Hello all you Bike Party Peeps!

This month we are starting at Richmond BART station and making our way back to Oakland, or more specifically Lake Merritt. As always, meet at 7:30pm, roll at 8! Every second Friday of the month – so May 10th! The ride this month is 16 miles, so be prepared to ride. Water bottles, lights, snacks, locks, layers for warmth & helmets  are highly recommended items to bring to any Bike Party.

This month’s ride theme is “Rubik’s Cube Rave!” Your assignment is to wear multiple colors — of the rubik’s cube variety (i.e., red, orange, yellow, green blue, white) — and then exchange clothing with other EBBPers so that, by the end of the night, you’re wearing a single color. Plan accordingly! And don’t forget to practice safe clothing exchanges.

Route sheets will be handed out at the start point.

Bike lock, lights, and a helmet, are highly recommended.

Bike Party is ENTIRELY volunteer organized. Help out and make this ride as awesome as it can be. We need volunteers to take corners. Volunteer roll call!
Volunteers at intersections should call out “clear, rolling!” or “stop, car!”
The rear sweep of the ride is the rider with the magic broom. She will have turn sheets if you get stuck and fall off the ride but cannot provide assistance with mechanicals.

Let’s please remember the Bike Party rules and respect them! This is a fun community ride & we want to keep it that way. If you see something – say something. The better we behave, the cooler the spots we get to go!

How We Ride:
– Stop at Lights
– Stay to the Right
– Pack your Trash
– Don’t get Smashed
– Ride Straight
– Don’t Hate!
– When in doubt, BIKE PARTY!

See you all Friday!!

Lets do it right and do it tight.

The theme for this months ride is… *drum roll please* RUBIK’S CUBE RAVE.

What does that mean you may ask? It means come dressed in a bunch of different Rubik’s Cube colors: Red, White, Green, Blue, Orange or Yellow. Once you get to Bike Party – the fun begins. The goal is to trade articles of clothing with other cyclists until your entire outfit is one color! Gone Red and want to switch to mellow Yellow? Trade pants with a volunteer! Feeling Green with envy and want be cool Blue or ravaging in Red? Mix and match shirts, capes, wrist bands, shoes or whatever you can think of to trade!

Let’s please remember the Bike Party rules and respect them! This is a fun community ride & we want to keep it that way. The better we behave, the cooler the spots we get to go!

How We Ride:
– Stop at Lights
– Stay to the Right
– Pack your Trash
– Don’t get Smashed
– Ride Straight
– Don’t Hate!
– When in doubt, BIKE PARTY!

We will be in need of volunteers this month to help spread the bike party vibe and take corners – help make this 3rd year anniversary one of the best yet! Volunteer sign up sheet will be coming soon or comment on this post – take a corner, make friends and help make bike party the reason you always have an awesome bike ride on your calendar for the second Friday of every month.

Did you know that EBBP is entirely volunteer organized? As those volunteers, we would like to talk to you about what happened on the April ride, and how we feel that a few bad apples are spoiling the bunch. In April, we put together a fundraiser for the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, and Trumer Pils donated their space, time, resources, and beer toward this fundraiser. We thought it would be awesome, and it was, until we were informed that someone sprayed graffiti all over the port-a-potties, behind the food trucks, all over the brewery, and then many people left the space a disaster with beer cans and refuse everywhere. 

This is unacceptable. We do not volunteer our time and efforts so that a few ingrates can spoil the event for everyone. We, at our meeting, discussed many options to counteract this problem, and among those options were cancelling bike party, leading the ride over grizzly peak, and having cover charges for after parties. What we settled on fits with our values: We are going to bring more awesome, and YOU are going to help. At the bottom of this letter this is a link to Indiegogo where you may donate to repair the damage to the brewery, so that it does not have to come out of the EBBC coffers. If you love bike party, put your money where your mouth is, and donate. 

