Tour de Fat 2006

Tour de Fat is probably my favorite day in all of Ft. Collins. Thousands of people dress up in crazy costumes, pull out the sweetest, weirdest bikes, and ride in a bike parade around Old Town. It’s one of the most funnest, most awesomest things to do if you’re a bike geek.

This year, while we were riding around the CSU oval, an impromptu dance party erupted in the middle of the lawn. People just ran to the center, threw down their bikes, and started dancing. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to participate in the zeitgeist, since I was too busy taking pictures of bikes, but from all reports, it was awesome.

For more pics, check these out:

Tour de Fat 2006 pictures

Also, I’ve joined the youtube revolution and so here are two videos I took with my crappy point and shoot camera. The first one shows the super chopper. The guy had a boombox on the back of his bike and was blasting tunes all day. I managed to catch him while he was playing Slow Ride. The density of the bike parade had thinned out a bit by this point, but you can still get an idea of the mayhem that is riding around.

The second movie is of the Handsome Little Devils on pogo sticks that shoot fire, while wearing fire helmets, and juggling firey sticks. It’s pretty obvious why I liked it.