Whether you want to party off the grid, charge your phone after a natural disaster, get your kids exercising, or teach energy efficiency in an interactive way (or all of the above!), the Off the Wall gives you a way to generate immediately usable electricity directly from your bicycle.

Our customers asked for a more affordable pedal-power option than the Utility Box, and we responded with the Off the Wall. We’ve redesigned our generating hub so it directly generates high-voltage electricity within the hub – more efficiently and more cost-effectively than the Utility Box.

With the Off the Wall, you can actually feel the energy flowing from your body into your favorite computer, television, video game, or stereo system. It’s a great way to teach kids about the energy demand of different devices – things that use a lot of electricity take a lot of work to power up. Things that don’t, don’t.

You can also run a bumpin dance party sound system out in a meadow or deep in the woods without the noise, stink, and hassle of a gas generator. You can even carry the Off the Wall on the back of your bike simply by strapping the stand to the back of your rack after clamping it to your axle – no need for a bike trailer.

Like our Roll Up DC generator, Off The Wall is available for cargo bikes with center stands allow for stationary pedaling.

But the best part of using the Off the Wall is knowing that nearly all the power coming from your muscles is converted into electricity for your computer or other device, without unnecessary voltage conversions cutting into efficiency.

Features of Off The Wall:

• Fits almost any bike. No need to change any part of the bike*. *Rear quick release skewer must be ‘enclosed cam’ to be compatible with our stand. Available for free with your purchase upon request.
• Attaches & detaches in minutes. You roll right up!
• Highest power capacity tire rolling dynamo on the market
• Standard model fits 24”, 26”, 29” and 700c wheels
• Small model fits 20” wheels (many kid’s bikes and folding bikes)
• Internal LED lighting tells you it’s working and attracts attention
• Internals (magnets, coils and wiring) are visible through clear case – teaching tool
• The included stand elevates the rear wheel, allowing you to do other pedal powered activities in the future, such as blending and spin-art

Specs:

• Compatible with devices that have a switching power supply (will read “INPUT: 100 – 240V” on back of device, as seen below)
  
• Capable of generating 300W continuous output without getting warm. 300W sustained output is very challenging for most pedalers to sustain!
• Weight: 20lbs

Compatibility & Ideal Bikes

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• Knob style QR skewers or axle nuts (stand not compatible with internally geared hubs with thru axle shifting)
• Tires with smooth center tread
• Geared bikes increase pedaling comfort – allow rider to find the ideal cadence

The Off the Wall is not compatible with our electronic activities, like the Recharge Station. Instead you can create a low-cost approach to cell phone recharging by connecting the Off the Wall to a compatible USB Charger with a switching power supply (input: 100v -240v). Long-time Pedal Power advocate and innovator, Mike Cobb, recently did this at Standing Rock, which attracted the attention of CNN sent journalist Sara Sidner.

Many folks equate the color green with the March holiday St. Patrick’s Day. Some folks drink green beer, while other folks dye their rivers green, but your friendly folks over at Rock the Bike prefer green smoothies to celebrate. Now you too can celebrate “the Emerald Isle” with our St. Patrick’s Day Green Smoothie recipe, and enjoy a fun little poem along with it:

There once was a biker from Dublin.
Smoothies he was always a gobblin’,
Sayin’ ‘I’ll mike me a shike
while I Rock the Bike’
Peddlin’ so fast it was bubblin’

Ingredients: 

Fresh (and ripe!) Avocado
Fresh Spinach
Frozen Pineapple
Honey
Water

Prep It In Your Pitcher:

1. Cut your avocado in half, remove the meat from the skin and pit, and place in the bottom of your blender pitcher.

2. Add 2 cups of fresh spinach.

3. Scoop in 2 cups of frozen pineapple.

4. Squeeze 1 – 2 tbsp of honey.

5. Top off with 1 cup of water .

5. Cover with the lid and pop onto your bike blender! Blend until smooth (roughly 15 sec – 1 minute, depending on how hard you pedal), adding more water for desired consistency.

Serve immediately.

Makes 24 oz of smoothies, or double the recipes for your 48 oz High Performance pitcher.

Photo Credit: Adam Aufdencamp

Hire Rock the Bike to run a smoothie booth at your event and we’ll supply experienced crew members who can cover all aspects of bike blending. We’ll bring the bike, prepare the smoothies, coach the activity, and ensure higher volumes at your event. We’re fun-loving and outgoing event people. We’ll make sure the smoothies are sweet and tangy, and that everyone gets a chance to pedal.

Crew Fees. The base fee is $900/day* for one crew member, and additional crew members are $600/ day* for each additional crew member. Day rates assume the crew is on site for no more than 8 hours, including load-in, set up, break down and strike. For events that have us on-site longer than 8 hours crew fees are $1,300 for the first crew member , and $850 for each additional. Bike blenders are a flat rate of $300 / day.

Ingredients and Cups. Crew fees do not include the cost of ingredients or serving cups. Rock the Bike will work with you to create a menu and shop for necessary ingredients to serve your crowd size. Rock the Bike charges $1/smoothie serving and $0.10/smoothie cup. Your expected crowd size will help us determine ingredient and cup costs. We typically blend our own recipes, but will gladly make a preferred recipe or tailor the beverage to your particular event. Our cups are 9 oz compostable cups. You can provide ingredients and/or serving cups to reduce costs.

Health Permits. If you event requires a health permit or liability insurance we can also handle that. It is the client’s responsibility to pay for health permit fees, either directly to the county or via Rock the Bike. To have Rock the Bike file the permit for your event and bring necessary gear to pass health inspection is $350 per event.

Transportation. We charge a transportation fee for all gigs in the Bay Area. Transportation cost varies by location. The least amount we charge is $150 for Oakland/Berkeley/SF.  We aim to bike to all of our events. Unfortunately, some locations are too remote for this.

Space Requirements. One Fender Blender Pro will need a 10′ x 10′ space. This space will fit the bike, 1 crew, 1 table, and some extra space for spectators. Additional bikes and/or crew will need more space, but not double the amount. Reach out if you need help estimating how much space your activities will need.

Our team can staff all of our activities, not just our bike blenders! Use the below form to submit a quote request for your event.

Here’s what some of our clients have to say about Rock the Bike crewing their events:

The smoothie bike was a huge hit and a lot of employees said that they loved you as the facilitator, that you were fun and friendly. Thanks for making our event successful!
–Cost Plus World Market (Health Fair)

I just wanted to say thank you so very much for taking the time to have Rock the Bike come out and support Wente Vineyards this week. We really enjoyed working with you all and look forward to future events.
– Wente Vineyards (Health Fair)

Hire Rock the Bike for Your Upcoming Event

Want to book Rock the Bike? Use the below form to request a quote:

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Just want to rent the bike blender? Go here to see more about our Fender Blender Pro rentals