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ebbp-fundraiser

At next month’s ride, when you come, BRING THE AWESOME, and CALL OUT ASSHOLES. This is YOUR community too! This is what Bike Party thinks is awesome: 

– Stop at Lights: abide by traffic lights. This is NOT Critical Mass.
– Stay to the Right: Don’t be a noob and ride into oncoming traffic.
– Pack your Trash: Leave no trace. No slobs!
– Don’t get Smashed: Save face.
– Ride Straight: Hold your line, tricks are for pros.
– Don’t Hate: respect your fellow man and woman. 
– When in doubt, BIKE PARTY!

http://eastbaybikeparty.wordpress.com/how-we-ride/

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ebbp-fundraiser

Grease Bay Bike Party
Friday April 12th, 2013.
Start: Ashby BART 7:30p meet 8:00p rolling – look for “El Arbol” the tree bike.
Regroup: Provo Park (aka Civic Center Park), Berkeley
End: Trumer Pils 10:00pm (North Berkeley BART station)

Map: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxU4fIaVCcMIc2xzZzFRdmstdzQ/edit

Bike Party is a monthly ride, every second Friday, for cyclists of all ages and types to take to the streets, ride their bikes, and have a good time. We ride fun and safe, with stops to dance and socialize along the way. Invite a friend or two. Come out and ride!

How We Ride:
– Stop at Lights
– Stay to the Right
– Pack your Trash
– Don’t get Smashed
– Ride Straight
– Don’t Hate!
– When in doubt, BIKE PARTY!

Cycling and Public Transit to and from Bike Party highly encouraged!

East Bay Bike Party, Trumer Pils, Richmond Spokes, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, are teaming up to celebrate the fun in every day bicycling. You’re invited to the after party (*), hosted by Trumer Pils. Pedal powered live music entertainment by Rock The Bike. Drinks and food will be available. The proceeds from Trumer Pils benefit the East Bay Bicycle Coalition.

(*) Entry is free for EBBP cyclists, 21+ to drink. No BYOB or ins and outs – strictly enforced.

Bike lock, lights, and a helmet, are highly recommended.

* Volunteer roll call!
Volunteers at intersections should call out “clear, rolling!” or “stop, car!”
Please see Wilson and Moya between 10-10:30pm for volunteers appreciation food.
We need 21 volunteers for turns,
8 volunteers in shifts to watch the entrance of Trumer Pils for open beverages ins/outs between 10pm-12midnight – these volunteers receive food and drink tickets.
East Bay Bike Coalition is handling all beer, ID carding, etc.
The front of the ride is the tall tree bike.
The rear sweep of the ride is the rider with the magic broom. She will have turn sheets if you get stuck and fall off the ride but cannot provide assistance with mechanicals. We ride past Downtown Berkeley BART and North Berkeley BART.

Meet 7:30pm ASHBY BART

Arrive 8:30pm REGROUP *: Civic Center Park (aka Provo Park by Berkeley High)
Thank you sound bikes

Arrive 10:00pm AFTER PARTY *: Trumer Pils
– Please enter with bike on 4th St., bring lock to use self serve racks.
– No outside beverages allowed at Trumer Pils, no ins and outs, sorry. Strictly enforced.
– Food by Blue Saigon, Annakoot, Hot Bike!
– Drinks by Trumer Pils, proceeds benefit East Bay Bike Coalition. Bring ID, cash.
– Live entertainment by aerialist Shredder, The Genie
– Participate in the “Dance with Lance!” Pedal power the 6,000 watt sound stage!
– The event is free and open to all EBBP cyclists, 21+ to drink.
– Look for Nina and her rad volunteers rounding up containers for recycling at entrance as any outside beverages are not allowed in Trumer Pils.

Thank you East Bay Bike Party, East Bay Bike Coalition, Oakland Spokes, Trumer Pils, and last but not least, the volunteers who organize this event and make this monthly ride happen.

