Ye Olde Bike Party – Feburary 8th

Here ye, here ye! All Knights & Ladies of 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.

East Bay Bike Party: Super Heros and Villians

Do you remember when you were a kid riding your bike and pretending you were a superhero flying through the skies? Well that’s exactly what January’s theme is going to be.

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

End of the World

Those other predictions were bullcocky, but

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

December East Bay Bike Party

We have a treat for you this month Bike Party.

It is almost the end of the world!

Are you the cause?

A meteoroid? That destroyed earth?

The Mayan calendar that predicted it?

Maybe even local celeb Harold Camping whose predicted it so many times?

Are you planning to survive with your loaded up bike and a plan?

The end is near – grab your loved ones, and friends and celebrate!!

This is a Pre-Apocalypse Bike Party, come Party With Us Til The End of the World! And bring your A-game, because this could be the Last EB Bike Party, possibly EVER!

(or not) ;)

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!

As always, we are meet the second Friday of every month.

Meet up at 7:30pm, roll at 8.

This month we are meeting in Oakland.

Route and exact starting place will be posted later.

Now say it with me now: EAST BAY BIKE PARRRTTTYYYY!!

East Bay Bike Party ROUTE for this Friday!!

EBBP November is this Friday 11/9, meet up at Fremont BART station, rolling at 8:00pm!

November’s ride is an homage to “Old Hollywood” and our route will take us through some of the historic districts of Fremont, including Niles, the “Original Hollywood” where Charlie Chaplin, Gilbert “Broncho Billy” Anderson and other silent movie stars made films.

Route map: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/151979579

For those of you not from Fremont, we will be starting and ending by a BART station!!

Turn-by-turn directions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SU21WEYnpOaWNRHx62wk99AZM5K2B9h8kDsB-_f_2X0/edit

How We Ride:

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

November’s EBBP: Old Hollywood

November’s ride is an homage to “Old Hollywood” and our route will take us through some of the historic districts of Fremont, including Niles, the “Original Hollywood” where Charlie Chaplin and other silent movie stars made films.  Check out the lookbook for inspiration and come dressed as your favorite star from The Silent Era to The Golden Age of Hollywood.

SAFETY FIRST!

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

Look Book for costume inspiration:

Themes

Women 

Silent
hair- short bobs, accessories (hats, clips, etc)
1940s/50′s
hair-waves and curls
http://youtu.be/U93mpxh2kNM
makeup- red/pink lipstick, arched eyebrows, brown/black eye liner
http://www.return2style.de/swingstyle/makeup/40amimup.html
clothing- silhouettes- clinch at waist! Evening gowns with classic jewelry (pearls & diamonds), pillbox hats, long opera gloves, large glasses, fur

Men

Silent
Hair- short, gelled back
Makeup- eyeliner
Clothing- Crisp suit and tie v. disheveled Chaplin suit
Accessories- beribboned straw boater and circular specs
1940′s/1950′s
Hair- short, gelled and parted, under a hat – vs. James Dean styled back
Clothing- subdued colors, fedoras,suits

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

Remember, this is a group ride, not a race, we are riding with a lot of people,  so be respectful and ride predictably! Yes, that means the golden rule apples here: If you wouldn’t want a car, bike or pedestrian to do it to you, don’t do it yourself.

As always, we are meeting the second Friday of this month.

This month we are meeting at Fremont BART station. Route will be posted Thursday.

Meet up at 7:30pm, roll at 8.

Now say it all together now: EAST BAY BIKE PARRRTTTYYYY!!

EBBP: October – Zombie Reunion

It’s that time of the month again…. every second Friday, the event we all look forward to: EAST BAY BIKE PARTYYYY!!!

SAFETY FIRST!

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

This month, we are reprising one of our all-time most popular ride themes for October: ZOMBIE.

We are starting at Lake Merritt BART Station @7:30, roll at 8!

Remember, this is a group ride, not a race, we are riding with a lot of people,  so be respectful and ride predictably! Yes, that means the golden rule apples here: If you wouldn’t want a car, bike or pedestrian to do it to you, don’t do it yourself.

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

Start thinking about your costume and feel free to dig up some friends for this one.

The route:
14.5 Miles – at a nice pace with rest stops between so everyone can keep up. :)

Start: Lake Merritt BART station, Oakland
1st Party Stop: San Antonio Park, Oakland
2nd: Parking lot across from Ross,  Alameda
End: Jack London Aquatic Center, Oakland