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We <3 Bike Party!

How can we keep Bike Party sustainable? After the last two months’ issues…what can we all do to “Take Back Our Ride” this month?

By all of us showing our Pirate Spirit! Let’s “Take Back Bike Party” and demonstrate to others how we “Respect Our Ride” by following the “How We Ride” and riding legally! It’s still fun!

So how can we all show our “We Bike Party!” spirit?

You & your friends sign up to be BIRDs
Attend BIRD training session/rides (many this month, see bottom of posting)
Add comments to the postings on this website and on facebook
Help get donations for Bike Party – we need $$ for whistles, megaphones, t-shirts, raffle prizes, etc.
Voice your support loudly & clearly to back up the BIRDs (who are trying to keep us safe & to not get expensive tickets)
“Share the Road” with cars & pedestrians. Stop behind cars, work together to let cars escape if they are trapped.
Be polite to motorists and police.
Other ways that you can come up with? (please share here and on facebook)

It’s OUR ride, let’s invoke our inner Pirate, let’s find 100-150 others that will sign up to be BIRDs, and hundreds of others to back us all up… let’s show everyone how “We Bike Party!“

shen

September 4, 2010

Hey guys! Just wanted to give you a heads up on some cheap megaphones.. This store is located in Fremont, and you can buy then online too..

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/?category=&q=megaphones

The store itself has a lot of decently priced items.
Hope the Friday ride went well.
Hoping to be able to come & mingle Wednesday.

Sorry, I’m not up to par on the pirate talk.

yes, we do know about it, thank you. there are 3 models. wondering if the small one works well enough while riding for those around us to hear but not obnoxious in neighborhoods.

unfortunately the loudest megaphones simply aren’t loud enough when we had 300 people. at 10-15x that many riders using these at the start (as many have suggested) is simply NOT feasible.

our only hope is to get multiple microphones into multiple music trailers!

Mike G

September 7, 2010

or a PA system. I have a CB in my truck (no antenna, I only use it for the PA, like a cop would to talk to people in traffic). With a small 4″-5″speaker hiding out of sight in front of the radiator, it VERY loud.
One of these could easily be wired onto a bicycle (or trailer).
- Ian
  
  September 8, 2010
  
  if you build it we can use it

TimC

September 8, 2010

Talked with Solomon at King of Campus tonight (missed the Mixer – next time, I’ll be sure to say I’m attending in order to stay in the loop). He’s willing to drive my 300 watt PA speaker and stand around in his van during the Party for making announcements to the masses at the start and regroups. We’ll be testing it out this week to make sure the power inverter in his van can handle the load.