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Get Your Bikes Ready for the Outside Bike & Brew Festival

www.outsidesantafe.com

SANTA FE, NM - May 9, 2014– Outside Magazine, New Mexico Brewers Guild, NM Dept. of Tourism, Santa Fe County, City of Santa Fe, Bicycle Technologies Inc, Cycle Santa Fe and many others have combined resources to create the Outside Bike and Brew Festival event, which will take place May 16-18, 2014 in Santa Fe.  This exciting event will showcase and highlight the extensive mountain biking opportunities available, the beautiful scenery, and the craft breweries on tap, all wrapped up in a cultural experience unlike anywhere else in the world, in the cultural capital of the Rocky Mountains.

“Outside Bike and Brew Festival will highlight the world class trail networks that Santa Fe has to offer, and build on the success of the International Mountain Biking Association’s World Summit here in Santa Fe” says David Griscom, Santa Fe County’s Economic Development Manager.

Festivities will be focused in Santa Fe’s Railyard District on Friday and Saturday, which means easy access by bike from any part of town.

Event Highlights

Friday, May 16– Friday evening officially kicks off the festival with beSpoke craft beer pavilion presented by Oskar Blues featuring New Mexico and Colorado breweries, a bike expo, free Railyard concert with Nashville Indy Rockers, Leagues, food trucks, live art demonstrations and a bike beauty pageant complete with a pedi-cab mobile mariachi band.

Saturday, May 17– A mountain bike poker race and guided rides for all ages and abilities are planned on the extensive and world class trail system.  Primary trailheads will feature demo bikes and pro clinics for all skill levels. There will also feature a Tour de Brewer, a guided ride that stops at three local craft breweries where brew masters will share the basics of how to brew and taste beer. A number of craft beer dinners will take place at signature restaurants, for which reservations are required. The evening entertainment includes a bike-in movie sponsored by New Belgium at the Cowgirl.

Sunday, May 18– The weekend culminates with the Santa Fe Century, a 100-mile bike ride that attracts 3,000 riders for a demanding tour of beautiful high desert landscape. For the serious athlete, the Gran Fondo Santa Fe offers competitive racing to test one’s abilities. The less adventurous can ride their bikes into Downtown Santa Fe for a lively Sunday at the Grand Opening of Marble Brewery at LUNA or sit back as a spectator for the BMX Dirt Jam & Jump at La Tierra.

A complete list of events, ride registration, event tickets, trail maps, hotels and beer dinners are available at www.outsidesantafe.com.

For more information and specific event details, contact Christopher Goblet, event director: 505-660-2951 or bikeandbrewfest@gmail.com.

Please Never Ride Your Bike Drunk! Be Safe and Call a Cab!

As part of the festival riders are encouraged to get home safe and lock up their bike and call for a $5 cab sponsored by the Santa Fe County DWI Program 438-0000.  The Cab Ride Home program provides $5 rides for one or two people and $10 rides for three or more from bars on Friday and Saturday nights between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Please never ride your bike while under the influence.

Outside Bike & Brew Festival Featured Events

(Visit www.outsidesantafe.comfor event specifics, including event locations and times)

Friday, May 16

• Outside Basecamp: Road, Mountain Bike & Outdoor Equipment Expo
• beSpoke Beer Pavilion: handmade bikes and New Mexico and Colorado hand-crafted beer, presented by Oskar Blues
• Kaleidospoke: bike art installation and live art demonstration
• Heath Concerts presents the band, Leagues, for a Free Show at the Railyard
• Bike Beauty Pageant: produced by Santa Fe bike shop Mellow Velo

Saturday, May 17

• Pro Rider Clinics for Mountain and Road Biking
• Various guided mountain bike rides
• Mountain Bike Poker Competition
• Tour de Brewer: a guided bike ride to Second Street Brewery, Blue Corn and Santa Fe Brewing Co.
• Bike Demo
• Bike In Movie: presented by New Belgium at Cowgirl

Sunday, May 18

• Santa Fe Century ride & Gran Fondo
• Marble Brewery Santa Fe grand opening celebration featuring Cedric Burnside
• La Tierra BMX Dirt Jam

Additional event information is available at www.OutsideSantaFe.com, on Facebook: facebook.com/outsidesantafe and Twitter: @outsidesantafe.