Human Playa Vehicles

Bike reservations are open on our website through this link. 

Yes. If you place a reservation online for a bike and receive a confirmation email, your order will be fulfilled.

If the bikes are listed on our website, they are still available. If you received the confirmation email, your order is confirmed and you do not need to verify that your order went through. 

Please review the remaining FAQs for information on how to pick up you bike including location, times and process. 

We have no limit. Reserve as many as you would like!

With a Human Playa Reservation, you get a bike. This bike has at least one working gear, one working brake and safely adjusted bearing surfaces. No accessories come with this reservation. You do not get a lock, basket, kickstand or spare tire, etc. However, you can purchase locks, kickstands, baskets, tubes, tires, etc. for an additional cost when you come to pick up your bike!

If you reserve an upgraded Cruiser bike then you are guaranteed a Cruiser. There are no accessories included with the upgrade but just as above, you can purchase accessories when you pick up your bike. 

We do not rent bikes but instead sell them starting at $115. Once you pick out your bike, it is yours and doesn’t need to be returned. Many folks donate the bikes back to us after the burn for us to repair and get out to the playa next year; since we are a 501(C)(3) non-profit, your donation is tax deductible.

Purchasing a bike is cheaper than a rental would be, and is less stress for both parties.

Bikes for Burning Man will be available for pickup at our Pop-Up shop Tues. August 19th - Mon. August 25th located at 635 E. 4th St. Reno, Nevada 89512. Hours vary depending on the day: Tues & Wed- 10 am to 6 pm; Thurs, Fri & Sat- 10 am to 10 pm; Sun & Mon- 10 am to 6 pm.

If you need to pick up your bike before or after this date range, come to 216 E. Grove St., Reno, Nevada, 89502 during our normal business hours.

Every style of bike that has been ridden in this area over the last 30+ years! The most common bikes available are mountain bikes built before 2005. We also have a fair amount of beach cruisers. Because all of our bikes have been donated to us, every bike is unique. Our trained mechanics have given all bikes a safety inspection. We guarantee every bike to have at least one working gear, one working brake, tires that hold air and all bearing surfaces to be safely adjusted.

The classic Human Playa Vehicle is an older mountain bike with one working brake, one working gear, and safely adjusted bearing surfaces. The style of the bike is not standardized. For an upgraded cruiser bike, there is still one working brake, one working gear, and safely adjusted bearing surfaces, however, the bike is guaranteed to be a cruiser-style bike. Accessories can be purchased separately at the Pop-Up.

We will only issue a refund before 12am Pacific Daylight Time on August 1st for Human Playa Vehicles. No exceptions.

RBP will refund 96% of your purchase. We will keep 4% to account for credit card and Paypal fees.

All repairs for bikes for Burning Man must be dropped off at 216 E. Grove St. Reno, NV. 89502 by 5pm on August 8th and picked up by August 16th at 5 p.m. Any bikes not picked up by this time will not be able to be picked up until after Aug. 30th.

We do not have kids bikes available for reservation for Burning Man. We sell kids bikes in the shop during our regular business hours and we will have a limited number of kids bikes available during our pop-up shop but there is no way to guarantee a kids bike. In the shop, we typically have kids bikes, tag alongs and toddler seats available.

We will not pick out or hold any bikes for you.

Yes, you can reserve a new tricycle on our website. They are on sale for $770 until 12 am August 1st. $20 of this is for shipping and fees.

Yes! We have XS, S, M, L and XL bikes. During the Pop-Up shop you will be able to pick from a selection of bikes that suit your needs. We cannot pick out or set aside bikes for you, and the earlier you arrive at the Pop-Up, the more bike choices you will have.

Please have your confirmation email with confirmation number ready either on your phone or printed, and the name of the person who made the reservation. This will speed up checkout.

