Tour de Fat: Beer, bikes and sustainable energy
This Saturday the Tour de Fat rolled through Austin -- encouraging local cycling enthusiasts to come dressed in their strangest outfits, ride their weirdest bikes, and have a few beers for a good cause. Sponsored by New Belgium Brewery, one of the greenest breweries in the country (and makers of Fat Tire ale), the event was determined to bring attention to an important issue, but without taking itself too seriously.
After the oddball bike parade that toured downtown Austin, the revelers set-up camp in a city park, rocked out to some exceptional local musicians (whose sound systems were run off solar power), and drank. A lot.
As an added bonus, all beer proceeds went to support the Yellow Bike Project -- an organization dedicated to providing human-powered transportation to the people of Austin. Awesome!
Visit the Tour de Fat website to see when it's rolling through your town -- I highly recommend checking it out.
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