories…
Still: a bike or bikes on display. May also include a person. Must be taken at a ride or event. i.e. no photo of your bike at home.
Action: must include both a bike and person in the photo. i.e. riding bike, working on bike, setting up show, bicycle limbo etc…

Send photos via e-mail here

About a dozen of us displayed bikes at the Farmers’ Market in Old Town today to promote the group and the upcoming Art Of The Bicycle. As always the bicycles received a lot of attention. We answered questions and heard a lot of “I used to have…” stories. More photos here.

We’ve been invited to display our bikes at the Old Town Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning, July 19th to promote the Coasters and the upcoming Art Of The Bicycle show.
The market is located at 1st & Mosley in Old Town and opens at 7:00am.
Just bring your bike down, check out the market and hang out.
Print out some AOTB flyers to bring with you.

At right: Screenshot from the “Front Porch” a Farmers Market newsletter.

The Moonlight Car Show & Street Party is this Saturday, July 12th at 6:00pm.
Heartland Bicycle is inviting everyone to park and display their bikes in front of the shop (111 N Mosley) during the show.
You can lock them up and go check out the cars or just hang out there.

Check out this video and article on Kansas.com of a Wichitan’s 7 person “Conference Bike”.

We’ve been invited to display our bikes at the Old Cowtown Museum as part of their “Rails and Trails” weekend, Sunday, July 20th from 11:00am – 4:00pm.

Continue reading “Coasters At Cowtown – July 20th”

I’ve added new search options to the Website.
In the upper right hand corner under the search box you’ll see a link for “Advanced Search“.
On the advanced search page you’ll find different ways to refine your search for information on this website.
Also new is the Photo Search which you will also find on the Advanced Search page and in the Photo Album. Search by photographer, description, date and more. I’m currently working on adding descriptions to most photos to better this search feature.

We put on a really nice display especially considering the short (1 day) notice. We were placed in a nice spot with a lot of traffic. Being next to the “taco trailer” was a bonus. There was a lot of interest in the bikes. I had printed up about 30 club fliers to hand out and they were all gone before the show ended.
Thanks to the show’s organizer for inviting us and everyone who brought bikes down. It was a really nice event.
Here are a few photos and a couple more here.