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Swing Bike Riders out there in
the Pacific Northwest, if it is a weekend and the sun is out, we will
probably be hangin' out around the Port of Olympia, ridin' our
Swingers around town, showin' off our toys. Well, it gives us a chance
to show strangers how cool this Bike can be, and we will even let you try it.
Whether you know the bike or not, you'll have a blast!
You'll catch us (most of
the time Pete, Elisa and myself) from time to time here and there, or having
a beer at the
Eastside Club Tavern (oops, a freebie...kudos
to Andy and Pete!!!) enjoying the best
microbrews in town. That's right, nothing but a nice cold beer after a
sweaty ride....well it doesn't have to be sweaty....we go there in the
winter too. Or at bike swap meets, or like the last Fourth of July,
people had a taste of our bikes for three years now in Aberdeen, where we
went to watch the fireworks and do some ridin' by the waterfront. Is
not too crowded there, and we have room to show off.
If you live in Western
Washington, and know about a killer ridin' location, let us know, and we'll
show up to check it out.
That's all for now, peace out
and....
Keep on Swingin'!
Here are some pics of the bikes, and
the riders having fun!
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The Swing Bikes |
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Shep's raspberry blue
swinger |
Pete's
black swinger |
Shep and
Pete's bikes |
Shep's
yellow swinger |
Aussie
red swinger |
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Elisa's
reproduction swing bike |
Tim's
homemade swinger
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Trout's
homemade swinger
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Brian's
red swinger |
Outside
the bar |
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Swingers
in Seattle |
Two
original and two homemade |
Shep's
green swinger |
Shep and
Elisa's bikes |
Jamma's
blue (from Australia) |
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Two
Aussie swingers |
Red and
blue Aussie swingers |
Swingers
in Corvallis |
Nine
swingers |
Christina's swinger in Indiana |
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The
Swing Bike Riders
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Riders in
Olympia |
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The Curb
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Shep, The Curb Master |
Elisa, Curb Master's
apprentice |
Pete, Curb Rider |
Ryan, Curb Rider |
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Tight
circle |
The Curb
II |
Jeff,
Curb Master's apprentice |
Pete
ridin' Shep's 5 speed |
Shep is
swingin' it! |
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Hangin'
out in Olympia |
Oly
riders outside the Eastside |
Shep and
the Tall Bike |
Yes,
that's Tim |
Shep pops
a one handed wheelie |
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Trout
rides his homemade swinger |
Swing it! |
Uh,
what's wrong Tim? |
Forrest,
Junior Swing Bike Rider |
Another
wheelie...quit showin' off! |
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Silly
rider |
Tight
circle II |
Another
one handed wheelie |
Yes,
another curb |
Tim
building his bike |
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Jeff
ridin' the curb |
Elisa
ridin' Shep's green swinger |
Swing it
Pete! |
Shep and
his swinger |
Burning
Tires |
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Tim test
rides his swinger |
Pete and
his swinger |
Shep
doing a stepover while ridin' the curb |
What are
you doing, Tim! |
Tim needs
Preparation H! |
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Elisa and
Pete are taking a break |
At the
Port of Olympia |
The Eastside Tavern |
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Riders
in Australia |
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That's
what I call a curb! |
Jake and
his white swinger |
Dude,
what an awesome bike! |
Aussie
clowns |
Jamma and
his blue Aussie swinger |
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Aussie
riders |
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Riders in
Tacoma
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Forrest.
Shep and Brian |
Forrest
and his repro bike |
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Pictures taken by the
Olympia Swing Bike Riders. All Aussie pictures courtesy of Jamma. |
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Visitor Submitted Pics |
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A place to post your own ridin' images.
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Just a little note: Our
website is a place to post about the fun all Swing Bike riders have.
Sometimes it'll takes us a little longer than expected to upload pics and text. We will ask our readers to be patient in
waiting for the pics to be uploaded. We usually update with the coming
of an event, but we try our best to update every chance we get.
Thank you for understanding.
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From Hawaii, Chad writes
us:
Aloha- This is my swing bike that I have owned since 1985 and restored about
the same time. It is mostly original, but I want to restore it back or just
repaint it and re-chrome some parts if possible. I was told (from another
website) that it looks like an old time trials bike. I have looked for NOS
parts as far as chrome goes...i.e head and neck parts... although bearings
and the like are very good thank goodness! I AM very thankful for allowing
me show and share my Swing Bike stories and pictures! Thanks
and Aloha...From the Island of
Maui.......Chad
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From the UK, Alex says:
Hi I own this little
beauty
it's a 1976 nos
swing bike it came with all tags and a copy of the swing bike song by
jimmy Osmond.hope you like it,
cheers, Alex Uk
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