St. Joseph Health is Very Pleased with the Quality of the Fender Blender Pro Vitamix
We are just under two months of owning our new Fender Blender Pro + Vitamix, bicycle blender, and I am excited to say it is a hit! We already knew that bicycle blenders are a great resource to promote fitness and nutrition at our outreach events, and we are very pleased at the quality of your product.
I have personally held several bike rodeos and been able to have a bicycle blender at the events, which was provided by Humboldt State University’s Campus Center for Appropriate Technology. Unfortunately, the CCAT program only has a couple of bicycle blenders, and they are in great demand in our communities. Now, by owning our own bicycle blender, we are confident that we will have this resource available for all of our events.
The Fender Blender Pro will be used at 4 annual bicycle rodeos, our annual health fair, and at other appropriate opportunities, such as our pre-natal parenting classes aimed at the Latino population. We first began with a staff training, and then took our knowledge and Fender Blender Pro out to the communities we serve. See for yourself how we have already put our Bicycle Blender Pro to use with these photos:
Sincerely,
Brian Olson
St. Joseph Health – Humboldt County
Is my Fender Blender compatible with the Spin Art attachment?
Pedal Powered Spin Art is compatible with all models of Fender Blenders: Pro, Universale and Xtracycle.
If your Fender Blender was purchased before 2011 chances are you will need a new spindle. The photo shows the proper spindle:
If your not sure send a picture of your spindle to customerservice@rockthebike.com
Read MoreBasic questions to consider when crafting your Pedal Powered Stage
The technical needs of a Pedal Powered event vary greatly depending on audience size, venue, and power needs of musician’s devices. The questions in this post will help you to know what features are most important for you, and how much power you’ll really need. Please answer these questions and email us using the contact form. Also, please check out some of our recommended packages to see systems intended for different crowd sizes: https://oldsite.rockthebike.com/pedal-powered-stage-packages
Above: Shake Your Peace! performs during the Bay Rising Tour on their Pedal Powered Stage crafted by Rock the Bike.
- In your mind’s eye, how many people are taking in the music at your ideal event? Audience size is the most important factor in knowing how many loudspeakers, generators, and circuitry to get. Are you aiming for school assemblies? Street performing? A festival stage?
- Who is pedaling to generate power at your events? Is it competitive cyclists? fit adults? the general public? teenagers? kids? How family friendly are your events? Doing events with kids means you’ll need more bikes! The reason: Kids love to pedal but can’t generate much power. Also, they need to use bikes that are sized accordingly. If you want to do these events, you need to plan ahead so kids can participate.
- What style of music do you want to amplify? Or do you have a specific band your are planning to work with? Are you a bandleader? If so, what is the instrumentation in your band?
- Indoor vs. Outdoor? In your mind’s eye, where are your Pedal Powered events taking place?
- Do you want or need to be completely off the grid? Off The Grid means that you are completely independent and not relying on power from any other source. Some people just want to demonstrate Pedal Power, but are doing so in places where there ready access to wall power. Perhaps they don’t mind using some wall power and some bike power. This can be a way to decrease the number of bikes in your system, but still offer people the chance to create power with their bodies. For example, if you want a Bike Powered Cinema, you could power the loudspeakers with bikes and the projector with wall power. Other people want to make a statement by using NO power from the grid, or they are trying to bring a concert to a natural setting or park where there is no built-in power at all. They’ll need to be completely off the grid. What is right for you?
- Related. What is your main motivation for doing Pedal Powered events in your community? Examples: Have fun, get involved in music events, raise environmental consciousness/bike excitement, encourage healthy lifestyles, publicize a commercial offering. It helps us to know why our customers are interested in Pedal Power, and it may affect our gear recommendations.
- Are you planning to bike it there? Biking it there requires more crew, gear, and experience than loading a truck, but can be enormously gratifying. Check out these photos to see if this inspires you: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockthebike/sets/72157622547485971/
- Will you be doing nighttime events?
- Do you already have a crew? Are you interested in leading a crew? Doing larger events with the general public requires a crew, including specific roles like Sound Guy, Roadie, Coach, Tech, MC and more.
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Bike Blended Smoothies give Spinlister the edge in a recent funding conference
Spinlister, a new framework for borrowing bikes in cities around the country, were headed to a recent Venture Capital funding conference and wanted to grab attention by offering Bike Blended Smoothies. Our favorite mobile chef Slam strapped one Fender Blender Pro and a cooler full of smoothie supplies to her cargo bike and dropped off the supplies and bike to Will and Jeff and gave them a quick tutorial on how to use the bike, along a few recipes for some delicious smoothies.
They handed out smoothies in cups with their logo on it. By the end of the day they had so much name recognition and enthusiasm (in the afternoon they switched to margaritas) that they won the vote for best presentation, and got to pitch their business plan before the entire conference!
Above: Spinlister using the Fender Blender Pro at the conference
If you want to impress folks at your next event, conference, or expo you should consider the bold element of Rock the Bike’s Fender Blender Pro. They are available to rent all over the country! Call us today at 1-888-354-BIKE for an estimate!
Read MoreFender Blender Pro blends up smoothies and cocktails and can even grind coffee
The Fender Blender Pro is up to the task of ice crushing and quality blending. Check out all these great videos of it in action!
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