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This video gives a taste of the LiveOnBike performances we've been doing on SF Cruiser rides this summer. Joel Elrod, who had just finished playing a gig with Pleasuremaker, is drumming on a SPDS electronic drum machine. The signal from the SPDS is carried from the back of the Mundo to the front where it enters a DIT Head Unit containing a Rolls MX56c 4-Channel mixer and Shure Wireless body pack microphone, and DoubleWide Down Low Glow battery that powers the SPDS and a dual tube DLG system for 5 hours.

In the back to back tandem, riders face away from each other for an aero position. It's pretty much the opposite of social biking.

What's up Bike People? Hope you had a good long weekend. I spent Martin Luther King day in the workshop, organizing, replacing cardboard boxes with stackable, dividable plastic bins... and sketching out a full sized drawing of a new tall party bike concept that I'm calling The Tree.

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Tandem Tall Bike as seen during Critical Mass, Sept 2006

Originally uploaded by georgeaye

I've been thinking about building a Tandem Tall Bike. I like the up-down potential. This tandem shot at Critical Mass in Chicago, is an absolute stunner, and hints at the potential impact of a top-bottom tandem.

We're entering the Innovate or Die competition. We'd really appreciate it if you would view, forward, rate, and comment on our YouTube entry.

Also, please take a look at the other submissions in the contest. There are some cool ones, particularly the Pedal Powered Zoetrope, and the Dual Purpose Bicycle (for powering tools in the developing world).

With its bulging top tube and kinked handlebars, Monroe's new ride shouts 'Stretch Chopper.' Even the large front wheel, while certainly outside of the standard chopper aesthetic, seems pleasantly contrary.

Dave's new Bionx installation. Looks like it was made for it, huh?
Originally uploaded by Rock The Bike Dave gave me a chance to test the Bionx on his Jai Bike prototype. It has four assist settings. Even on the lowest one, "1", I felt a very solid boost.

"4" just made me laugh. It was so different from regular bicycling, I didn't know what to make of it. But Dave's analysis (and Todd's from Clever Cycles) is that the electric assist is more for carrying heavy loads up hills than 'cheating' on the flats.

The problem is that once you have the 18 pound Bionx system installed on your rig, it will feel, well, 18 pounds slower unless you use the boost. So you'll probably end up boosting all the time. The battery is easy to remove, but not the hub motor, obviously.

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