tour de fat 2009!
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apineda at 03.29.09 - 11:42 pm
I just looked at the New Belgium website and these are the dates
Chicago 7/11 @ Palmer Square
Minneapolis 7/18 @ Parade Athletic Fields
Seattle 8/8 @ Gas Works Park
Portland 8/15 @ Waterfront Park
Boise 8/22 @ Ann Morrison Park
Fort Collins 9/5 @ New Belgium
Denver 9/12 @ City Park
San Francisco 9/26 @ Golden Gate Park
San Diego 10/3 @ Balboa Park
Tempe 10/10 @ Tempe Town Lake
Austin 10/17 @ Fiesta Gardens
I always wanted to go to this and now that I am 21 I must go! Who is up for SD date?
For those of you that do not know what it is here is some info
Tour de Fat is an annual pro-bike tour sponsored by New Belgium. The events, which take place in various large cities around the West, include music, New Belgium beer, circus-type performances, bicycle dance troupes, and the main event: a giant group bike ride/parade where everyone dresses up in costumes and rides through town. One huge part of the event is a bike trade, in which a local participant transfers the keys and title to their vehicle to New Belgium, in exchange for a new commuter bike and trailer in order to promote bike riding and sustainability.
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Whats the possibility of it coming to LA:. next time around?
Avis_One03.29.09 - 11:57 pm
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I would think it has a chance to come to Pasadena. Even SM, though slimmer. It has very little chance at coming to LA cause all the bureaucratic BS it has to go through with a city as large as LA. The cities that are on the list, are ones that WANT to be on the list.
User103.30.09 - 12:08 am
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i asked the organizers why they never came to la and they said it was a space and safety issue. not having a public park type of place to host the numbers of people who would show up, plus the liability of having all those people escorted (the cops do it) in their little bike parade beforehand.
but its drinking and bikes. its not like you need to spend $4 for a wooden token to drink fat tire in a park with a bunch of strangers when you can do the same thing with tecate and some of your closest friends. you know?
ruinedbyidiots03.30.09 - 12:15 am
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well I hope one day It will come to LA
apineda03.30.09 - 12:27 pm
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I think it would be totally worth making the trip to SD.
Would be an epic RIDE!
I LOVE NEW BELGIUM.
They didn't hesitate for 1 second when we asked for help with the All City Toy Ride. They are down!
trickmilla03.30.09 - 12:48 pm
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I'll volunteer to be a safety hazard if they ever come to LA. Seriously makes me not want to drink Fat Tire.
SKIDMARCUS03.30.09 - 1:58 pm
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Well, if Trickmilla vouches for them, they gotta be down. They need to step that sh** up and come here though!
SKIDMARCUS03.30.09 - 2:00 pm
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Yeah, we went all the way to them in Portland for Marcus to give little girls some sharecuts. It's their turn.
Joe Borfo03.30.09 - 2:06 pm
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at the end of the day this is a marketing gimmick
and I am sure they want our beer consumption dollars as much as anybody elses.
but if the bureaucracy in L.A. makes it too difficult and expensive to do it here , its just not worth it to them.
Fat Tire/ New Belgium throw free beer at lots of cool bike projects/ causes: LACBC, Messenger Gold Sprints, and the ACTR and lots of other art events I have been to.
At the end of they day they have a marketing budget and want get under the skin of as many people as possible for the $$ they spend.
I'm 100% sure this has nothing to do with being against L.A.
They just have a limited resources and are going to go to the markets that are easiest for them to operate for them.
trickmilla03.30.09 - 2:11 pm
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San Diego 10/3 @ Balboa Park
SATURDAY OCT 3RD!
ANYONE GOING?
Who's going?
the reverend dak09.15.09 - 11:49 am
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I'm going!
Let's also hang out with the SD bike community afterward.
Joe Borfo responding to a
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09.15.09 - 12:03 pm
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I believe onethirtynine will also be there.
c'Mon PC!
Joe Borfo09.15.09 - 12:08 pm
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Who else is going to San Diego?!
You should go because:
1. it's awesome riding there.
2. It's close (2.2 hour drive.)
3. It's cheap ($30 to take the Amtrak, each way.)
4. It's cheap (Sleep in the park!)
5. It's cooler than LA (mid 70s instead of mid 90s)
6. Free swag
7. Cheap beer.
8. The Sprockets.
9. I'm out of incentives.
the reverend dak09.28.09 - 8:05 pm
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I just read a little more about
TOUR DE FAT.....and it sounds RAD!
- All money raised goes to bike-related charities.
- WEAR COSTUMES!!
- Someone in each city has volunteered to trade his or her car in for a bike, so there is some sort of funeral procession for that person's car (see schedule below).
- Read the Tour de Fat 10 Commandments - some of them are awesome
Here's the
TOUR DE FAT SCHEDULE:
San Diego
October 3 @ Balboa Park
Benefitting:
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
The Home of San Diego Mountain Biking Association - Home
Tentative Schedule:
9:00 a.m. - Bike Parade Registration
10:00 a.m. - Bike Parade
11:00 a.m. Performances Begin
1:30 p.m. - “Carpocalypse Now” – Funeral procession for the car belonging to the Car-for-Bike Trade volunteer
3:30 p.m. - Car-for-Bike Trade Celebration
4:00 p.m. - Curtain Closes
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, here is a video from the Tour de Fat website about some people who haved traded in their cars, and the Tour de Fat celebration when they do it.
Ms. Stephanie responding to a
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09.29.09 - 10:52 am
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In case anyone is interested,
THIS IS A BIKE RELATED BEER FESTIVAL
dot com
Joe Borfo09.29.09 - 12:13 pm
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I was wondering if any one knows the address to the actual part of balboa park this event will be happening @?? Or does it say some where on the web page what section of the park they will be meeting @????
Debut21309.29.09 - 5:16 pm
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http://www.newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat says:
# San Diego 10/3 @ Balboa Park or view Facebook event
FACEBOOK LINK
Fill out the registration form before hand. Don't worry it's free.
Only the beer costs money. But not that much.
Joe Borfo responding to a
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09.29.09 - 5:19 pm
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I have a feeling that the Parade will start by the fountain. Just google map Balboa park and you can figure out where the fountain is.
Joe Borfo09.29.09 - 5:27 pm
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Come On! This will be fun guys. Let's Go!
I can only tell you so many times. (repeat)(infinity)(dot com)
Joe Borfo09.29.09 - 5:33 pm
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TOUR DE FAT
9 AM
Corner of 6th and El Prado!
SEE YOU THERE RIDAZZ!
Joe Borfo10.3.09 - 5:56 am
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