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Marin Bicycle Coalition: Ride Your Bike to Biketoberfest on Saturday

Biketoberfest Marin - Bikes, Beer, Food, Music and a Cargo Bike Jubilee! Free admission, beer tasting $25 in advance, $30 day of event

Popular Annual Bicycle Festival and Brewfest Returns To Fairfax Saturday, October 13

Highlights Include a Bike Expo, Cargo Bike Jubilee, Brewfest and Family Parade

A highly-anticipated annual festival, Biketoberfest Marin attracts cyclists and West Coast brewers alike in a combined bicycle expo and stellar brewfest. Held in Fairfax—the birthplace of mountain biking—Biketoberfest is not only Marin County’s premier bicycle event but is also a fundraiser for and presented by the Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC) and Access4Bikes (A4B). Last year the event drew over 5,000 beer and cycling enthusiasts from all over Northern California and raised $25,000 for MCBC and A4B, to continue improving on and off road bicycling conditions and access in Marin.

Biketoberfest will be held at Fair-Anselm Plaza in downtown Fairfax, one of the most popular gathering places for both on and off-road cycling in Marin County and the home of MCBC and Iron Springs Pub and Brewery. The event takes place Saturday, October 13 from 11am to 6pm and will feature group road and mountain bike rides, live music, great food, family activities, a Cargo Bike Jubilee, dozens of bicycle, component, nutrition and athletic attire exhibitors, and 18 West Coast brewers serving over 30 beers. It’s a great way to have fun while helping a good cause.

Biketoberfest Events:

  • Cargo Bike Jubilee with bike parade, workshops and competitions
  • Live Music from noon to 5pm: Dogtown Ramblers, Philip Der Stein Quintet, Swamp Thang and The Tribal Blues Band
  • Family Activities
  • Brewfest with 30 beers from 18 West Coast Brewers
  • Bike expo with 70 exhibitors
  • Handmade bikes and bicycle museum
  • Group road and mountain bike rides

WHO: Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC) and Access4Bikes (A4B) Present WHAT: Biketoberfest and Cargo Bike Jubilee
WHEN: 11am-6pm, Saturday, October 13
WHERE: Fair-Anselm Plaza, downtown Fairfax, CA
COST: FREE Admission; brewfest tasting $25 advance, $30 day-of. Proceeds from Biketoberfest 2012 benefit bicycle advocacy in Marin County, the Bay Area's premier cycling destination.
INFO: www.biketoberfestmarin.com
RIDE, DON'T DRIVE: Free valet Bike Parking provided by MCBC

Tickets for brewfest: http://biketoberfest2012.eventbrite.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bikefestmarin

