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Old and new Fender Blender Pro seatposts. If your old one is causing your seat to slip back, we want to get you a new one.

We are offering a free upgrade to anyone whose Fender Blender Pro seatpost looks like the one on the left and is experiencing seat slippage: The issue is that the older style, sold in 2012 and 2013, can lose the knurling that holds the seat angle you set. Once it has slipped a couple times, […]

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Using Pedal Power with larger crowds.

From our vantage point the events world seems to be ever growing, and out of passion for spreading our bike message and in the interest of providing the best gear we can to our customers, we continue to test our activities with larger crowds. In this post we’ll share some of what we’ve learned about […]

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Moberi entrepreneur survives Shark Tank, reps Human Power

Ryan Carpenter gets the Sharks pedaling healthy smoothies as he pitches his Pedal Powered smoothie carts on National TV. Click here to watch the full episode. Ryan’s appearance is at the beginning. In a sense, Moberi’s Shark Tank segment was the perfect microcosm of the current debate between environmentalists and pro-business voices. The conservative sharks […]

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We’re moving! Open house April 3. (Reprint of National newsletter).

It is with great hope and excitement that we invite you to the Open House of our beautiful new headquarters in the Golden Gate District of Oakland, CA. The occasion will also mark the celebration of our 10th Birthday.  We have been in business since September 2003 and are in our 10th year of providing […]

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Chobani Team USA Spin Class video going viral. Here’s our behind the scenes look.

  With viewcounts racking up, Chobani’s Team USA Experience is officially going viral. 30 everyday athletes are introduced into a new environment and invited to pedal to power an incredible spin class that unfolds before them with live music, interactive LED art, and a huge hillside projection.  Rock The Bike produced the Pedal Power Spin […]

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Brainfood promotes Nutrition and Health with a Bike Blender

A look at the workshops the Community MVPs have done with Brainfood‘s very own bike blender. As the President/CEO of Youth Service America said, “The smoothie tasted even better knowing that I contributed to it.” Brainfood is a non-profit youth development organization in Washington, DC. Using food as a tool, Brainfood builds life skills and […]

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Holiday Greetings (reprint of newsletter)

Bike Blenders growing in popularity and variety.  Above: Wheely Good Smoothies in Baltimore continues to dazzle at farmers markets with their customized Fender Blenders. The newest is their Rainbow Fish (using the Fender Blender Pro as the base).   Bike Blenders continue to be a force for good, both out in the world and in our business. Good […]

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3000-person Pedal Powered concert system fits in briefcase. Rock The Bike’s biggest custom build to date.

Demolding wave guides. Each of the slots is at a slightly different angle, allowing the 6 tweeters to reach different parts of the crowd.  Photo: Mike Cobb. 1/9/15 Update! The Russian Dolls / BRX system is in use! Check out the photos and blog post about the 9/21/14 People’s Climate Rally in Oakland. ———————- It’s […]

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How many people will it take to power my laptop and projector, pedalboard, (or any device)?

Pamela Parker’s pedalboard at the Peace Day SF rally. Photo: Nio. OK, so you have a device or set of devices in mind (like a laptop and projector) and you want to know whether it’s possible to power them with people on bike generators. Here are the steps to figure it out: First, you need […]

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1 Bike / 1 Speaker used for 500 activists at 350.org’s Global Power Shift summit in Istanbul

When we heard 350.org was gathering 500 climate justice activists in Istanbul for the Global Power Shift conference in June, we offered to loan them our latest and simplest yet Pedal Power system, “One Bike / One Speaker” .  Since several of the organizers were coming from the Bay Area, we reduced our smallest system […]

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Thank you Bicycle Music Festival for a day of music and inspiration!

June 22nd marked the 7th and largest San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival. Please click “more” to see an album of photos from BMF. Many thanks to photographer Volker Neumann.

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World’s Largest Human Powered Music Festival returns to San Francisco June 22. Be There!

We co-produce and Pedal Power this annual community-powered music festival which always falls on the Saturday closest to the Solstice. This year, our 7th, is going to be our best ever. Please say you’ll join us 🙂 Check out this amazing video from last year’s event:

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When a bike gets stolen, activate your networks to get lots of eyes looking for you. And then get that bike back.

  After a recent Bicycle Music Festival volunteer meeting one of our best cargo bikes, a Mundo 500, was stolen. It was locked to itself. This electric cargo bike was heavy, immobilized and impossible to push. The thieves must have had to lift it into a truck. I realized it the next morning and felt […]

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Thanks 350.org and Sup. Avalos’ office for the opportunity to Pedal Power Bill McKibben

  When I heard Bill McKibben was going to be in San Francisco to announce a recent success in Supervisor Avalos’s initiative for San Francisco to divest from Oil giants, I jumped at the chance to Pedal Power the speech. Avalos’ office put me in touch with the organizers who were excited to make it […]

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A bangin’ Bike To Work Day

This morning on Bike To Work Day I was racing to drop off a Bike Blender to UCSF for their Health Fair. In classic fashion I’d double-booked the drop off with a really important meeting, the ISCOTT commission meeting where Bicycle Music Festival was to present our Nighttime street closure plan. I didn’t check the […]

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Justin Ancheta LiveOnBike at Sunday Streets

Justin Ancheta Band to debut their new CD “Plant” at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco April 13. RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/events/325251237585774/?ref=ts&fref=ts

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The sLEDgehammer has escaped the tube.

Our Pedal Powered lighting challenge, the sLEDgehammer, has escaped the tube.  We’ve both advanced the circuitry and the creativity of this piece of gear, making it even more of a crowd pleaser. The sLEDgehammer is a Pedal Power game where you have to pedal really hard (but not for very long) to win. When you […]

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Basic questions to consider when crafting your Pedal Powered Stage

The technical needs of a Pedal Powered event vary greatly depending on audience size, venue, and power needs of musician’s devices. The questions in this post will help you to know what features are most important for you, and how much power you’ll really need. Please answer these questions and email us using the contact […]

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Watch Fossil Fool’s TED Audition.

VOTING IS CLOSED! Thanks for reading and watching the video! Friends, customers, and fans: Please support my campaign to speak at the global TED 2013 conference. There is an open voting and comment period happening NOW until the end of August, in which you can watch and review all the amazing auditions that took place […]

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Many thanks San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival: World’s largest Human Powered Music Fest.

  The 6th Annual San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival was our biggest ever and a milestone for our grassroots Human Powered Music Fest. Many thanks to the bands, fans, and our huge volunteer crew. Any one of the 3 phases of the day would have been epic enough. But we had a beautiful, idyllic daytime […]

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