Make your University’s exercise and nutritional programs sustainable and fun!  Empower: Health and Wellness Rock the Bike’s Fender Blender Pro can be customized with your University’s logo and branding. Generate a buzz while encouraging exercise, nutrition and wellness activities! These bikes make a great addition to student activity centers, cafeterias or recreation centers. Check out […]

Coming to a Spin Class Near You

Rock the Bike has rocked events around the Bay Area with our message of pedal-powered revolution. We’re ramping it up – for the first time, people who take their daily spin class will wire back the energy generated by their workout into their electrical grid, helping to power their work place as they get inspired […]

1.7 Million Views! CNN Covers Rock The Bike’s Roll-Up Generator at Standing Rock

CNN sent journalist Sara Sidner to Standing Rock in North Dakota, though they don’t identify which camp they visited: Oceti Sakowin Camp, Rosebud Camp, or Sacred Stone Camp. While walking around, Sara found a Roll-Up, our portable pedal-powered generator, brought to Standing Rock by friend/collaborator/co-conspirator Mike Cobb, and gave it a spin. Check out the video below:  

What can I power with Rock The Bike Generators?

What can I power with a Generator Pro or Electric Fender Blender Pro? Most common uses: AC Power — Use our Pedal Power Utility Box or create your own 24V Pedal Power system with a battery and inverter. Our Pedal Power Utility Box is a complete system that features: Ultracapacitor (absorbs every last Watt of […]

Roll Up Generator Stand

The Roll Up offers similar performance to our Generator Wheels, but weighs and costs less, and doesn’t require you to change out your rear wheel. It uses the same power generating elements found in our Generator Wheels but in an external roller, not inside the hub. It boasts a very large roller with a gritty […]

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 […]

Generators available from Rock The Bike

Above: The Generator Pro We sell three types of complete Generator Bikes: – Generator Pro (our custom frame with wide size range and great branding possibilities) – Electric Fender Blender Pro (same but includes a bike blender so you can do two activities) – Mundo 500 (cargo bike generator) And we sell two solutions for […]

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 […]

What are the elements of a Pedal Powered Stage?

Pedal Power Generators How many? You will need enough bicycle generators that the pedaling effort per person is approx. 50-75 Watts. Based on our experience at events, 50-75 Watts is the amount that an average audience member can continuously provide. You should also have ‘ringer pedalers’ in your crew. Ringer pedalers are strong racer or […]