Dyanne Ross October 9, 2012 at 06:57 pm
Great, Ride your bikes to Fairfax and drink beer. Yup, just what we need in town. Hundreds of DRUNK cyclists.
tony masi October 9, 2012 at 09:24 pm
Once again, the divine Ms. Cin elicited an unexpected chuckle with her spot-on-target, facetious commentary. Thanks for that humorous hiccup in an otherwise bland workday.
dirk ooijkaas October 9, 2012 at 10:22 pm
drunk hippies, drunk stoners, drunk bicyclists, we are used to in Fairfax! The complainers are the ones who are the nuisance in town!
tony masi October 10, 2012 at 12:14 am
Tolerance is not the same as endorsement. And speaking from experience... the more obliterated you are, the more oblivious you are. F*#ked-up people are a nuisance more often than not when released into the normal day-to-day population.
Mark Simmonds October 10, 2012 at 02:22 am
Sometimes being anal is just wrong. I say please leave it be and let people have fun, before it becomes a total communist society.
tony masi October 10, 2012 at 09:15 am
Your concepts of anal and communist are crying out for help.
Dyanne Ross October 10, 2012 at 08:11 pm
This is a relevant article from a few years ago, that I think I will forward it to both Mr. Boss and Chief Morin. Bikes and beer should not be part of the same event. All joking aside, I am sick and tired of the self serving, condescending and hypocritical attitude of bicycle activists in the area. Bikefest? Fine. Beer and Bikefest? Are you out of your freaking minds???
Life in the Bubble October 11, 2012 at 02:06 pm
I'm assuming you posted the same vitriolic comments about the Fairfax Festival- where most people drive 3,000-4,000+ pound vehicles to Fairfax to get wasted. The Fairfax Festival generates several times more people than the Biketoberfest. On any given weekend, the row of bars on Broadway generate more people drinking and driving than the Biketoberfest as well.
Please show that you are even handed in your commentary. I'm guessing not- and your comments are about hatred of bicycles. Putting down 5-6 drinks on a Tuesday afternoon at Naves/Peris/19 Broadway before driving home is probably okay.
Dyanne Ross October 11, 2012 at 02:32 pm
I see. It's not OK to drive 2 ton vehicles to Fairfax to get drunk and drive home. But it's OK to ride to Fairfax on a bike to get drunk. Makes perfect sense. And of course it makes sense that if I point out your hypocrisy, it's MY fault
J. Thomas October 11, 2012 at 06:22 pm
Ok now I can't understand if you are being sarcasm D. Ross. because anyone with a basic understanding of physics would realize the difference between getting hit by 200 lbs vs. 4000 lbs. Say what you please about bike culture in Marin, but these activists are peddling the most efficient form of transportation we have today, pun intended. It would be incredible to see more bikers using the streets instead of angry-stressed drivers laying on their horns all day. FACT: it is physically impossible to ride a bike in a bad mood. Especially after a few beers! ;)
John Murphy October 11, 2012 at 06:44 pm
Drunk Drivers kill 20,000 per year. Drunk cyclists ~ 0
Simple math.
Michael October 11, 2012 at 07:18 pm
right on Mark. Let people have fun. Plenty of places in the world to live if you don't like fun and you do like someone dictating to you how to live your life every step of the way. And sorry everyone who drinks does not always get drunk. Seems social media has turned a lot people into complainers about everything. Fairfax is cool place so right on!
Dyanne Ross October 11, 2012 at 08:41 pm
J. My experience of many of the cyclists in Marin is that many have the arrogant, condescending, holier than thou I can do whatever I want because I am Bike Rider attitude that you are espousing. I am a former cyclist myself, though I cannot ride a bike these days for reasons that are none of YOUR business. But when I used to ride, I used to follow the rules of the road, and no, I did not ride my bike drunk. I'm not going to argue with you about what is most efficient, as that has nothing whatsoever to do with this particular thread. I am not against bikes, law abiding and courteous cyclists or bicycle festivals. I am however DISGUSTED that the MCBC is encouraging people to ride bikes to an event at which they will drink $25-30 worth of beer. That is horribly irresponsible and encouraging not only bad, but illegal behavior that is unsafe, ESPECIALLY for the cyclists themselves. BTW, I have been flipped off and sworn at more times than I care to think of by cyclists, including one who hit my dog while I was walking on the sidewalk, and a bike safety instructor who knocked my own kid off his bike, injuring him and mangling the bicycle. So please don't give me BS about it being "impossible" to be in a bad mood on a bike. Of course it's not "all" cyclists. But those who are already rude and disrespectful enough not to follow traffic laws, and who don't give a damn about pedestrians, kids or anybody who gets in their way, are often foul mouthed arrogant jerks in rotten moods.
Bill Turner October 11, 2012 at 09:35 pm
Goodness.
Since all cyclists seem to be arrogant swearers, flipper-offers and runner-downers on a good day, then really, what's going to change with a few microbrews on board? They will probably mellow out and improve their behavior. Maybe this is a good weekend for an out-of-town getaway. That's how I dealt with Bay to Breakers when I lived in the city.
