Human Powered Music Systems

Update from Austin's first Pedal Powered spin class.

Rock The Bike is helping Pure Austin Fitness pedal power their spin class. Pure already owns two of our Fender Blender Pros, and the goal of the current project is to convert these bike blenders to pedal power generators using our latest technology, then use them to pedal power the audio in their spin class. Here are some shots from the work I did in Austin over the past five days. 

 

On Friday I met up with Pure Austin's Beto Boggiano at his workshop. We chopped off the dropouts on the Fender Blender Pro frames, in order to respace them for the new generator hubs. Read More »

Tornado Rider performs "I'm a Falcon" at Sunday Streets

One of our favorite local bands, Tornado Rider, performed their hit "I'm a Falcon" on the Pedal Powered Stage we hosted at the August 6th edition of Sunday Streets. Read More »

Thanks Sunday Streets fans and crew!

Rock The Bike pumping up the Mission District for Sunday Streets. by you.
Morning ride: Crew pumping up the District for Sunday Streets.

Sunday Streets (near the beach), August 9, 2009 by Steve Rhodes.

Set up our Pedal Powered Stage on the Great Highway, with dancing on the beach. Photo: Steve Rhodes Read More »

Thanks SF Marathon runners and pedalers

Viv crew hamming it up between awards categories by you.
Rock The Bike brought our Pedal Powered Stage to the finish line of the San Francisco Marathon, where fans, runners, volunteers, and the crew pedal powered the awards ceremony. Above, Viv team volunteers helped us get a groove going between the different award classes. Read More »

Thanks, Grind for the Green!

Rock The Bike pedal powered the Grind For The Green hip hop conference this past Saturday in San Francisco. Read More »

Turning Green presents Chico Bicycle Music Festival

Great footage from Chico's first ever Bicycle Music Festival. 

My tux for the Prom.

 

Borrowed Jay's tux for Mission High's Green Prom. We'll be pedal powering 4 hours of dance music for one of San Francisco's largest high schools.

Thanks Central Park! Rock The Bike NYC is alive and kicking.

Rock The Bike NYC

 

Rock The Bike says a huge thank you to Central Park Conservancy for getting us involved in Earth Day 2009, and helping us get Rock The Bike NYC off the ground. Here are some of the highlights from our visit to New York over the past 11 days.

 

Kids Love Spin Art

 

We had a blast meeting the public at Earth Day. Above, Pedal Powered Spin art.

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Carbon Neutral press conferences

SHAKE YOUR PEACE!'s Gabe Dominguez pedal powers a press conference of Salt Lake City's mayor Rocky Anderson, opening their Live Green festival. May 2007.

Below: Rock The Bike's Paul Freedman pedal powers a press conference for San Francisco's Wade Crowfoot, announcing the city's endorsement of pedal power. 

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