{"id":84595,"date":"2019-03-06T19:16:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/mesmerize\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T00:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:45:06","slug":"mesmerize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  data-label=\"Event 1\" data-id=\"about--1\" data-export-id=\"about-images-right-section\" data-category=\"about\" class=\"about-images-right-section content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"event-1\" style=\"background-color: rgb(245, 250, 253);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row middle-sm text-center\"><div  class=\"col-sm-5 content-left-sm\" data-type=\"column\"> <h5  class=\"\">CREATIVE RIDING EVENT CENTER<\/h5><h2  class=\"\">So-Cal Cycle Swap&nbsp;<br \/>July 26, 2026<br \/>Long Beach, CA<\/h2>  <p  class=\"\">So-Cal\u2019s largest monthly swap meet and bike show happens on the last Sunday of every month.&nbsp;7 AM to 1 PM  \u2013 Rain or Shine \u2013 Admission Cash Only \u2013 NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL \u2013 NO BBQ\u2019s. Text CYCLE to 91500 for a monthly reminder.<\/p> <a  class=\"button color1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socalcycleswapmeet.com\/map\" target=\"_blank\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map It<\/a><\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-7 space-bottom-xs\"><div  class=\"image-group-side-3-img\"> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"top-img-anchor\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"topimg shadow-large\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-IMG_0092.jpg\"\/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rightimg shadow-large\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/plugins\/mesmerize-companion\/theme-data\/mesmerize\/sections\/images\/background-2498615.jpg\"\/> <div  class=\"leftimg\"> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socalcycleswapmeet.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"shadow-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socalcycleswapmeet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/logo.png\"\/><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Event 3\" data-id=\"about--2\" data-export-id=\"about-9\" data-category=\"about\" class=\"about-9 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"event-3\" style=\"background-color: rgb(245, 250, 253);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row middle-sm text-center\"><div  class=\"col-sm-5 space-bottom-xs content-column content-left-sm\" data-type=\"column\"> <h5  class=\"\">CREATIVE RIDING EVENT CENTER<\/h5> <h2  class=\"\">86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally<br \/><span  style=\"font-family: Playfair Display,sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic;\" href=\"#\">August 7th \u2013 16th<br \/>Sturgis, SD<\/span><\/h2> <p  class=\"\">The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the largest motorcycle rally in North America, if not the world. The 10 day long rally itakes place every August in The Black Hills and in Sturgis, South Dakota. It was started by local Indian dealer Pappy Hoel in 1938. <\/p> <a  class=\"button color1\" href=\"https:\/\/sturgis.com\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\">Sturgis Info<\/a><\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-7 flexbox flexbox middle-xs center-xs space-bottom-xs\"><div  class=\"overlay-box flexbox middle-xs center-xs overlay-holder \"> <div  class=\"overlay-box-offset offset-background shadow-medium bg-color2 hide-xs\"><\/div> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/sturgis.com\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"flexbox shadow-large img1\" src=\"https:\/\/sturgis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cropped-images_STURGIS-Logo-Design-Ride-Rally-Rock.jpg\" data-size=\"600x400\"\/><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><div  data-label=\"Event 2\" data-id=\"about--3\" data-export-id=\"about-4\" data-category=\"about\" class=\"about-4 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"event-2-1\" style=\"background-color: rgb(245, 250, 253);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row middle-sm text-center\"><div  class=\"col-sm-5 space-bottom-xs\" data-type=\"column\"> <h5  class=\"\">CREATIVE RIDING EVENT CENTER<\/h5> <h2  class=\"\">Solstice Slam 2026\n<br \/>creative-riding pod\n<br \/>Date TBD<\/h2> <p  class=\"\">Solstice Slam is Creative-Riding\u2019s annual listener submission show! You drive the topics and supply the stories on this annual showcase. Winners are picked by a panel of judges, and there are prizes&nbsp;<\/p> <a  class=\"button color1\" href=\"mailto:slam@creative-riding.