tony masi October 11, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Despite comments to the contrary, I still find Dyanne's initial comment accurate and amusing. Cycling under the influence is still against the law. Therefore, the combination of a bike and brew event could lead to a WTF? moment. It might not seem to be the most responsible marriage of activities. I've had my fill of intoxicated people over the years, so I choose to avoid these types of events whether cycling is involved or not. And I honestly don't know how I feel about the influx of out-of-town cyclists and Fairfax's transition from tie-dye to spandex. I have some mixed attitudes. But everyone has a right to critique the direction they feel the character of their town is taking; and apparently, Dyanne has had several unpleasant experiences with cyclists. Also, although drunk cyclists don't kill others, they do make it easier to get themselves killed. That's why there is a CUI law. And just out of curiosity, do we have brewfests to raise money for our schools, our hungry, our homeless, our ill? It's just a thought, and I'm probably missing something, but do we have brewfests that raise money for any kind of healthy lifestyle choice outside of cycling? Are cyclists that market-predictable when it comes to micro-brewery consumption?
Dyanne Ross October 12, 2012 at 01:39 am
Thanks for your thoughtful post Tony. When it comes down to it, I guess my main problem is with the MCBC and how they are promoting this event. I still don't think they should be inviting people to ride bikes to an event where they will then be riding again after drinking $30 worth of beer. I'm not much of a drinker myself, but it seems to me that $30 would be about what one might pay for 5 pints or so at place like the Sleeping Lady. That's an awful lot of beer. (This kind of reminds me of an event I attended years ago in NY. It was a fundraiser for a drug and alcoholism treatment center for young people. They had a bar and sold alcoholic drinks and there was lots of tipsy folks there...)
Bill Turner October 12, 2012 at 07:58 pm
Tony - "And I honestly don't know how I feel about the influx of out-of-town cyclists and Fairfax's transition from tie-dye to spandex."
I think you hit the nail on the head. There are alcohol-based street festivals everywhere every weekend. I suspect the clucking about this particular one has more to do with general unease with the perceived changing character of Fairfax with more non tie-dyed visitors. MCBC makes a convenient target, I suppose.
Dyanne Ross October 12, 2012 at 08:13 pm
Bill, I'm all for civil discourse, but this is starting to get irritating. I've lived in Fairfax a long time and have served on the Fairfax Festival committee. While I personally do have some issues with Fairfax's present Green Party political agenda, I love Town celebrations and festivals that include hippies dancing with Spandex warriors and all kinds of other people, at any given event. But an event that promotes drinking and riding or driving a vehicle, including bicycles, gets a big Zero in my book.
tony masi October 13, 2012 at 01:08 am
Bill, I have mixed feelings about a lot of things. I consider that 'having an open mind'. I have no real attachment to this issue and find conformity in tie-dye or spandex equally uninteresting. I do, however, enjoy Dyanne's sense of humor. I also find it amusing how some of the pro-bike&brew comments so quickly defended their alleged victimization by the notion that drinking and bicycling is an odd mix and that any questioning of such is a hatred for cyclists and a direct attack on the MCBC. I neither know or care what MCBC even stands for; although judging from some of these comments, it could just as well stand for Mommy's Cry-Baby Club. It's amazing to me how legitimate, critical observations can manage to generate such a backlash of angry rebuke from a supposedly progressive and conscious movement. Is questioning the sense of how this event is being promoted really that threatening to you?
Dyanne Ross October 13, 2012 at 03:15 am
Update: I just got home from playing music with a group of friends that regularly meets at a private home on Friday evenings and on Saturday afternoons at the Sleeping Lady. I asked one of my friends if she was coming tomorrow and she started laughing. She said that she would be there for a little while, but "Don't get mad at me...I'm volunteering at the Biketoberfest". She explained that she is going to be a beer monitor, to make sure that nobody drinks outside the perimeter of the festival. Then another friend said she too wanted to go to the "Brewfest". So who knows, maybe I'll even stop by after all, hehehe.
Dyanne Ross October 18, 2012 at 08:55 pm
Wow, This was from the Fairfax Police logs, dated October 11 (as published by the Patch): "Hit-and-run: 8:58 p.m. Bolinas Road and Elsie. RP’s daughter tripped on the sidewalk and then was hit by a bicyclist. Bicyclist did not leave his name or information. Daughter was injured and required hospital examination and treatment." PS It wasn't me!

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