It’s California. It’s 1958 and love is in the air! Love with each other, our bicycles, and the community we are forming is great reason to celebrate dancing and a rockabilly attitude. Danny, Sandy and the Greasers embodied many of the traits we all share – rebellion, independence, the willingness to try new things and want to be a part of a greater community! Break out the vests, the patches, the white suites, the pink and yellow dresses … you won’t strike out tonight with those bowling shoes!

El Arbol, the infamous part tree, part bike, part sound stage will be joining us from Rock the Bike and we are definitely going to be rolling in style as Fossil Fool takes us all around the Grease Bay. It’s an ending you will not want to miss!

“You Jims and Sals are my best pals, and to look your best for the big contest, just be yourself and have a ball, that’s what it’s all about after all! Just remember, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s what you do with your dancin’ shoes.“ – Vince Fontaine

BIKE PARTYYYYYY! Every 2nd Friday, meet at 7:30, roll at 8pm

yes, Yes YES!!!

It’s that time of the month again….. every second Friday without a miss of the beat… say it with me now: EAST BAY BIKE PARTY!!! As usual: Meet at 7:30, roll at 8pm!

We have a real treat for you this month. Awesome route! We start at West Oakland BART, and end near Fruitvale BART. Route Map (click here).

Not sure what to wear for Green theme? Have no fear…

Wear whatever Green means to you…

This is a group ride, not a race, please respect our community and the rules:

Stay Right
Stop At Lights (while this is a green party, please STOP at RED)
Ride Straight
Don’t Hate
Pack Your Trash
Don’t Get Smashed

So go out and GREEN lights to adorn your bike with and lets make everyone else that sees us GREEN WITH ENVY as they watch us roll by, hootin’ and hollerin’ and have a greend ol time :)

BIIIIIIIIIIKE PAAAAAAAAARTY!

GREEN is everywhere and this month, Bike Party, wants you to GO GREEN and celebrate this fabulous color with us!

The costume spectrum is endless, so let you minds wander and have fun with it!

Let’s make this a GREENtastic bike party!

You could be a character like The Leprechaun from those terrible horror movies in the 90s, the Green Lantern, The Hulk.. four friends could be The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or question our sanity as The Riddler.

GREEN is alive in the animal kingdom! Turtles, frogs, and toads, oh my.. snakes are GREEN and so are centipedes, spiders, lizards, and fish… personally, I’ll be praying to see a mantis costume!

There are so many shades of GREEN you could go wild and try to wear them all at once, or dazzle us showing up in GREEN paint from head to toe.

So go out and GREEN lights to adorn your bike with and lets make everyone else that sees us GREEN WITH ENVY as they watch us roll by, hootin’ and hollerin’ and have a greend ol time :)

BIIIIIIIIIIKE PAAAAAAAAARTY!

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

-INVITE WISELY: If you’re inviting friends, make sure that they think that safety is sexy, know the Bike Party code, and arrive at the start of the ride sober

-PICK UP YOUR TRASH: This one’s simple – if you brought it in or ate/drank it, you pack out the can/wrapper/trash with you.

-VOLUNTEER: Volunteer to take a corner and lead the Bike Party through a turn.

-COME PREPARED: This is an unsupported ride, so bring whatever you’d bring if you went on a long solo ride. A patch kit and a bike tool are a good start. If you’re with friends, make sure that at least one of them has things you might need (including a wrench, if you ride a fixie)

-KNOW THE CODE: If you come out this Friday, this is what the people around you will expect. And you’ll make more friends if you ride safely. Making friends and meeting new people is what this ride is about, after all:

Stay Right
Stop At Lights (while this is a green party, please STOP at RED)
Ride Straight
Don’t Hate
Pack Your Trash
Don’t Get Smashed

See you Friday, you sexy green machine! BIKE PARTY!!!

The Royal Bicycle Court doth decree,
a huge party for all attendees.
Music will drift from the carriages,
fun and friendship, we will marriage.

All maidens, highlanders, beggers and gypsy,
dragons, priests and jesters to be -
merchants, peasants, wenches and vikings,
peasants, falconers, crusaders with large axes
don thy costumes, or pay steep taxes!

