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Newsletter - October 2007 Good morning Yellow Bike friends, WHERE: Fiesta Gardens (west entrance), East Austin, TX
WHEN: Saturday, October 20th, 10.30am to 6pm COST: FREE ENTRANCE / beer & food available for sale MORE INFO: Tour de Fat Myspace / Tour de Fat website / New Belgium Brewery EVENT BENEFICIARIES: Austin Yellow Bike Project / Austin Ridge Riders / Austin Cycling Association From Bob Farr at Austin Cycling Association: Like a bolt of lightning, I had a revelation yesterday while sitting at a table with the New Belgium Brewery boys where we were hammering out final details for Saturday's Tour De Fat. My revelation : THESE GUYS REALLY GET IT. ("It" being bicycle culture and cycling's many issues)
10.30am - Bike Parade Registration (Recommended $5-10 Donation)If you want to be part of something BIG and FUN that brings all flavors of cyclists together, and exposes non-cyclists to bike culture in a positive way, then by all means - ride your bike to Tour De Fat.
What is it? (try on this youtube for the big picture) http://www.youtube.com/v/H-bQL3O_dmY
No, really,what is it? Tour de Fat is a BIKE PARADE (includes you too) followed by an afternoon of ENTERTAINMENT, DEBAUCHERY, & BIKE STUFF -- all FREE. (There will be lots of swag, food and drink available, but that ain't free - proceeds benefit Yellow Bike Project, Austin Ridge Riders and Austin Cycling Association)
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10:00am - Get Your Wristbands 11:00am - Parade from Fiesta Gardens through downtown Noon - Parade Returns, Tap the Kegs, Festivus Begins 12.10pm - Music - Asylum Street Spankers 1.10pm - Act 1 - Time is on my Side and ends with "Slow Ride" championships 1.40pm - Music - The Reals 2.50pm - Act 2 - Priscilla, Queen of the Drag Race (NASCAR parody) & Unicycle Jousting 3:10pm - Side Show - The Handsome Little Devils 4:10pm - Act 3: Would you trade your car for this bike? 4:40pm - Music - March Fourth Marching Band 5:00pm - Stop Serving Beer 6:00pm- Thanks for Coming to the Tour de Fat! "Tour de Fat is a one of a kind, must-see event," said Chris Winn, Tour de Fat's coordinator and event evangelist. "People and bikes parade around decorated in outrageous costumes, great musicians take to the solar-powered stage, and fascinating performers entertain with creative antics, all while we raise money for local organizations that support the two-wheeled lifestyle." Tour de Fat is free to participants, but money spent on beer and New Belgium Brewing groovy goods goes towards local charities. The philanthropic cycling circus helped more than 20 non-profit organizations in 2006. The Austin stop will raise money for Yellow Bike Project, a non-profit organization that promotes "human-powered transportation", runs a community bike shop and educates the community; Austin Cycling Association, an organization for Central Texas cyclists which organizes bicycle rides almost every weekend and Austin Ridge Riders, a non-profit organization that promotes safe and environmentally conscientious off-road bicycling. In addition to raising green for local charities and organizations Tour de Fat supports "green" initiatives. Consistent to New Belgium Brewing's commitment to environmental sustainability, Tour de Fat seeks to leave as small an environmental imprint as possible. New to TDF this year: One volunteer in each city will commit to live car-free for one year, as part of the Car-for-Bike Trade Program. The dedicated individual will sign over their car title and in exchange get a custom-fitted New Belgium commuter bike. The selected volunteer will chronicle the trials and triumphs along their car-free journey. The volunteer is chosen after submitting a video or letter describing themselves and their desire to live car-free. At the Carbon e-Racer Kiosk participants can see how much they will help the environment by making a commitment to join Team Wonderbike. Team Wonderbike members promise to commute by bike at least once a month for a year. OCTOBER SHOP SCHEDULE - Due to the two events that we are participating in this month, which fall on Saturdays, we decided to drop that shop day from the schedule. Stay tuned for the November schedule for any upcoming changes.
** Collective Meetings: Shop "closed" for collective meeting at our Main Shop (51st Street) on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Meeting begins at 7:30 pm. Open to the public. If you would like to contribute ideas to the collective, make requests, learn more about the project and its internal workings, or just get more involved this is the forum for you. |