Check out some of the press we've received over the years. Please note that occasionally we'll include articles here that, while related to our products, don't mention them by name.
Common Ground writes up Bike Music Scene, puts Rock The Bike on cover
Originally appeared on Common Ground.Quotation:
"A fresh undercurrent of musical culture is reinventing what’s cool — and taking gasoline out of the equation."
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Bikes that Rock
Originally appeared on Sierra Club's Green Life blog.Quotation:
As emcee of the Pedal Powered Stage at the Maker Faire, Make magazine's annual event showcasing creative inventions, Freedman asked audience members to take turns riding specially modified "soul cycles," powering the microphones and speakers onstage.
Bicycle advocate and rapper Paul Freedman (a.k.a. Fossil Fool) gets his kicks by turning pedal power into sound waves. As emcee of the Pedal Powered Stage at the Maker Faire, Make magazine's annual event showcasing creative inventions, Freedman asked audience members to take turns riding specially modified "soul cycles," powering the microphones and speakers onstage.
Rock the Bike on home page of Lime.com
Originally appeared on Lime.com.Quotation:
"San Francisco's Fossil Fool, a.k.a. the Bike Rapper, brings the party to the people with his 'Choprical Fish' — a super cool, pedal-powered party bike."
(Online sustainable-living resource Lime.com picked up our piece about customizing human powered party bikes.)
Rock the Bike pedal powers Save the Redwoods' 90-year Anniversary
Originally appeared on TV 20 (Bay Area TV Station).Quotation:
The sound system for the birthday party is pedal powered by Paul Freedman's company, Rock the Bike.
The sound system for the birthday party is pedal powered by Paul Freedman's company, Rock the Bike.
"A lot of the music itself is talking about a progressive, green, or positive message. And so to really drive that home, if your audience is pedaling and that's how you get your power, it's a really nice way to complete the message."
See video of the pedal-power piece on TV20's site.
Above: Ranger Mia from Muir Woods pedal powers Save the Redwoods' Ruskin Hartley at the League's 90th birthday event.
Redefining Cool
By Bicycle Retailer Interbike Special (October 2007).Quotation:
Fossil Fool shows us signs of what's to come in the urban bike scene.
The Longtail Loadbike - Velovision reviews the Mundo
Originally appeared on Velovision.Quotation:
(The Mundo is) a benchmark product, especially for the heavy-duty end of the longtail market. Here you have a heavy-duty hauler, which really can carry loads and people in a way that was previously simply beyond a normal bike at all costing under £500. And that’s quite some achievement.
The Yuba Mundo was developed in Germany as a work bike versatile and affordable enough to appeal as a ‘longtail’ utility bike everywhere. The Mundo’s frame is neatly welded with a solid blue powder coat finish.
Light Fantastic: Sunday Times of London reviews DLG
Originally appeared on Sunday Times of London, Gizmo section.Quotation:
The Down Low Glow may even boost road safety as well as your street cred. According to figures from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, nearly 75% of cycling accidents happen at or near road junctions, where visibility from the side is critical.
I'm glad somebody else posted this video
Originally appeared on BBC, Only in America.Quotation:
Video from the BBC's "Only In America" showing the DLG and Soul Cycles in Rock the Bike's workshop, circa 2005
When the BBC came to our workshop a few years ago, we weren't allowed to post the video for copyright reasons, even though I wanted to share it.
Now one of Rock The Bike's dealers, www.Ridelow.co.uk, has posted it. Enjoy! The show was called "Only in America," and it aired on BBC1 and CBBC in 2005.
New Cargo bike on the scene: Yubas in the UK, USA
Originally appeared on Bike Hugger.Quotation:
The Yuba’s an integrated longbike style cargo bike, promising lateral stiffness and lots of capacity (220 kg total load). Built in horizontal racks for hauling the stuff that won’t fit in a pannier or two. Nice touches: chain guard, choice of kickstands, bikes in Africa.
Make Magazine profiles Rock the Bike
Originally appeared on Make Magazine.Quotation:
The Down Low Glow is a ground-effects kit that splashes colored light down onto the pavement, a rare instance where something unimpeachably cool also enhances safety.
Paul Spinrad from Make profiled Rock The Bike founders Paul Freedman and Nate Byerley.
