Bikeride was formed in 1994[citation needed] by Tony Carbone (guitar, vocals), Bill Sipes (bass), and Craig Hendricks (drums) in Fountain Valley, CA.
Both Ian and Greg had played with Carbone in high school as Catherine Wheel (before the British band of the same name) and as Chelsea Hotel.
[1] Here Comes the Summer caught the attention of Parasol Records who opted to release Bikeride's America's Favorite Omelettes EP and second album, Thirty-Seven Secrets I Only Told America on their Hidden Agenda label.
[2] By the end of 1999, Hauser and Kochen were replaced by Adam Deibert on bass and Chris Petrozzi on drums.
From 2000 to 2002, Bikeride recorded their fourth album, Morning Macumba, at various studios in LA and Orange County.
Upon Morning Macumba's release in the Summer of 2002, it was hailed as "a pop masterpiece" by allmusic,[3] and favorably received by other publications but sales did not match the critics' appreciation.
[6] The theme song to the web-cartoon Julius and Friends (based on the designs of Paul Frank), titled "Julius", is a rewritten and remixed version of "Jennifer" from the album "Thirty-Seven Secrets I Only Told America".