How we work
Since 2007, we’ve been working with our event partners to make Pedal Power a reliable choice for larger and larger audiences. Since the standard tools for event sound reproduction are designed for situations with essentially unlimited power, we have had to pick ours carefully, modifying, beautifying, and optimizing them to get the most sound from the available Pedal Power.
We’ve developed custom circuitry to show people how hard to pedal, displays that celebrate the group’s accomplishment of energy saved, a Line Array rig capable of being transported by bike, and bikes sized for kids. We know how much power we can expect from different age groups, and this helps us involve kids, teens, and adults, so we can truly welcome all in a community effort.
Our full system has 30 bikes and can hold down the power and audio needs for a 3,000-person audience. We also have 1-Bike systems that are great for an outdoor press conference, and everything in between.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“I just wanted to thank you so much for working with us and UCLA Jazz Reggae for the Earth Day fair, the bike was a huge success and everyone loved it! It was SO easy to put together, it was amazing how little time it took to get our booth going. We had a great time and so many people
actually wanted to buy their own smoothie bike for their homes. I think you may be already in contact with them, but now Ecochella wants to use them as well, and we would definitely recommend them for anyone planning an event here at UCLA.”
Madeline B., UCLA
“We loved the music this year and saw so many kids involved, nice!”
Louise G., Producer, Maker Faire. RTB received 3 Editor’s Choice Blue Ribbons.
“Was a milestone event for me… Got me into biking in general, and then totally hooked on bike parties. Thanks so much to the Rock The Bike crew for all the hard work in making this happen.”
Mark H., attendee of the 2012 SF Bicycle Music Festival (100% Pedal Powered!)
“I was one of your human generators at Pedal Fest. I really loved the shows. It was amazing and inspiring! I am so happy you exist and am really looking forward to future bicycle music festivals. Keep rocking!”
Simon L.
“I appreciate all your planning and preparation and working with me and Bike East Bay to make Session Fest the success it was!. We met and exceeded many of our goals, including ticket sales, donations, and making the event feel like not just a beer festival but a celebration of biking in the East Bay.”
Caitlin G.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR EVENT
Cost
- Pedal Powered Stage: TBD
- El Arbol: $2,400
- El Arbol + Aerial Performance: $3,400
- Blue Whale: $1,250
- One Bike, One Speaker: $1,250
- DJ Booth: $2,000
To do our best work, we need to know about your event. We calibrate our sound system and choose the number of bikes based on your audience size and age group. With your info we can offer our assurance that we’ll reach the entire audience with clean, clear, and thumpin’ sound.
Please give us as much advance notice as possible. Our calendar fills quickly at certain times of year.
Special note: discounts are available for the Climate Justice movement and K-12 schools.