Our Burning Man Pop Up is located approximately 4 miles away from the airport. There are Uber, Lyft and taxis available at the airport. The address for the Pop Up is 635 E. 4th St., Reno, Nevada, 89512

No, we do not offer any sort of delivery. All bikes must be picked up at 635 E. 4th St., Reno, Nevada, 89512. 

All Burning Man bike pickups between Tuesday, August 19th and Monday, August 25th will be at 635 E. 4th, Reno, Nevada, 89512.

If you need to pick up before or after this date range, come to 216 E. Grove St., Reno, Nevada, 89502 during our normal business hours.

Between Tuesday, August 20th and Monday, August 26th we close our Grove St., Reno, Nevada, 89502 location and hold a “pop-up shop” at 635 E. 4th, Reno, Nevada, 89512. If you are picking up your Human Playa Vehicle(s) before or after that date range, you will go to 214 E. Grove St., Reno, Nevada, 89502.

To pick out your bike, you arrive at 635 E. 4th St, Reno, Nevada, 89512 with your reservation confirmation email readily available and a member of our team will show you to the bicycles. You can select from any of the available bikes. Bikes with one working brake, one working gear and safely adjusted bearing surfaces are covered by the $110 reservation costs. If you’d like a bike with upgraded features such as cruiser style or installed baskets will cost more per feature. Unless you purchased a membership which guarantees you a cruiser style Human Playa Vehicle, bikes are first come, first serve.

Yes! We will ask for confirmation email and the name of the person who placed the order for pickup. 

If all you need is your bike, pickups should take less than 5 minutes; busier times could take slightly longer.

If you need things installed on your bike or a bike rack installed on your car, wait times could be several hours.

That’s up to you! We will have a limited number of bike racks available for purchase. We can help you install for a fee.

We do not provide them for free but they are available for purchase.

Yes! We will have bike racks, baskets, lights, locks, tubes, pumps, water bottle cages, multitools and just about anything else you need for your bike out on the playa. All accessories are an additional charge.

We will have a selection of “universal” strap and hook truck racks for bikes. They will fit most cars but there’s no guarantee it will fit your car.

There will be a limited selection of hitch racks but that selection is based on donations that come into the shop. There is no guarantee that our selection will fit your vehicle’s receiver hitch.

We will be able to install accessories for standard shop rate. During pickup times we experience a large volume of people and will operate on a first come, first serve basis.

Wait times for accessory installation will be determined by how busy we are and will be done on a first come, first serve basis. We have only have small amount of staff that will be available for installations, so please plan accordingly.

The bike is your property and your responsibility to manage. It doesn’t need to be returned, however, many folks donate the bikes back to us after the burn. We will repair it and get out to the playa next year; since we are a 501 (C)(3) non-profit, your donation is tax deductible.

Donating bikes when and where:

We will have specific times available for drop offs at both of our locations. Dates and times TBD.

Starting September 2nd, we return to our regular business at 216 E. Grove St. Reno, NV. from 10am - 5pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and 10am - 6pm on Thursdays and Fridays. We accept donations any time we are open.

If you are looking to donate 10 bikes or more after September 1st, please call ahead 775-323-4488 and we will advise which location to drop off at. 

We do not buy bikes. All bikes have been donated to us and many folks choose to donate the bikes back to us after the burn. We are a 501(c)(3) non profit, so your donation is tax deductible!

No, we do not offer any sort of transportation for the bike. If you wish to return the bike to us, you must bring them to either 635 E. 4th St., Reno, Nevada, 89512 or 216 E. Grove St. at the times listed on our website.

We offer a generous schedule for bike pick-ups, and give you plenty of info ahead of time for you to accommodate your travel schedule accordingly. We will not allow pick-ups outside of open hours, and do not recommend locking your bike up overnight on 4th St. If you choose to lock up your bike(s) we will not take responsibility if anything happens to them, and will not offer any refunds or replacements.

Please plan ahead if you cannot come to pick them up– ask a friend, come to our Grove shop before or after the Pop-Up, or choose different travel plans!