THE AEOLIAN RIDE IS 52 PEOPLE IN WIND-INFLATED-SUITS RIDING BICYCLES THROUGH CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE FIRST RIDE WAS IN NYC 06.05.04, THEN, SAN FRANCISCO 10.10.04, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 01.15.0, A NIGHT RIDE IN LOS ANGELES 09.10.05, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 03.11.06. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 09.10.06 MOST RECENTLY BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 09.08.07 INSPIRED BY A LOVE FOR BIKES, CITY CRUISING, CRITICAL MASS, COSTUMES, SILLYNESS + THINGS THAT INFLATE, I DECIDED TO MAKE A FREE, MASS PARTICIPATORY EVENT WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR. IT EXCITES THOSE RIDING AS WELL AS DELIGHTS THOSE WATCHING, ALL THE WHILE TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE INTO A PLAYGROUND OF WINDFILLED SHAPES. THE 52 SUITS WERE HANDMADE FROM RIPSTOP NYLON. THE 3 DIFFERENT STYLES OF SUITS WERE DESIGNED TO INFLATE WHILE RIDING AT LOW SPEEDS. THANKS EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED THE RIDE + VOLUNTEERED TO MAKE THIS RIDE POSSIBLE. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SUPPORT FROM BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION. THANKS TO THE HELP FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BIKE COALITION, THE BICYCLE EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL AND BIKE SUMMER. CURRENTLY, I AM CONSIDERING LOCATIONS FOR FUTURE RIDES. WANT AEOLIAN RIDE TO COME TO YOUR TOWN? EMAIL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. GET YOUR BIKE AND COME JOIN THE RIDE! JESSICA FINDLEY COMMENTS + QUESTIONS + SUGGESTIONS: CONNECT@AEOLIAN-RIDE.INFO WHO AM I? WWW.SONICRIBBON.COM