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Outside Magazine, June 2005

The Spirit of Summer 2005: Summer Essentials
New American Chopper

Intro | The Best Surf Towns | Perfect Pickup Games | In Praise of the Rope Swing | The Ultimate Road Trip | Beach Bike Cruiser | Amarillo, Texas | Best Shorefront Lodges | Great Outdoor Eats | Our Favorite Barbecue | Summer Style. PT I | The Island Life | The Coolest Crags | Summer's Best Car | The Perfect Beach Party | Cheap Date | The Best Float | Summer Style, PT II | Epic Fat-Tire Adventure | 4th of July Celebrations | Randy Wayne White's Favorite Beach | Whitewater Fix | Summer Style, PT III

Katie Zirnfus
PEDAL PUSHER: Katie Zirnfus, a surfer from Titusville, Florida, heads to the break in Cocoa Beach. Sweatshirt ($52) and bikini ($72) by RIP CURL; vintage bucket hat by ROGAN. (Noe DeWitt)
Trade in those riding leathers for a pair of surf trunks and flip-flops and cruise your local boardwalk atop the chopper-inspired Electra Straight 8. With a Shimano Nexus three-speed hub, old-school coaster brake, and red powder-coated spokes, these wheels are Peter Fonda cool. $570; www.electrabike.com













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Intro | The Best Surf Towns | Perfect Pickup Games | In Praise of the Rope Swing | The Ultimate Road Trip | Beach Bike Cruiser | Amarillo, Texas | Best Shorefront Lodges | Great Outdoor Eats | Our Favorite Barbecue | Summer Style. PT I | The Island Life | The Coolest Crags | Summer's Best Car | The Perfect Beach Party | Cheap Date | The Best Float | Summer Style, PT II | Epic Fat-Tire Adventure | 4th of July Celebrations | Randy Wayne White's Favorite Beach | Whitewater Fix | Summer Style, PT III

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