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submission Email<\/a><\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-7 flexbox center-xs middle-xs image-group-2-img\"> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"img-1-anchor\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-1 shadow-large\" data-size=\"250x200\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-cropped-avatars-t4dKz1gGviaHjbhc-zYNywg-original-10-scaled-1-1.jpg\" title=\"cropped-CALI-JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"img-2-anchor\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-2 shadow-large\" data-size=\"220x170\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-cropped-cropped-avatars-t4dKz1gGviaHjbhc-zYNywg-original-10-scaled-1-1.jpg\" title=\"cropped-CALI-JPG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Latest News\" data-id=\"latest_news--1\" data-export-id=\"blog-section\" data-category=\"latest_news\" class=\"blog-section blog-section-standard content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"latest-news\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row\"><div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"section-title-col\"> <h2  class=\"\">Latest News<\/h2> <p  class=\"lead\">The latest blog posts, press releases and instructional material on kagel exercises to help keep you in the saddle longer.<\/p><\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row\"> <div  data-type=\"row\" data-dynamic-columns=\"handled\" data-content-shortcode=\"mesmerize_latest_news columns=&quot;3&quot; \">\t\t<div class=\"row center-sm content-left-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-90121\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/1985-v-boost-a-comet-and-oatman\/\" class=\"post-list-item-thumb \">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-7qSAO1TjVSqaQtyk-wlZBgg-t3000x3000-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/1985-v-boost-a-comet-and-oatman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1985: V-Boost, a comet and Oatman.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1985 &#8211; The year of many firsts. January itself contains: The first mobile phone call made in Britain, Ronald Reagan took office for a second time, Japan launched a satellite[&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more link\" href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/1985-v-boost-a-comet-and-oatman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-90115\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/the-motorcycle-podcasters-challenge-returns\/\" class=\"post-list-item-thumb \">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MPC-Goon-Platoon-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MPC-Goon-Platoon-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MPC-Goon-Platoon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MPC-Goon-Platoon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MPC-Goon-Platoon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MPC-Goon-Platoon.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/the-motorcycle-podcasters-challenge-returns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge Returns!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may remember the mayhem, the madness, the fervor and acid reflux that insulted the MPC Admins every summer. Once upon a time there was a seasonal confluence of motorcycle[&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more link\" href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/the-motorcycle-podcasters-challenge-returns\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-90104\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/episode-389-how-the-treaty-of-utrecht-1713-ruined-it-for-motorcycles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 389: How the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) Ruined It For Motorcycles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to episode 389.On this episode, we discuss how a battle in 1704 and its aftermath ruined the future of motorcycling.This episode was recorded late at night in the new[&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more link\" href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/episode-389-how-the-treaty-of-utrecht-1713-ruined-it-for-motorcycles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-90102\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 space-bottom space-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content card y-move bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/episode-388-a-new-dawn\/\" class=\"post-list-item-thumb \">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/artworks-Z2u3H6KHTEzVwOC5-RPTAjg-t3000x3000-5-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-padding col-padding-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title space-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/episode-388-a-new-dawn\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 388: A New Dawn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to episode 388 of Creative RidingThis week we have: Highs &amp; LowsWord of the WeekShe Knows Motoand we discuss :The Troubles and the Armoy ArmadaRiding tipsNews and much moreShow[&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more link\" href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/episode-388-a-new-dawn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"row\"><div  class=\"text-center\"> <a  class=\"button color1\" data-attr-shortcode=\"href:mesmerize_blog_link\" href=\"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/podcast-3\/\">SEE ALL BLOG POSTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CREATIVE RIDING EVENT CENTERSo-Cal Cycle Swap&nbsp;July 26, 2026Long Beach, CA So-Cal\u2019s largest monthly swap meet and bike show happens on the last Sunday of every month.&nbsp;7 AM to 1 PM \u2013 Rain or Shine \u2013 Admission Cash Only \u2013 NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL \u2013 NO BBQ\u2019s. Text CYCLE to 91500 for a monthly reminder. 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