The JRS: 🚲 Bikes + OMG Ticket Sale

Volume 28, Issue #19 | July 24, 2024

Today’s topic is… BIKES! Burning Man is a bike-oriented culture — in fact, Black Rock City has more bikes per capita than any city in the world. Cool, huh?

But first — it's not too late to score a ticket to Black Rock City! Read on for all the juicy details.

Do not underestimate the importance of having a reliable, well-tuned bike on playa! Black Rock City is vast, and you will absolutely want to bike around and explore. Read on, dusty one, to learn important information about bringing a bike to Black Rock City.

Do you ride an e-bike? Come a little closer. Black Rock City's speed limit is 5 mph and it applies to ALL vehicles — including e-bikes. Please operate your e-bike safely, especially in crowded or high traffic areas. Keep reading for an important update on e-bikes for 2024.

Now friend, what do you do with your trusted, dusty bicycle at the end of Burn Week? That's right, you pack it up and put it on your vehicle or the Burner Express and you take it home. DO NOT abandon bikes on playa. There are also places to donate your bike in Reno... read on.

Saddle up, we're going for a ride.

The Man Burns in 38 days! 

Registration is Open NOW for the OMG Ticket Sale on July 31

Dreaming of Black Rock City, but don’t have your ticket yet? We’re happy to say, YES — you can still score tickets for yourself and your friends!

Registration for the OMG Ticket Sale is NOW open. Based on current supply, if you register for the OMG Sale, the likelihood is high that you will get a ticket when the sale opens on July 31 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 9pm CET. 

Please register here: profiles.burningman.org/tickets

• Registration is open NOW.
• Registration closes: Monday, July 29 @  6pm PT / 9pm ET / 3am CET

Recent trends around the world show last minute ticket buying for concerts, and other live events. To encourage immediacy, starting July 31 until they sell out, we are opening up the sale without the need for pre-registration.

👉 TL;DR: 

• For the best chance of getting a ticket July 31, register for the OMG Ticket Sale now. 
• Feeling spontaneous? Remaining tickets go on sale without registration starting July 31.

(Reminder! Do not buy tickets from someone you do not know. And never pay above face value for a ticket. Buy your ticket in the OMG Sale, by following the rabbit, through the July 31 sale while tickets last, or through the Secure Ticket Exchange Program [STEP]. There are unethical sellers and counterfeit tickets circulating.

Register for the OMG sale

Here Are the Key Things to Remember (Let’s Call ’em the Four L’s)

1. Light your bike. There will be 80,000 people out there, all moving at once. If you can’t be seen in the dark, people will run into you... or you’re going to run into things. Creative lighting also makes it easier for you to find your bike amid the hordes of parked bikes.
2. Lock your bike. Whether it happens by accident or intention, walking out of a theme camp to find your bike missing sucks, especially when your friends still have theirs, and you’re stuck walking.
3. Label your bike. Mark your bike with some identifying information, such as your camp name and address. Then if it does go missing, maaaybe a thoughtful participant will reunite you with your beloved wheels.
4. Limit your bike’s speed. (NO speeding!) The speed limit for ALL vehicles on the playa is 5 mph. That goes for electric bikes, too.

Ride a Bike or an E-bike in BRC? Read This.

Planning to ride an e-bike in Black Rock City? Serious incidents in 2024 tell us some e-bike riders need to slow down and ride responsibly. In 2024 we are ramping up efforts to curb reckless biking behaviors. Read our 2024 e-bikes update in the Journal.

Here's the TL;DR:

• The speed limit in BRC is 5 mph. For everyone!
• Class 1 and 2 e-bikes are permitted in BRC. Class 3 e-bikes are not allowed in BRC. 
• If you are found speeding or riding an e-bike in an unsafe manner, or you leave the scene of an accident you were involved in, your bike (and maybe also you) could be evicted from the event.
• We must all look out for each other, be part of the solution, and support Burners being safe.

Read "Ride a Bike or an E-bike in BRC?"

(Photo by Kate Beale)

Tips for Riding a Reliable Playa Bike All Week Long

After more than 10 years running a bike repair camp in Black Rock City, John Briant decided it was time to try a little preventative maintenance. Read on for his oh-so-practical and helpful playa bike tips — including playa bike do’s and don’ts, choosing an ideal bike, and his recipe for truly magical playa bike lube.

Read "Tips for Riding a Reliable Playa Bike"

(Photo by Mark Nixon)

What to Do with Your Bike after the Burn?

Please, please DO NOT leave your bike on playa at the end of the event. Abandoned bikes are MOOP. In 2023, approximately 1,500 bikes were abandoned by participants with no regard for the principles of being a Black Rock citizen. Hardworking human beings with better things to do had to pick up those bikes, load them onto trucks, and drive them off playa. Similarly, DO NOT abandon your bike anywhere outside BRC, including in Reno.

Visit the link below for organizations that accept donated bikes after the event, both in Reno and on playa.

Read more

What You Need to Know...

• What Kind of Bike Should You Bring?
• Can I Get a Bike Close to Burning Man?
• Community Bikes Program
• Light Your Bike, or DIE
• Lock and Decorate Your Bike!
• Was Your Bike Stolen on the Playa?
• Bikes and Mutant Vehicles Don’t Mix
• Somewhat Less Dramatic Tips for Improving Your Playa Bike
• Bike Repair on Playa
• Got a Big Theme Camp? Here are a Few Tips

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