This weekend I participated with neighborhood friends in our friendly neighborhood wonderous whimsy - the Tour de Fat. This event is sponsored by New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado which makes Fat Tire beer. New Belgium hosts a carnival aimed at bicycle awareness, fun, and to "roust a city's inner-cyclist". The #1 rule is:
1. Put no means of transport before thy bike: Come by bike because not only are bikes fun, but they help stave off some of our most wicked ills: Traffic, laziness, and pollution. Tour de Fat has a solution: ride this day, every day, and definitely when Tour de Fat heads your way.
Here are some photos of the hipsters who joined the bike parade:
Wisconsin fans:
Tall bike with full body outfit:
Big bird:
A garden in tow.
Banana Suit
Among the activities was a 5 mile bike parade through town with several hundred bikes - including my friends and I. We followed traffic signs. When we returned to the park, we ate at food trucks and sampled fat tire, for a small price. At "the pit" we tried out various bicycles, such as one with no tires but a circle of shoes instead. Other bikes had an off centered tire center so you moved up and down as the bike moved forward. Outside of the pit was a stage with entertainment - comedians, bands, carnival people on stilts. Toward the end, one person even traded in their car for a bicycle (very very nice bicycle).
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