I went to Burning Man for the first time this year and it was soooo amazing on so many levels. Burning Man is a huge art and music festival way out in the desert and this year over 51,000 people were in attendance. Almost everyone brings a bike to Burning Man. There are some designated green bikes that you can borrow but they disappear often and are hard to find. And actually, you can buy an old used bike at the entrance too. You wouldn’t want to bring a nice bike to Burning Man because the Alkali dust will get into everything and will ruin it. For my Burning Man Bike I went to the swap meet in Oakland and found a probably stolen bike for super cheap (sorry bro, I tipped a bit of my 40 our for ya) and then I used colored duct tape to decorate it. Building the bike was a fun project and riding around the playa was so much fun! I can’t wait to go back and do it again next year.
Here’s a few of my pics:
I’ve got a couple vids up on my youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/emvee510
And here’s another great blog post on Bikes @ Burning Man:
www.bikejuju.com
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5 responses so far ↓
1 Bikejuju // Sep 14, 2010 at 4:32 am
Was that not the most fun time evar?! I know I had a blast. Next time (oh yes, there will be a next time for sure) we’ll have to ride the playa together!
2 Jess // Sep 14, 2010 at 10:53 am
AWESOME! I really wanted to get out there this year…hopefully next year.
3 marin // Sep 14, 2010 at 11:52 am
yes yes yes! there will defnitely be a next time and we should def. ride bikes together
in fact, maybe we should organize some kind of group ride/bike parade.
anyone who has questions about burning man, or who might want to organize some bike fun for next year, feel free to hit me up at marinv@gmail.com
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4 Meg // Sep 15, 2010 at 8:44 am
Awwww man! I’ve always wanted to go to this, it looks so amazing….one day!
5 Marin - San Francisco // Sep 15, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Meg, you haaaave to come! And then spend some time in SF before/after, yeah?! It’s the perfect time of year to be here
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