I saw a gentleman with a similar bike cycling through San Francisco playing "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson.

OK, wait, how do you power that kind of rig?

That's freaking awesome though, even if you had to stop to plug in somewhere...

Also check out the rinkydink bicycle powered sound system. It's a multi-person monster thing, with all the electricity generated by pedal power...

There was a NYT article on this back in November of 2007: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/nyregion/29bikes.html

There's a really cool guy who rides around Berkeley on a trike with a huge soundsystem on it with actual turntables.

rocking AND rolling .....
cuz THAT'S how they roll.

you have no idea how jealous i am of these bikes.

Now that's what I call Critical Mass.

Looking at the picture, I thought the news would be from somewhere in Asia (should've seen the graffiti!).

>>3

And Xeni posted about then, too:

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/29/bicycles-with-sick-s.html

@Korrontean: They have graffiti in Asia.

@konshuss, thanks for the info. You must have travelled a lot ;-)

love that! there is a guy down here in key west that mods up his miami sun trike with christmas light, bobble headed dolls that dance it time to the cranking k.c. and the sunshine band he blasts down duval street. when I ride behind him and see the wave of smiles this guy creates on the sidewalk, I know I have to try harder to make the world a funkier place. simple silly things create genuine joy.

here's s short vid of the guy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQe4Itmpl0

They see me rollin',
They be rockin'

I think the correct term is trinidadiddydo-whadaddy-obranchdravidianese

No way is it clever.

There is too much noise pollution.

It is ignorant and uncaring.

Think, people, please: think, and consider others.

Damn, I thought MY bike was a bit on the heavy side! That must be a hell of a workout to get across town with.

@THAD

Really, buddy?... Really?.....

I think somebody needs to chill out a little.

Ha! This makes me feel proud to be Trini. The Caribana Parade is on this weekend here in Toronto, and these kids in Queens certainly capture all of that creativity and spirit that is in the festival and in Trinidadian and Caribbean culture as well. These kids are carrying on a very Tini tradition of making the most out of what you have, and not being afraid to try something new that will possibly wake the neighbors up.

To #15: I doubt you have ever been to Trinidad- or anywhere south of the equator for that matter...(-;

Rock on rIde bwoys an gyals!

Here on the west coast we have lowrider bikes, which have been around for at least 25 years from what I can remember. I think this stuff comes about via kids that want to emulate their older, cooler kin, but do not yet have the resources/years to get a car of their own. On each coast this thinking is expressed in it's own way.

I agree with Thad. Maybe I'm an old fart but I have no interest in the music you want to spread across the neighborhood at 150 decibels.

Old farts together, Landowner!

Actually, I live only a few hundred miles from the equator, although admittedly to the North of it, in Southern India. Heaps of noise pollution here! All the major religions do it on a regular basis, for a start. There is a temple nearby that has been blaring religious music every day for the last few days; it is a fraction of the volume they did last year. It's once in a while; one lives with it.

It's to do with having a philosophy that actually considers other people, and whether or not they want to listen to one's personal noise.

Party once in a while, sure; live and let live. Every day? No. Drive around the streets in/with a boombox? No.

But, hey... If my twenty-year-old self moved through time, with his hifi, to live next door, I'd be none too pleased. I was once a selfish youth too.

I agree with Thad. And I'm not an old fart at 29. I'll give the guys props for the bike, but blaring what ever out at an audible volume for the entire world to hear is inconsiderate. If it's a block party, or some festivity, something along those lines okay fine. If it's just cruising down the street, no it's not okay. This reminds me of the bass truck phase from the late 90's... I love bass, but the monotonous drone of a sub grates on your nerves after about 3 mins. Plus I don't want to hear your music. If I can hear the words with my windows up, then you have it up WAY to loud.

Cause frankly if I rolled around playing some DJ Assault or Fesu or 2 Live Crew at 110 db the masses might not appreciate the sexual language and gratuitous cuss words.

Noise pollution sucks.

No one cares about your shitty taste in music, in fact, we think it sucks and we hate you.

How would you feel if one of these gentlemen woke you up at 3:30am blasting Dominican disco?

Noise systems like that are so blatantly anti-social and offensive, I don't understand why there isn't more of a backlash against them by society.

Wouldn't it be much simpler to mount a couple of Klaxons to the back of his bike? It would accomplish the same goal!

That looks much too heavy for a quick getaway. The bass cabinet is the difficult part. I'd build a 30 cu ft 100 Hz bandpass box out of 2" expanded polystyrene sheet (the pink insulating foam) and duct tape. Use 4 10" 4 Ohm woofers with lightweight stamped baskets. Look for the resonant nodes on the panel sides and brace there with turnbuckles. Use a 200W Class D amp to run it. It should hit 115 dB easily. The whole thing would weigh 25 - 30 lbs.
As a bonus, it would float. You could ride the bike into the river, climb on top of the box and paddle away to escape.

The summer boomobiles were at their loudest and most odious, a friend of mine hooked a large speaker up in the back seat of my convertible, and I often drove around Newport, Oregon broadcasting Bach, Bethoven, and Mozart. The white wannabe rapsters were not amused, they were puzzled. I think they thought I was crazy.

Once in a while an old fart would smile and wave at me.

1812 Overture is teh real Heavy Metal. If your music hasn't got genuine field artillery in it, just go home now.

1812 Overture is teh real Heavy Metal. If your music hasn't got genuine field artillery in it, just go home now.

Well. That whole bicycle/soundsystem...thing...looks like a terrible idea.

Thad: You make decent points here. I agree that MOST people would be annoyed as fck hearing booming bass and "rewind selcta" while they sip on their lattes at starbucks and are trying to hear their friend speak about their latest adventure in the "rough and tumble" world of backwoods Thailand.

However, consider the context- these kids are rocking out in an area of Queens with predominantly West Indian people- ie, people that generally love to party and don't mind hearing loud music blasting everyday in the streets. I mean, these people CHOSE to migrate to one of the LOUDEST cities in the world did they not? It wasn't just for economic reasons. Trinis generally love this kind of stuff.
I have been to that particular neighborhood several times, and have family living blocks away from these kids. Believe me, a little "noise pollution" doesn't rustle any feathers there.

A part of what makes these kids so interesting is the fact that they can rock out without upsetting their neighbors. This is truly "made in queens"- a unique area relative to most in the U.S.

Maybe, Trinitek, maybe --- but have you asked the over-forties there if noise pollution ruffles their feathers?

Maybe you have. maybe you are even!

Tipical indian guy i guess..

how he get power of this system to run :p

najmi

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