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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Do It Together: Making a spin art machine for your Fender Blender

Posted by leifcycle



PARTS LIST

1. 2 bicycle rims of the same inside diameter.
2. Wiggle wood- area = rim circumference measured at the rim inside diameter times 7-9 inches tall (taller wiggle wood makes it less likely that little droplets of paint will escape but it also makes the action deeper and harder to see the action) Read More »

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Thanks Bicycle Music Festival fans, crew, and bands for an amazing 2010 festival!

Posted by fossilfool

 


Justin Ancheta performing LiveOnBike at the 2010 San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival, co-produced by Rock The Bike.



Fans pedal powered 7 hours of live local music.

Here you see the three key elements of a Pedal Powered Stage in action: Read More »

  • Generators: In this case a Biker Bar (the 3-person rig in the foreground) and two Electric Mundos.
  • Pedalometer: The floating beer can in the tube rises and falls, showing pedalers how hard to pedal.
  • Pedal Power Utility Box: the box on the table. It accepts inputs from up to 7 pedalers, smooths out the peaks and valleys of Pedal Power, and serves up clean pure sine AC power to our audio gear. Protects circuitry behind a plexiglass panel.


Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Roll with Rock The Bike to Maker Faire: Lots of great talent on the Pedal Powered Stage this weekend

Posted by fossilfool

 

Quick links:

Full event info: Maker Faire

Info and RSVP for the Ride to Maker Faire from Dolores Park with the Rock The Bike crew: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=530605644#!/event.php?eid=316015644330&ref=ts

$5 discount for anyone who rides to Maker Faire at any time. Read More »

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Thanks to the Outdoor Program Crew and Willamette Valley Music Festival for an amazing week in Eugene!

Posted by fossilfool

 

 

Hundreds left the festival grounds and joined our LiveOnBike ride.
photo: Hansen

Huge thanks to the crew from the University of Oregon Outdoor Program, where Rock The Bike built a Biker Bar and related Pedal Powered Stage gear last week. Our work culminated in the all-day Willamette Valley Music Festival. Read More »

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Building a Pedal Powered Stage and pedal powering the Willamette Valley Music Festival all this week in Eugene.

Posted by fossilfool

Starting this Tuesday the 4th, Rock The Bike will be in Eugene, Oregon building a Pedal Powered Stage with the U of O Outdoor Program. Read More »

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Highlights from 2010 Earth Hour community party

Posted by fossilfool

Thanks to the fans, roadies, bands, Market Bar, and the city's Neighborhood Empowerment Network.

4 people on El Arbol!

El Arbol had its Pedal Powered Stage debut. My cousins were crawling all over it. Here my 220 pound cousin Jonah and a girl pedal power stereo right while two other girls play on other parts of the tree.

Gear haul mission. Read More »

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Back ordering Dual Tube DLG systems until we can troubleshoot brightness issue.

Posted by fossilfool

We noticed that the majority of recent customer service issues with the Down Low Glow involved our Dual Tube systems. The most common issue is:

"One tube is bright and the other is dim, even with a full battery." or
"They take a long time to warm up"

We have backordered this item until we can troubleshoot the problem. Read More »

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

LiveOnBike footage from Feb 5th "Road To BMF" benefit

Posted by fossilfool

Thanks to Big Top Coop for posting this video summary of The Genie's LiveOnBike performance, and of the gallery space at The Road To BMF benefit. Enjoy.

Lots of great shots of Rock The Bike products in action also: The Down Low Glow, the Biker Bar, Mundo Cargo Bikes (also used here to carry the camerawoman). 

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Thanks Bicycle Music Festival Fans, Crew, and Bands, for a fantastic Road To BMF opener

Posted by fossilfool

In the true spirit of the Bicycle Music Festival, we pedal powered five bands, went LiveOnBike with a scratch guitarist, fed and quenched sweaty pedalers with tea, kombucha, pies hauled in by bike and a local street chef, and featured a contortionist, a unicyclist, a bootleg beer garden, and a quartet of breakdancers, putting us squarely on the Road to this year's SF Bicycle Music Festival.  

 

Mark Wessels serving up a delightful unicycle performance.  Read More »

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Thanks Bicycle Music Festival Fans, Crew, and Bands, for a fantastic Road To BMF opener

Posted by fossilfool

In the true spirit of the Bicycle Music Festival, we pedal powered five bands, went LiveOnBike with a scratch guitarist, fed and quenched sweaty pedalers with tea, kombucha, pies carried in by bike and a local street chef, and featured a contortionist, a unicyclist, a bootleg beer garden, and a quartet of breakdancers, putting us squarely on the Road to this year's SF Bicycle Music Festival.   Read More »

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