Around the Bay Area, we shall explore,
we shall gallop to Castles of lore.

Gather at City Center Oakland thy BART -
bring thy enthusiasm, merriment and art.
At thy stops, games will be afoot -
cheers, jeers, lances, to boot!

So grab thy trusty steed!
A splendid Bike Party, indeed!

It’s coming close to that time of the month again….. Second Friday of every month… you know what that means!? EAST BAY BIKE PARTY!!!

This months theme is Ye Olde Bike Partie – so dawn your best amour or wenching outfit and mount up your steed because this month we are parting in Oakland/Berkeley! We might even have a special treat for you at the last stop…

BIKE PARTY RULES:
Stay Right
Stop At Lights
Ride Straight
Don’t Hate
Pack Your Trash
Don’t Get Smashed

Route Map (click here). We will be meeting at 7:30pm at Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA. Closest BART station is 19th street.

Get out there and piece together your own lasso of truth, kryptonite proof cape, teleporting dancing shoes, or even a towel for a cape and an A for awesome painted on your chest. Stretch your imagination and show us what superpower you will dominate the bike party with! Sidekicks, Villians, Arch Nemeses, and Duos are encouraged…grab your friends and form your own League of Extraordinary Cyclists. This is one ride where the sky is no longer the limit!

We’ll gather at Bayfair BART Station at 7:30 pm, and roll at 8:00pm.

Don’t be a ZERO, be a SUPER HERO, Pack your Trash! This one’s simple – if you brought it in or ate/drank it, you can pack out the can/wrapper/trash with you.

Don’t forget, this is a night time social ride COME PREPARED: Lights, layers, locks, water, snacks, tools for your bike and fun!

Team up with other Super Hero’s and Volunteer to take a corner and lead the Bike Party through a turn. Find the volunteer coordinator – the one with the turn-by-turn route sheets – at 7:30pm to reserve yours.

BIKE PARTY RULES:
Stay Right
Stop At Lights
Ride Straight
Don’t Hate
Pack Your Trash
Don’t Get Smashed

See you this Friday, January 1/11/13 at Bayfair BART! BIKE PARTY!!!

Route map: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/164431414

December 21st is the actual END OF THE WORLD!

So kick off your last days at the PRE-APOCALYPSE EAST BAY BIKE PARTY.

December 14th, absolve your sins and engage in a few more!

You’ve got a garage full of Twinkies and corned beef, but that won’t save you. The last best thing you can do is gather your posse, abandon your inhibitions and throw your panties to the wind!

Here’s your last chance to join the party and wear that gorilla costume/ bejeweled skank suit/ leather chaps/ 80s wedding dress you got on sale. Break into the wine cellar! Dip into the Cubans! Bust out the chamois cream and grease the loincloth! You, your trusty steed, and Bike Party will rock the END OF DAYS!

One thing’s for certain: You need wheels, lights, and layers. And just because it’s the end of the world doesn’t mean you have to be a jerk (so mind your Road Manners, people!)

Are you ready? To go out in a BLAZE OF GLORY at the last East Bay Bike Party ever?

Trust us, the post-apocalyptic parties are going to be waaaaay L-A-M-E (since I heard they were canceled anyway).

HOW WE RIDE:
-Stay Right
-Stop At Lights
-Ride Straight
-Don’t Hate
-Pack Your Trash
-Don’t Get Smashed

BRING LIGHTS, **LAYERS**, LOCKS, WATER, SNACKS, AND FUN!

December 14th, (second Friday of every month)

Meet at MacArthur Bart Oakland 7:30pm, roll at 8pm. End near Lake Merrit.

Route map: https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204058024296099837920.0004cf976a594fce01b1a&msa=0&ll=37.823209,-122.286415&spn=0.089765,0.157413&iwloc=0004cf9770c26e9838c23

Turn by turns: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4LlGxmMF6GWnE6Ho4hbUF-Zyr-IjbWQ2Sqtnz926JA/edit