<== Jeff, Jim, Tiffany. and CoreyJeff (with a "J") and I are heading to Fruita, CO in April for the 14th annual Fruita Fat Tire Festival. The festival is four days of riding, music, beer, and special events. Some of my friends from Minnesota went there a couple years ago, had an absolute blast, and came back with some amazing stories. This year the festival runs 23-26 April (Thursday through Sunday). We're heading out on Wednesday afternoon and coming back Sunday night. At this point, Jeff and I are the only ones who have committed (i.e., made airline reservations), but we're hoping to entice a few more of the group to join us.
Some Enticing Videos and General Festival Information
* The Clunker Crit! - Tell me this doesn't look like fun!!! I just can't decide if I want to ride it or photograph it!
* Great video where you can get a feel for the festival energy and kind of riding to expect. It features Supergirl... just to further entice Dieter.
* The festival site
General Arrangements (so far)
Air
We booked air for $357 per person from PIT to Grand Junction (via Dallas). (We clicked through to Trax using the ad above and they gave us about $5 that I'll put towards maintenance of the mudbloodandbeer.com site.) When we booked, there were 3 more tickets available at that pricing and schedule. Here's our flight info:
22 April 09 - American Airlines # 3360 - PIT (2:42 PM EDT) to DFW (4:40 PM CDT)
22 April 09 - American Airlines # 3545 - DFW (5:45 PM CDT) to GJT (7:05 PM MDT)
26 April 09 - American Airlines # 3560 - GJT (12:50 PM MDT) to DFW (3:55 PM CDT)
26 April 09 - American Airlines # 3851 - GJT (5:30 PM CDT) to DFW (9:10 PM EDT)
Hotel
We've reserved two rooms at the Balanced Rock Motel, located walking distance from the center of town. Each room has two beds, The cost of each room is $66 per night. Jozef and Helena run the place and seem like very nice people... and as you might expect, very bike friendly. Helena told me that there were also singles available for $50 per night. The phone number for the Balanced Rock Motel is 1-970-858-7333. Give them a call if you want to make your own arrangements, or let Jeff/I know if you want to split one of the rooms that we have reserved. You can see a range of Fruita accomodations here.
Bikes
Jeff and I are planning to rent bikes at Over the Edge Sports. I'll post details in this thread after I talk with them... hopefully within the next couple of days.
Car
We're also planning to rent a car at the airport. Depending on what type of vehicle we wind up with, we may need to rent a bike rack as well.
Registration
We'll do the $25 early registration for the event. The official web site states:
$25 EARLY REGISTRATION includes admission to the Thursday night Industry VIP Party, 1 free beer, SPECIALLY DESIGNED SOCKS, and the clunker crit. EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS, Monday, April 20, 12 noon (MDT).
Socks AND beer! This just keeps getting better!
