Getting lots of people in a small pack is one the keys to hosting a great cruiser ride. It's just like when you're throwing a party; you want to fill the room. That's when the energy rises to a critical threshold and people start to dance.
On a bike ride, it's the same. It won't have that party ride feeling unless you've got a lot of people in a small space.
But how do you do that on bikes without causing accidents? Well, you get tandems and rickshaws and fill them with people. Then you pick a relatively flat, easy route, and keep the speeds mellow. The element of conversation is so much nicer when people are close together. And the music doesn't have to be turned up as loud when everyone is close enough to hear it.
Tandem action
Submitted by Derek on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 22:53.Last nights configuration.
A little green under the deck to make the spinning rear wheel stand out. It doesn't show so great in pics, but it was pretty cool. I'm ditching the serfas taillights for a dual red tube of dlg. Talk about a killer taillight - check that swath of light
I have the blue lights angled a little more toward the garage here(which would be the car side of the bike).
I used to think one person on a tandem was sad. Not if they're wheelying the thing from the stoker seat.
Submitted by fossilfool on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 01:23.
The last tandem I'd ever think to build
Submitted by fossilfool on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 23:44.In the back to back tandem, riders face away from each other for an aero position. It's pretty much the opposite of social biking.
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2-trike tandem with blue and red DLG lights
Submitted by livewombat on Thu, 11/22/2007 - 17:53.We've been riding a two-trike tandem with DLG lighting on both units. It's fairly flashy going across Minneapolis on the Midtown Greenway. Here's another view: just the one trike, on the new bike bridge on the Midtown Greenway trail:
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Passenger eye level, a little known subtlety of social biking
Submitted by fossilfool on Sun, 11/18/2007 - 16:27.After helping Myles install the Xtracycle FreeRadical on his Cruz Bike recumbent, it got me thinking once again about the passenger experience. On most long bikes such as the Xtracycle and the Mundo, the passenger's eyes line up roughly with the middle of the back of the rider. This limits the front visibility of the passenger and leaves them to simply trust that the rider knows what they're doing.
By serendipity, Myles' Xtracycle build offered a much different passenger experience.
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UMDJ Crew at Maker Faire Austin
Submitted by fossilfool on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 23:31.
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Welcome to Austin! Working with DJ Manny this weekend on Ultimate Mobile DJ
Submitted by fossilfool on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 22:44.
Welcome to the Dojo
Originally uploaded by Rock The Bike
DJ Manny and I are collaborating on the Ultimate Mobile DJ rig, a rickshaw-based 1000-watt DJ system with a typically 'foolish' combination of elegant wiring, neon regalia, and multi-person capacity.
Manny is a well-known DJ who has recently opened for Prince, Bob Dylan, Matisyahu, Thievery Corporation, and Sofa Surfers. He's ready to take is act to the streets!
Now we've got 4 days to turn a pedicab into a party bike. It'll be my fastest Soul Cycle effort to date. Fortunately, Manny's welder Francisco is quite enthusiastic and capable.
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I wonder how it feels facing backwards
Submitted by fossilfool on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 21:45.»
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The Juvinals, a punk band from Reno, uses Conference Bike as performance rig
Submitted by fossilfool on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 18:11.Slovenly Pete has modified his Conference Bike (seen below in full neon regalia on the Playa) with a drumset and 10 channel mixer. The video screams for itself.
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I love the Buddy Bike
Submitted by fossilfool on Thu, 07/20/2006 - 00:51. 
So I've been thinking about the elements of a great cruiser ride. I won't go into the obvious ones right now, but I want to share one of the ones that's not so obvious.
Getting a lot of people into a small area.
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