Sub-Theme: Body Hair

Don’t forget that May is Bike Month ,which includes an awesome Bike Art Show not to be missed.

BIKExperience – a circuitous journey back to your bike is a bike art show that runs during San Luis Obispo’s countywide Wheel Experience Bike Month celebration in May. We will showcase bicycle inspired art of all media. A portion of the art sales and event donations will go to the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition; a non-profit agency promoting cycling for everyday transportation and recreation.

Meet the artists and experience the visual journey Friday May 2, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at 1060 Osos St. during Art After Dark. Regular gallery hours will be Thursday nights during Farmer’s market, Fridays at lunchtime, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. Look for more times posted at the gallery.

Friday May 16 the Tall Bike Posse will host a Bicycle Fashion Show at the bike gallery from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

The Tall Bike Posse will also be hosting the SLO Bike Kitchen for the entire month.

All BIKExperience events are free of charge and open to the public

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“come watch me at the show”

April’s Theme is Circus. What’s this Monkey business?

Get on your bike and clown around with us.

Sub-theme: Spatula Brigade

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Public Service Announcement
Please do not hang out in the parking lot at the end of the ride.
Please do not litter.
Please read the The Rules of the Ride

Check out this year’s themes at:
All 2008 Themes

Julie had her bike stolen over the weekend:

my bike got taken on Saturday night/ Sun am from my porch. it was
probably just a drunk person. two other bikes weren’t taken. one
beater that wasn’t locked and another really nice one of my roomies
that was poorly locked.

You can see the missing bike in this picture — its the middle bike:

If you know anything about the whereabouts of this bike, please post a comment!

my bike was stolen from my yard, saturday afternoon, march 15.

• brand new
• Fuji road bike
• model: “Newest 3.0″
• red and silver frame
• looks just like the picture
• serial number ICF6J00388 most likely found on underside of frame where the cranks attach

if you see it anywhere around town, lock it up, and notify me at the link below. http://slo.craigslist.org/laf/608582370.html

Or call bO: 805 235 8042
if you took it, return it. i just want my bike back.

All drivers must take this test

Warthog Phil seyz:

Bike swap meet on sunday march 16 from 9am to 12noon at Utopia bakery, 2900 Broad st. Free to all sellers, buyers or just browsers. Got an old bicycle you want to sell? Maybe a box of old parts that need a new home? Dust it off, bring it out and make some cash. Looking for a new ride or parts to finish a bike project? Come shopping. Any and all things bicycle related welcome. Road, mountain, BMX, cruisers, track/fixie, tandem, recumbent, if it’s got wheels and pedals you can find it here. For info or to be put on the notification list e-mail bikeswapmeet [at] yahoo {dot} com.

The theme for Thursday’s ride is: Anything goes but clothes!

You can wear anything you want — as long as they are not “clothes”. You can make clothing/outfits for the ride from anything you want — just be creative. Bubblewrap tube top? Easy! Duct tape dress? Its been done:

Cuesta equipment, home depot and farm supply have been named as places to go shopping for this weeks happening!

Also, remember the sub-theme: “Noisy Spokes, Bells, and Whistles” If you’re not into making alternative clothing, the sub theme is your way to go!

This is a screen capture from the San Luis Obispo Tribune, Feb. 19, 2008

LINK to Full article on Tribune Website

The Tall Bike Posse is doing it again.

After the overwhelming success of the 2007 BikeSHIFT art show, the Tall Bike Posse is gearing up for another BIKE ART SHOW.

February’s Theme:
Cowgirls & Tin Cans,
A Horned Animal Shindig

2008 brings a new way to experience the Bike Happening:
Themes/ Sub-Themes/ Counter-Themes

If you don’t like our themes or just have something else in mind, add your thoughts below.

Also, check out this year’s themes at:
All 2008 Themes

*****Stolen Bikes alert*****

Now you have all the time in the world to plan for the Bike Happening Themes. A secret gathering was held on January 18th to decide on all of the 2008 Bike Happening Themes.

If you don’t like these themes, well, create your own. Counter-Themes are in this year! (and forever) We are reworking the website to allow anyone to create counter themes. For now, post your counter themes in the comments.

