All Grown Up

After many beers Boomie was ready for her first ride on 4th of July. I was very nervous that her massive 150lb self would knock me down, but I was able to control her until... we hit a pot hole and the trailer dragged on the ground (damn Oakland).

I was almost ready to throw in the towel, but the very helpful team at Wandertec informed me that I had the trailer on wrong. What a relief!


After fixing the trailer I was able to pull off a successful test ride. Now she is ready for her first BIKE PARTY! ROAR!!!

Come ride with us this Friday, July 8th at the East Bay Bike Party meeting at Lake Merritt BART at 8pm.

 

And she carries hula hoops too!

She's Alive!

 

How do you ground electricity if the power is moving? After asking several electricians and reading numerous posts on the web, we concluded that a small grounding mount and a hefty copper wire will do the job.

Turning her on for the first time was such a thrill. There is so much power on this trailer! We started out small by running the 4lb LED star globe on its own. The volt meter held strong, so we added the speaker and blasted SomaFM with ease.

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 Now that her heart and soul are healthy, her body is under construction. The outer shell will be made out of the same plywood as the base and inverter case. Customized cuts, fuzzy fabric, and more lights will make her gorgeous!

Hi-Fi Moble Sound... never the Lo-Fi

Taking on the new hobby of hula hooping this past year made me want to bring music with me to the park... or anywhere I want to go where there is plenty of wide open space for me to hoop.

My immediate solution was a lo-fi Roland 12w Street Cube that can run off 6 rechargeable AA batteries. I threw this in a basket on my bike rack and took off with my hula hoop tied on around my neck with a scarf. This system works, but isn't ideal. I got sore from riding in one formation to keep the hoop comfortable while I peddled, and the Street Cube didn't get loud enough over the traffic of the city. Naturally, a trailer is the way to go for a proper hoop mount and a larger speaker.

I fell in love with a 1000w speaker made by QSC called the K10. It is a self powered two channel monster that is only 26 lbs. Thank Jesus that speaker is light because the battery to power that sucker is 46 lbs! Oh, yeah, and don't forget the inverter, another 23 lbs because it has to bear a maximum surge load of 2500w.

I'm still early in the build and haven't even turned the beast on yet, but I'm aiming to debut BoomZilla on the July 8 East Bay Bike Party ride. Look for us, we'll be covered in fur bearing our teeth!