First: Huge thanks to my friend, David Demarest, for letting me use his patented water-proof bag. It’s super useful. www.DemarDesigns.com. THANKS! Well, I’ve been writing this blog for a while now, bit by bit as I’m near a computer, and finally finished it on March 1st. A lot has happened along the way, so this is a long one. [...]

Written around February 22nd or so. Last I wrote, we had just played the University and were getting ready for a 42 km trip from Guadalajara to Chapala. Well, Friday, I made it to Chapala… barely. I had a little trouble with one particular uphill climb. A mild heat exhuastion issue, but once I rested I [...]

Written on Febeuary 14th. We (Los Ginger Ninjas and about 400 other people) rode through downtown Guadalajara last night from 11:30p til 1:00a. It was a police excorted route. They do the ride, which they call ¨critical mass¨ every Wednesday night and Sunday morning. When we all got back to the square we performed for the [...]

Written on February 11th. Mexico has been amazing! After a crazy ride from the airport, I got to the house and everyone was getting up to go for a bike ride with the mayor of Guadalajara. Then, we played a gig downtown for a great crowd (LOTS of excited people) and got a little rest [...]

We met up with Jamie in Moscota, between Puerta Vallarta and Guadalajara, and took him on a wild ride on a dirt road with massive ditches that pilgrims walk on their way to Talpa, a famous pilgrimage site where a magical statue of a virgin was gifted to a little girl. The road was much [...]

Joey Chang aka cellojoe (cellojoe.com) from the pleasant revolution explains his bucket drum handlebar setup that he has ridden with since auburn, ca. make sure you view kipchoge and his big dummy part 1 and part 2 before you watch this one.

however, the revolution lives on in our hearts and in our minds. we are off to forest dance to experience a sacred alchemical fire circle. we will miss everyone so much!
read cellojoe’s farewell blog about why YOU might consider going on a bike tour too. to listen to cellojoe’s songs, visit cellojoe on myspace or [...]

We’ve started a series of videos with Kipchoge talking about his sweet touring ride and the things it carries. Part I covers the bike itself and a lot of its componentry:
Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaKp40ttTuc

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nATUi0Pfzp4

on the beach in la paz, joey and broc offer some more insight into the experience of being on the pleasant revolution..

here’s a short video of what being bicycling rock stars in todos santos means: making movies, getting cool clothes, eating free brick oven pizza at pizzeria buena vida, getting drunk and riding loaded while you’re making a movie, and last but not least, dumpster diving in mexico. big thanks to gabe dominguez of shake your [...]