Songbird, Lauren Larken, will perform in Bike Love from the branches of el Arbol at twilight on the first day of the Bay Area Maker Faire on Saturday, May 19th!

The day starts at Dolores Park with the famous Rock the Bike Rider Social Ride (RSVP HERE) to the Fair, blending smoothies with awesome kids at the Maker’s Faire on new kid sized bike blenders all day long and singing from an aerial hoop from El Arbol…right before Fossil Fool, the Bike Rapper, goes on!

El Arbol is famous. It is a Tandem Tall Bike Powered Speaker Aerial Vehicle. The story is here:  Listen to an awesome radio show about Rock the Bike, el Arbol, Fossil Fool (the bike raper), and bike powered awesomeness overcoming any odds.

At first, Officer Wilson, was giving Fossil Fool traffic violations for his huge awesome bike invention.  This is an awesome rap about how Fossil Fool fought for the rights of his bike tree el Arbol, a funky-quadracycle, 4 wheeled vehicle. This story tells us that if laws don’t apply to us in the road then we have the power to change the rules at any time. el Arbol is a great example of how exceeding the expectations for a given situationand using your voice is magical.  To roam the streets on a 15 foot tall tandem bike, San Fransisco officer, cop, police, and Harassment Free by showing up and proving in a court of law that your tall bike tree is a vehicle taller than a semi-truck…is awesome!

Fossil Fool’s here telling you the whole story, live on bike style in Barcelona Bike Music Festival.
 

Don’t forget to RSVP for the Ride, come to the Maker’s Faire! $5 off if you arrive by bike!

See you in the streets. See you next week!
<3 Bike Salon

Roll with Sarah car-free style in SF Sunday Streets and meet 3 year old Grace and full grown Bubble Girl.  As we cruise towards a conscious beauty movement we weigh in on what Congress can do to make certain that we have meaningful reform in the cosmetic industry now.  Some of the most toxic ingredients found on the shelves are:  hydroquinone and mercury which can increase your risk to cancer and multiple health problems including brain damage!  They are often found in skin lighteners which should be avoided!  A better way to lighten up is through pedal powered lighting which we learn to solder at Rock the Bike with Prof. Fossil Fool. Our bike powered LED lighting panels brighten the pedal powered DJ booth at the Academy of Sciences Nightlife Event where we chat with Shaun Tai about an albino crocodile and his personal bike style.

The 6th Annual Bicycle Music Festival sponsored by Rock the Bike! will take place starting in Golden Gate Park on Saturday June 23rd with a pedal powered system, square dancing, bike powered smoothies until we live on bike parade with Jazz Mafia to Showplace Triangle for a sunset aerial performance and more music from el Arbol.  We soldered the bike powered LED stage lighting panels that will ignite our nighttime pedal powered offerings.  It’s gonna be hot. Click the poster for updated route and acts.

We are also in the midst of founding a Bike Share Program for Women in Transition in the Bay Area. We need: Bikes, Bike Lights, Helmets, Bike Lights, Bike Locks, Bike Tools, Bike Pumps, Multitools, Bike Racks, Bike Accessories, Bike Bells and Bike Fashion!!!

Our Sponsorship Opportunities are great for Promoting via Social Media and Grassroots Networks of Bike Lovers.

For Bike Companies/Brands/Allies:

$500 in product= Airtime with an original Ditty.

$500 in product + $500 cash =Sponsor a Segment of our Show. Each Show has 3 Segments: Bike, Beauty, and DIY.  You will get a Ditty  (aka an original small jingle) About You or Your Product with Air Time in the form of a live on bike review or interview.

$500 cash=Bike Delivered Singing Telegram or Personal Greeting (delivered anywhere in Oakland!) This is the perfect way to embarrass a co-worker, celebrate a loved one, or surprise someone special in your life. We will customize a musical greeting and show up when and where you say by bikes to perform it live.

$500 in product + $1000 cash=Sponsor an Episode .  When you sponsor an episode you get a custom Jingle, An on Air Interview,  and a Live on Bike Product Review.

$5,000 cash=(Sponsor an Episode +) Bike Delivered Party. We bring you a custom bike delivered singing telegram to the event of your choice (in Oakland) plus Bike Blended Libation with the ultimate Bike Blender, the Fender Blender Pro. Imagine your co-workers or sweetie bike blending up some margaritas or lemonade while we croon you an original tune.

$10,000 cash=(Sponsor an Episode, Bike Delivered Bike Party +) Personalized Music Video Featuring a Custom Jingle Professionally Recorded as well as your bike schwag rolling around the Bay Area.

——–Sponsorship Ideas for Individuals———

$1-$99: Shout Outs Invites to Events and Bike Salon Spoke Cards

$250: Personalized Greetings (a new song about you or someone you know or don’t know) we will deliver it to you in the form of an MP3 which you can post where you like.

$500: Co-Sponsor a Segment of an Episode.  Your Personalized Greeting or Song incorporated into an Episode.

$1,000: We will cover your event live on our  radio show.

$5,000 Bike Blend Libation with a personalized Singing Telegram.

$10,000 A Musical Flash Mob staring everyone you know or a bunch of complete strangers to celebrate you or the event or person of your choice.

It wasn’t difficult to find Waldo as hundreds dressed up as the children’s book character Friday night for East Bay Bike Party.

Starting at 8 p.m., the pack of more than 400 riders trekked the route, which included 50 turns of direction.

Beginning at South Hayward BART station, the group of bicyclists rode through the streets of Hayward and Castro Valley, ending up in front of Area Cycles and the Adobe Plaza’s parking lot off Castro Valley Boulevard.

After the journey, riders socialized in the parking lot, feasted on food truck fare from MoGo BBQ, played games like bike jousting and pedaled their way to frozen drinks (see video above).

It was the first time Bike Party passed through and ended up in Castro Valley. Organizers said they received plenty of support from the police and community and hope to host in the unincorporated area again in the future.

The goal of these monthly rides is to have a themed, “community-oriented, people-positive, law-abiding ride” for the local bicyclists.

To find out when and where the next East Bay Bike Party will be, click here.

Mentions in this episode include:  i hella love oakland!

Portland Bike Swarm

Solutions Revolution

The best Kickstand in the world from Rock the Bike

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Sarah and Larken are artists who create participatory experiences that empower women to be self sufficient, healthy and engaged through do-it-yourself lifestyle. We encourage women to choose bicycling as their main form of transportation. This week on Bike Salon we talk about the economic and spiritual advantages of selling one’s car that they never drive, ARTNUNS, our first time at Spokeland, the bouncing blue el wire bike bunny, Blake Hicks and his Tron Bike, d.i.y. cosmetics and our desire to Kiss Lead in Lipstick Goodbye. Next week join us for a CALL IN. We will start with guest, Katherine Ball, an amazing Artivist from Portlandia. We will be accepting call ins from Bike Lover’s every where Tuesday, February 7th, starting at 4:20 PM PST (7:20 PM EST, 1:20 AM CPH). Skype LaurenLarken and tell us your Bike Fantasies, Bike Happenings and the way you Bling your Bike Style.