Edward Winterhalder

Edward Winterhalder (born 1955) is an American author, entrepreneur, and leading authority on motorcycle clubs.

Author of a historical look into the secret world of motorcycle clubs (also known as a "biker gang" or an "outlaw motorcycle club"), his autobiography about the time he spent with the Bandidos Motorcycle Club titled "Out In Bad Standings: Inside The Bandidos Motorcycle Club; The Making Of A Worldwide Dynasty" (ISBN 0-9771-7470-0) was published in November 2005, according to large bookstores like Barnes & Noble [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=PQ0nHIECoq&isbn=0977174700&itm=1] and Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977174700/] .

Winterhalder is also a contributing author to "The Mammoth Book of Bikers" (published by London's Constable & Robinson in September of 2007); the co-author, with Canadian motorcycle journalist Wil DeClercq, of "The Assimilation" (published by Canada's ECW Press in June of 2008); and the co-author, with Australian academic Arthur Veno Ph.d., of "Biker Chicks: The Magnetic Attraction of Women to Bad Boys and Motorcycles" (to be published by Australia's Allen & Unwin in June of 2009).

An October 2006 issue of Rockstar Magazine described Winterhalder as being the high ranking member of the Bandidos responsible for the assimilation of a Canadian motorcycle gang known as the Rock Machine in 2001, which then became the Canadian chapters of the Bandidos.

An executive producer of the "Living on the Edge" DVD/television reality series, Winterhalder was born in New England, grew up in Connecticut and moved to Oklahoma after serving in the US Army. In Oklahoma he joined the Rogues Motorcycle Club in the 1970s, and was a close associate and/or a member of the Bandidos for more than twenty years.

He has been seen on History Television (Canada), the History Channel (USA), the CBC Canadian TV evening news, been a featured author on Bravo TV's "The Word" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC2UCBTFfXc] , and has been quoted by hundreds of magazines and newspapers worldwide such as the Seattle Weekly [http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0628/bikers.php] , the Austin Chronicle [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A366344] , the Sunshine Coast Daily in Australia and The Guardian in England; the media recognizes him as one of the world's leading authorities on the Bandidos, motorcycle clubs and bikers.

Currently a consultant to the entertainment industry for television shows and feature films that focus on the biker lifestyle, the main character Jax in the new series Sons of Anarchy is partially based on specific aspects of Winterhalder's life as portrayed in his first book "Out In Bad Standings", according to the Laconia Citizen [http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080617/GJNEWS02/992856316] and Bombin' Magazine [http://www.bombinmagazine.com/blog/?p=4915] .

See Also:

*Winterhalder, Edward, "Out in Bad Standings: Inside the Bandidos Motorcycle Club - The Making of a Worldwide Dynasty", Blockhead City Press, 2005/Seven Locks Press, 2007 (ISBN 0-9771-7470-0)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786720468/ The Mammoth Book Of Bikers edited by Dr. Arthur Veno - Constable & Robinson 2007 Worldwide]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1550228242 The Assimilation: Bikers United Against The Hells Angels by Edward Winterhalder and Wil De Clercq - ECW Press 2008 Worldwide]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WMEAL6 Living on the Edge: Riding with the Vietnam Vets Motorcycle Club in Pennsylvania - Blockhead City Entertainment 2007]