Feb-Cowgirls and Tin Cans
Sub-Theme: Horned Animals

March- Anything goes but Clothes
Sub-Theme: Noisy Spokes, Bells, and
Whistles

April - Circus
Sub-Theme: Spatula Brigade

May - Diapers, Band-Aids, and Mustaches
Sub-Theme: Body Hair

June - Tutu, Feathers, Summer Formal
Sub-Theme: Fashion Faux Pas
Naked Bike Ride/Gender shifting

July - Skin Paint, Magic Markers, and Stickers
Sub-Theme: Pimp your Bike

Aug - PJ’s and Bathrobes
Sub-Theme: One luv, your grandma

Sep - Cross Dress for Less
Sub-Theme: White Trash

Oct - Fetish
Sub-Theme: Weird Science (both of these theme’s might be
more difficult than we had first thought)

Nov - I caught it in Mexico
Sub-Theme: Pasties and Dollar Bills

Dec - Sweet Sacrilege
Sub-Theme: Mormon Invasion, Knocked up Nuns

Jan 09 - Geriatric
Sub-Theme: Bowel Movements

Default rain theme: Scuba/wet suits and snow boots
Always push massive noise
Always pimp your bike

Portland was recently voted one of the most bike friendly cities in the world and now they are taking bike safety one step further. Portland is creating “bike boxes” at intersections that are specifically designed for cyclists and the cars have to wait behind them so that cyclists are easily visible for cars who wish to turn right at the intersection.

Way to go Portland! Keep up the good work!

This year we are going to have a meeting and decide on a theme for each month. This way everyone will know all of the themes ahead of time allowing more time for creativity and to go BIG!

This year we will also be promoting the “counter theme” concept. If you don’t like the main theme, come up with your own!

Do you have any suggestions for a Bike Happening theme? Suggest a general theme or one for a particular month.

YardsaleDan

January is almost here and that means its time for a bike ride! The theme for this month is Alien Invasion!

Come ride your bike as an alien this coming thursday at 9:30pm in the mission!

Counter-theme:: Funky socks! Don’t like the main theme? Come and wear the funkiest socks you can find!

Thanks for all those who came out on that blustery “winter” day. Out of close to 100 entries we were picked as Most Entertaining. Two other prizes were given out, but who cares. We were the Most Entertaining.

Check out these photos: Most Entertaining entry in the SLO downtown holiday parade. So cool that we were Most Entertaining

This concept was recently discussed as a possible Burning Man art project:

But if the Canadian cops hauled this thing off the road, imagine what cops in the US would do. I can see the headlines now: “Cops taser 4 bicyclists in car”.

What Holiday Icon comes to mind when you think of “The Holidays”?

This is our theme for December. What is your theme? Will the pandas attack again? Is it too cold for naked elves? Gift some cookies. You and three of your friends are always welcome to create your own theme.

Rules of the Ride

Come join the Bike Happening in it’s seventh year of being the best entry in the SLO Downtown Holiday Parade. All are welcome. Bike decorations and or costumes are a must.

No Santas. No throwing candy.

Update at 4:30PM on Friday
The parade is ON. Dress warm.

The Pleasant Revolution Bicycle Music will be in SLO THIS TUESDAY NIGHT. Don’t miss this opportunity to cruise SLO with two traveling bands on bikes. Imaging the Bike Happening with live bands! Spread the word.

Our plan is to meet at 7:00PM in the Mission Plaza at the little amphitheater for a meet and greet and perhaps a little music. Soon after we’ll hop on our bikes and tour SLO stopping at various secret locations for more LIVE music and to sneak in a few libations.

Who knows where we’ll go or where we’ll end up.

TUESDAY, NOV. 20TH
MISSION PLAZA
7:00PM
BYOB (B= Bike, Beer, etc.)

For more information about the tour, check out www.pleasantrevolution.net and read below:
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On Thursday, November 1st, two bands, The Ginger Ninjas and SHAKE YOUR PEACE!, launched the epic “Pleasant Revolution Bicycle Music Tour” from N.San Juan, California, heading 5000 miles all the way down to the Mexican Yucatan. There is no sag-wagons, and no buses hauling our gear. Everything, including the 800 Watt human- and solar-powered PA System, is being hauled entirely on bicycle! The tour comes in the wake of SHAKE YOUR PEACE!’s 600-mile bicycle-music tour of Utah (April-May ‘07), and the excitement at San Francisco’s Bicycle Music Festival, Aug. 11, 2007, which announced the emerging bicycle-music movement to the world like a piano dropped from a 24-story window in downtown San Francisco: with life-altering momentum, filled with music, and destroying the oft-trod paths of old. The tour is a project of Worldbike, a 501c3 organization, Kipchoge Spencer, co-founder of Xtracycle, and Gabe Dominguez of the Bicycle Music Festival.

We’ll be riding through San Luis Obispo on Nov. 20th, so we will not be able to participate in the Bike Happening. However, we would love to get the epic bicycle community in SLO together for a rockin peddle-powered show. Since we don’t need any outlets, we can set up anywhere. There are fifteen of us in our group.

Whirling Delights!
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Important Websites:

www.gingerninjas.com
www.myspace.com/gingermyninja
www.shakeyourpeace.com
www.getoffyourgass.wordpress.com
www.xtracycle.com
www.worldbike.org
www.2milechallenge.com

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Photo from concert. Note bike in background providing 400watts of power