Tour De Fat

     Last weekend, I participated in my 4th Tour De Fat. This was my first Denver tour. I've done two in Fort Collins and one in Austin. Tour De Fat is organized by New Belgium Brewery, out of Fort Collins. This year, Fort Collins set the world record for most bikes in a parade. They had approximately 15,000 riders. While Denver didn't set any records, there were still several thousand participants. I went with a group of friends from CSU, who have all moved down to Denver since graduating. Also, I took a new friend, Brett, from the Art Institute. He just moved from Nebraska and is just barely out of high school. So, I thought it would be a fun experience for him. Being the great artist he is, he took the bike decorating park very seriously, as you can see from the picture. We left City Park at 10am. Police escorted us down 20th Ave, across on Broadway, up 12th Ave to Cheesman Park, and back over to City Park. The tour took about an hour, with a quick stop for a dance party at Cheesman. At the festival afterwards, were an array of different food vendors and New Belgium beer of course. There were two stages with bands and performers. Also, lots of novelty games and bikes to ride around the park.