Southbay Cruisers: The Big 80’s Ride IV

July 19, 2010

Posted by Wild Johnny Time: 07/24/2010 – 07:15 – 11:30 WHAT: Southbay Cruisers: The Big 80’s IV WHEN: July 24th, 2010 WHERE: Ride starts and ends at Valley Park in Hermosa Beach. (Corner of Gould Ave and Valley Drive in Hermosa Beach, CA 90254) Meet at 7:15/Ride at 7:30PM We will meet at the Kiwani’s […]

Bicycle Music Festival 2010

June 1, 2010

Posted by fossilfool Time: 07/31/2010 – 11:00 – 22:00  

Roll with Rock The Bike to Maker Faire: Lots of great talent on the Pedal Powered Stage this weekend

May 18, 2010

Quick links: Full event info: Maker Faire Info and RSVP for the Ride to Maker Faire from Dolores Park with the Rock The Bike crew: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=530605644#!/event.php?eid=316015644330&ref=ts $5 discount for anyone who rides to Maker Faire at any time. Our proposal for Maker Faire 2010: Pedal Powered Stage Music Lineup Saturday: 1pm Annie Bacon (singer songwriter) […]

Thanks to the Outdoor Program Crew and Willamette Valley Music Festival for an amazing week in Eugene!

May 11, 2010

  photo: Hansen Huge thanks to the crew from the University of Oregon Outdoor Program, where Rock The Bike built a Biker Bar and related Pedal Powered Stage gear last week. Our work culminated in the all-day Willamette Valley Music Festival. In many ways this was an ideal project for us, working hand in hand […]

Building a Pedal Powered Stage and pedal powering the Willamette Valley Music Festival all this week in Eugene.

May 1, 2010

Starting this Tuesday the 4th, Rock The Bike will be in Eugene, Oregon building a Pedal Powered Stage with the U of O Outdoor Program. We’ll be building a Biker Bar, the 3-person pedal power system and LiveOnBike stage we debuted last year. It will be the key component of Eugene’s Pedal Powered Stage. We’re […]

Come Rock the Bike with us at Nightlife after Bike to Work Day!

April 20, 2010

Posted by fossilfool Time: 05/13/2010 – 18:00 – 23:59 We’re stoked to be working with the Nightlife crew and DJ Stallings again at the Thursday, May 13th edition of this event. Imagine a science museum with groovy lighting, set up for dancing, talking, and learning. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=121095657901091&ref=ts  

Highlights from 2010 Earth Hour community party

March 28, 2010

Thanks to the fans, roadies, bands, Market Bar, and the city’s Neighborhood Empowerment Network. El Arbol had its Pedal Powered Stage debut. My cousins were crawling all over it. Here my 220 pound cousin Jonah and a girl pedal power stereo right while two other girls play on other parts of the tree. Five of […]

Earth Hour Community Celebration and LiveOnBike Performance

March 9, 2010

Posted by fossilfool Time: 03/27/2010 – 06:30 – 23:30 Please RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=368410969711 On Earth Hour, hundreds of millions of people around the world come together to call for action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour. The movement symbolizes that, by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in this […]

Back ordering Dual Tube DLG systems until we can troubleshoot brightness issue

March 1, 2010

We noticed that the majority of recent customer service issues with the Down Low Glow involved our Dual Tube systems. The most common issue is: “One tube is bright and the other is dim, even with a full battery.” or “They take a long time to warm up” We have backordered this item until we […]

LiveOnBike footage from Feb 5th “Road to BMF” benefit

February 23, 2010

Thanks to Big Top Coop for posting this video summary of The Genie’s LiveOnBike performance, and of the gallery space at The Road To BMF benefit. Enjoy. Lots of great shots of Rock The Bike products in action also: The Down Low Glow, the Biker Bar, Mundo Cargo Bikes (also used here to carry the […]

4th Annual Pedal Powered Stage at Maker Faire

February 12, 2010

Posted by fossilfool Time: 05/22/2010 – 08:30 – 05/23/2010 – 18:00 What follows is a general description of our plans for Maker Faire. If you are looking for details for the 2nd Annual Dolores Park To Maker Faire Social Ride, please use our Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=316015644330&ref=ts Many thanks! Please RSVP on facebook.   ——— Maker Faire is one […]

Thanks Bicycle Music Festival Fans, Crew, and Bands for a fantastic Road to BMF opener

February 10, 2010

  In the true spirit of the Bicycle Music Festival, we pedal powered five bands, went LiveOnBike with a scratch guitarist, fed and quenched sweaty pedalers with tea, kombucha, pies hauled in by bike and a local street chef, and featured a contortionist, a unicyclist, a bootleg beer garden, and a quartet of breakdancers, putting […]

Update from Austin’s first Pedal Powered spin class

January 20, 2010

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. […]

LiveOnBike Performance by the Genie

January 13, 2010

Posted by fossilfool Time: 02/05/2010 – 06:30 – 08:00 The Genie will grace our mobile performance stage right before the “Road To BMF” event at Cell Space. All volunteers and fans invited. The Genie is an exciting performer who developed a style called the scratch guitar. It involves looping an electric guitar that sits on his lap, combining sounds […]

The Road to BMF

Posted by fossilfool Time: 02/05/2010 – 08:00 – 23:59 The event starts with a LiveOnBike performance by The Genie at 6:30, then awesome street food from Sol Cocina and Bike Basket Pies. Then we’ll feature live performances by awesome local bands on Rock The Bike’s Pedal Powered Stage. Shotgun Wedding Quintet Tomato Riper SHAKE YOUR PEACE! Fossil Fool Justin Ancheta […]

Fantastic pedal power social dynamics in the BBC’s powering-a-house experiment

January 12, 2010

I love how the pedalers get grossed out as they see the father of the house preparing to take a shower. It’s always cool when you can let the pedalers get the best seat in the house at a music event or let them in on a secret.  At Rock The Bike’s Pedal Powered Stage […]

Thanks Urban School!

January 9, 2010

We had a blast last night at the Urban School, pedal powering their first dance of 2010. Thanks to Lucy, Lucas, Catherine and all the students and teachers. As with any Rock The Bike event, we invite people at the event to pedal. The kid in the foreground is pedaling the Choprical Fish, which is […]

Both Sunday Streets and Maker Faire post their dates for 2010

January 8, 2010

Last year’s Dolores Park to Maker Faire Social Ride. Photo: dustinj Maker Faire is back May 22 and 23 at San Mateo Fairground. Rock The Bike is aiming to make the Pedal Powered Stage event more fun this year and once again host the Dolores Park to Maker Faire Social Ride starting at 9AM on Saturday […]

Hosting Pedal Power workshop at Pure Austin Fitness Jan 18, plus Thursday Night Social Ride 1/14

Tell your friends in Austin, invite Lance if you know him… Rock The Bike is coming to Austin. I’ll be working with Pure Austin Fitness on a new Pedal Powered spin class. Along with the gym’s founder Beto (also a bicycle maker), we’ll be converting the Pure Austin’s 2 Fender Blender Pros to electric generators. […]

Chicago has a long, tall history of innovation in the field of tandem tall bikes

El Arbol will not be the first tandem tall bike. Check out this lamplighting bike from Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. Read the Full story here: http://www.rat-patrol.org/Archives/Eiffel.html Or how about this family contraption, complete with treddle-powered sewing machine: Thanks Flickr friend Whymcycles More recent but also notable, from Chicago Critical Mass, via Georgeaye. […]