Tornado Rider performed "I'm a Falcon" at our first ever night venue, Pier 7.
Loyal BMF fan Josh pitching in pedal power for Tornado Rider.
Testing out the Biker Bar as a LiveOnBike rig after Bicycle Music Festival Roadie Picnic.
Today we had our first ever Bicycle Music Festival Roadie Picnic, a minor miracle a week before BMF. We successfully tested the Biker Bar in its new role as 3-person direct generator. We eliminated the link between the Bar and the Electric Mundo, when in generation mode. A lot of and engineering went into that idea, in the search of perfect, use-every-part-of-the-buffalo approach (having the Mundo's powerful rear wheel serve as the generator for all for bikes.) But the chain link caused problems at all three of the Biker Bar's first outings. So we eliminated it, adding a 15 pound permanent magnet generator to the end of the bar instead of driving the Mundo's rear wheel. In doing so, after cranking down bolts and filing down a few rough edges, we cut 90% of the noise. The Biker Bar is now relatively quiet.
