Epic Sponsors:
About the Ride Sponsors:
Recreational Sponsors:
Elementary Sponsors:
Nancy P's Baking Company
Great Harvest Bakery
Devore's Good Food
Strictly Organic Coffee Company
No Whiners Sponsors:
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests
Volunteers and riders like you!
Welcome To Bend's Big Fat Tour 2008!
October 17 to 19, 2008 - Bend, Oregon
Three days of fully supported, guided and shuttled single track mountain biking bliss. The Bend's Big Fat tour is still a small event so we can provide that personal feel. Come join your friends this Fall in Bend when the riding is the best. Please leave your GPS, cycle computer, HR monitor, etc. at home - It's not a race, It's about the ride.Thanks to everyone, volunteers, participants, organizers and Sponsors for making the BBFT 2008 a huge success!
There are already some great new photos uploaded on the Flickr site (see below). We'll post names of Epic finishers here very soon. Stay in touch!
This poem best sums up the event:
"Epic"
by Paul Thomasberg - BBFT Founder
Why sign up for this ride of attrition?
Camaraderie, effort, not competition
60 plus miles of sweet single track!
Gnarly sections, be careful don't stack
The sun glistening on snow through the trees
Pace yourself carefully, it's not a breeze
High alpine meadows, swift flowing streams
Finish this ride, it'll give you sweet dreams
Your mind gets euphoric after miles of trail
Tunnel vision comes, you're riding a rail
Challenge yourself and settle the score
Heighten your senses like never before
When you get to the park the end is near
Just three more miles to burritos and beer
Train for endurance and get ready to ride
Doing the Epic fills your soul with great pride.
Here's a link to the Bend's Big Fat Tour photo pool on flickr.com.
Check it out, join up and share your photos!
Beneficiaries of the
2007 Bend's Big Fat Tour are:
The Central Oregon Trail Alliance (C.O.T.A.)
Received $1,500 from the BBFTMount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation Cycling Program
Received $500 from the BBFTKids On Bikes
An annual community fundraiser to donate bikes and helmets to local kids for Christmas.Received $500 from the BBFT
Thank you for supporting these excellent local organizations by participating in
the Bend's Big Fat Tour!
Bend's Big Fat Tour is an equal opportunity recreation provider under
Special Use Permit from the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests.