New Book About the Banditos MC

Rapidly rising through the ranks of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club in the late 90's, Edward "Connecticut Ed" Winterhalder was one of the most powerful Bandidos in the world at the end of the twentieth century.

Since founding the Oklahoma chapter of the Bandidos in early 1997, Ed had been regularly assigned important projects by the worldwide leader of the Bandidos.

It was not unusual for Winterhalder to organize and establish new Bandido chapters, as well as Bandidos support club chapters, all over the world.

But when assigned the unwanted responsibility of overseeing the Bandidos' assimilation of a Canadian motorcycle gang known as the Rock Machine in early 2001, Ed found himself caught between a rock and a hard place.

Teaching ex-Rock Machine members how to be Bandidos was one thing, but doing so while dodging bullets and bombs was another. The new Canadian Bandidos, as members of the Rock Machine, had been embroiled in a deadly war with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in which 168 people had died since 1994.

Commonly known as hard core biker gangs, the inner workings of motorcycle clubs such as the Bandidos, the Hells Angels, the Outlaws, the Pagans, the Sons of Silence, and the Mongols have until now been a closely guarded secret.

Determined to set the record straight after leaving the club in late 2003 and as a form of therapy, Winterhalder spent almost two years transcribing the memories of his life. Ultimately, his memoirs evolved into a book called "Out in Bad Standings : Inside The Bandidos Motorcycle Club – The Making Of A Worldwide Dynasty".

Detailing the establishment and growth of the Bandidos organization in Canada, Europe and Oklahoma, this historical expose of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club gives the reader a rare look into the world of today's 1%er motorcycle gangs, allowing the reader a unique opportunity to ride along as the Bandidos become a dominant force in the MC world.

Published by Blockhead City Press, the 448 page hardcover book contains more than 150 color photographs. "Out In Bad Standings" is available through Barnes & Noble bookstores in the United States, Amazon.com worldwide, Ebay.com worldwide & some Chapters bookstores in Canada.