Downtown Bike Show
“My next bike will most likely be a cruiser,” I told Tim a few weeks back at a Bike Month Kickoff Party at the Fort Collins Bike Co-op. Alas, Tim has now moved out of state but my interest in these laid-back, classic balloon-tired two-wheelers still remain.
That is one reason I went to Fort Collins’ annual Downtown Bike Show, then. This year it was moved north a block from outside the Bean Cycle to Gearage. Good thing because there were a lot more bicycles this year.
There just weren’t cruisers too. Other bicycles included a gorgeous late 1800s Peugeot, a handbuilt bamboo strider bike for toddlers, and a few 29er mountain bikes.
But the relatively inexpensive beach cruisers ruled the roost. You can check them out in the photo gallery below.
![Cruiser with faux gas tank.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/d/downtown_bike_show12.jpg)
![Orange cruiser with basket.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-001.jpg)
![Blue cruiser with "1MOBKE" license plate.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-002.jpg)
![Handbuilt strider made of bamboo and welded steel.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-003.jpg)
![Unicycle.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-004.jpg)
![Vintage gold cruiser with baby carrier.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-005.jpg)
![Red and yellow cruiser.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-006.jpg)
![Orange and green cruiser with wooden rear rack.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-007.jpg)
![Matte light purple cruiser.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-008.jpg)
![Custom cruiser.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-009.jpg)
![Utility bicycle and 29er behind.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-010.jpg)
![Slick Niner bike.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-011.jpg)
![A Peugeot from the late 1800s.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/d/downtown_bike_show12-012.jpg)