Fat Tire Bike WeekIn the March 2009 issue of Bike magazine, Crested Butte is heralded as the Best Destination, our Teocalli Ridge trail was honored as the Best Climb, Deadman’s Gulch was named the Best Tight ‘N Twisty Trail, and the legendary 401 got Honorable Mention for 2008 Trail of the Year. Check it all out for yourself during the 2009 Fat Tire Bike Week! Ride truly epic singletrack, cool off with micro brew poured by Colorado’s own New Belgium Brewing, jam to great live music, and ride the latest bikes from the top manufacturers.
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For more information contact Scott Still at (970) 349-6438 or scott@cbchamber.com Operating under a Special Use Permit on the Gunnison National Forest Fat Tire Bike Week is an equal opportunity service HistorySince the 1970s, when locals started retrofitting old Schwinn paperboy bikes with multiple gears, Crested Butte has helped write mountain biking history. The bikes may have changed… but the experience hasn’t. RIDING IS CRESTED BUTTE, and the wheels are in motion for the world’s oldest mountain biking festival, the 29th Annual Fat Tire Bike Week on June 24-28,2009.
Those interested in the story of mountain biking can see it all year long at the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, located in the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum in downtown Crested Butte. Classic bikes, photos, mementos and media clips tell the lively story of this home-grown sport and the characters who gave it life. Visit Mountain Bike Hall of Fame online at www.mtnbikehalloffame.com. Music
FTBW has a tradition of great live music. In 2009 we decided to step it up a notch and hold a benefit concert on June 24th for Project Rwanda (www.projectrwanda.org) featuring The Soul of John Black!
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On June 26th, the Chainless Race after party featured Stretch Johnson and Children Of The Horn. They are a line-up of Crested Butte musicians who have come together to bring the people some good-ole booty-shakin’, deep-pocket, horn-driven Funk!
Lodging for The Soul of John Black, Project Rwanda, and Holden Young Trio furnished by the Elevation Hotel & Spa SponsorsFat Tire Bike Week is not only the longest running mountain bike event of its kind, but it was also voted Best Festival in the 2006 BIKE magazine reader poll. FTBWprovides prime exposure for your company to hundreds of mountain bike enthusiasts. Take advantage of this exposure while supporting a renowned event!
For 2009, all sponsors will receive the added impact of 2,000+ Bicycle Tour of Colorado participants who will be attending our FTBW Expo and activities. Would you or your company like to be a FTBW Sponsor? We have several sponsorship opportunities ranging from $100 and up. For more information please contact us . CBMAIf you have ridden the trails in Crested Butte, or heard about them, you may know that most of the trails around here have been slowly transformed into bike trails by the sheer number of people who ride them and maintain them. We are also very fortunate to have a very active local non profit organization, the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CBMBA), which is affiliated with the national organization IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association). CBMBA has been passionately involved in trail maintenance, trail protection, access, and land holder trust. Most of the small trail signs you’ll see along the way are compliments of CBMBA and the local forest service.As a FTBW participant you can elect to provide a donation to CBMBA, and thank them for all the hard work they do to keep our trails ready for you!
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