Portland, Ore. --- Local band Super Rocks lived up to its name at this week's Open Bike show, setting the stage for a raucous and fun-filled evening that included exotic tales of Hawaiian bike adventure, a song about hot cargo bike moms, and a vagina monologue of sorts.
Here's how it went down (links below take you directly to each act)
Super Rocks opened the show with a couple of scorchers
We showed Zed Bailey's video How to Ride a Tall Bike
Jakob Grimm played acoustic guitar and sang heartfelt songs about familiar friends and places
We showed a CNN news clip from a recent Portland bike move
Emily Finch delivered a humorous monologue about Catholic birth control, motherhood and what you can't say on Ricki Lake
Andy Schmidt played a couple of songs about being a bicycle riding papa and his love of hot cargo bike mamas
We announced the winner of our weekly photo booth contest
Ted Buehler and Molly Fitzpatrick regaled the audience with bike touring tales and photos from the islands of Maui and Molokai, and shared some tropical fruit
Super Rocks played a full set to close out the show!

The bike faithful congregated at VeloCult in Northeast Portland Jan 23 for an evening of entertainment and inspiration hosted by Tall Bike Jesus and broadcast live on YouTube and CrankMyChain.com.
This week at OpenBike...

• Nathan Jones shared his story of riding 300 miles via the South Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway in a single day as part of a fundraiser to build a utility trailer for his bike.
• We showed the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Chop Shop Video 
• We announcing the CMC Photo Booth Contest! Take your photo with our sign in the VeloCult photo booth and you could win a prize :)
• Martina Schrenke Fahrner shared a firey rant about the disconnect between the bicycle industry and real life cyclists.
• We got all excited about Mini Bike Winter and showed their hilarious new promo.  For more info  check http://www.zoobomb.net
• Djinn Maury wowed the crowd with his blindfolded violin prowess.
• Filmmaker Kara Minnehan introduced her forthcoming documentary Bike Love.
• Scott Bricker of America Walks talked about how pedestrians and cyclists share common ground.
• Jolly Dodger presented a moving poem and video montage about ghost bikes.
• the live jam rocked with Djinn Maury, Robert Ping, Dan Kaufman, Robert Henry, Sean Bannon and Scott Bricker

Sign up now to peform Jan 30 at Open Bike!

Open Bike is an evening of music, film and spoke'n word for bike lovers and the bike curious. This is an interactive event open to anyone who wants to participate in any way. Bring your stories, short films, musical instruments, and any special expertise or talent you want to share. We will have a PA and projector to facilitate the free fun!
7 pm Social
8 pm You Bring It
9 pm Music
Online Broadcast TBA

Are holiday hordes and crass consumerism throwing a wet blanket on your yuletide spirit? Prepare for a laugh and a refreshing take on holiday shopping in this week's featured video from Bike Saturday at the BikeCraft Holiday Gift Fair.

If you missed this fabulous event, it's not too late to support the vendors and sponsors who made it happen. Check out: http://www.bikecraftpdx.com/vendors/2012-vendor-list/ for details. Ho Ho Ho! CrankMyBeard!