Gary Fisher News
01/11/2007 Gary
Director and California native, Billy Savage, will be screening Klunkerz Sunday, January 21, at the X-Dance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. X-Dance is a four-day showcase for the best action sports films. The event celebrates the films and culture that are a critical to all action sports. For more information including the screening schedule see: www.x-dance.com.
Klunkerz was a two-year passion project for Billy Savage. The former skateboarder and lifetime mountain biker, collected archival footage and still photography from those early days on Mount Tamalpais and culled interviews with those original pioneers to help recreate the scene that sparked mountain biking as we know it. The feature-length documentary premiered in October 2006 and has been playing select film festivals since then. For more Klunkerz information and a trailer visit: www.klunkerz.com.
Gary Fisher will be on hand for the X-Dance screening along with director Billy Savage. After the screening Billy and Gary will take questions from the audience. Gary should be able to give even a deeper understanding of what happened during those early days on Mt Tam.
While at X-Dance, Gary will also be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the X-Dance Festival. This is quite an honor considering X-Dance deals with all action sports athletes and legends. Past Lifetime Achievement Award winner includes the father of surf films Bruce Browne.
Its a fitting tribute for Gary Fisher whos accomplishments go well past those days on Mt Tam. As a founder of Mountain Bikes Gary helped coin the phrase for our sport. He has also built the successful Gary Fisher Bikes line. Helped establish mountain bike racing by founding the longest running pro team. He also had a hand in pushing the development of the bike with dual suspension and 29 wheels.
Gary Fisher, "Klunkerz" at X-Dance Film Festival
Back in the 70s a group of Bay Area thrill-seekers, including Gary Fisher, started bombing down Mt Tamalpais on beater bikes salvaged from the dump. Fast forward to 2007 and Billy Savages documentary Klunkerz about that scene when mountain biking took hold will be screening at the 2007 X-Dance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.Director and California native, Billy Savage, will be screening Klunkerz Sunday, January 21, at the X-Dance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. X-Dance is a four-day showcase for the best action sports films. The event celebrates the films and culture that are a critical to all action sports. For more information including the screening schedule see: www.x-dance.com.
Klunkerz was a two-year passion project for Billy Savage. The former skateboarder and lifetime mountain biker, collected archival footage and still photography from those early days on Mount Tamalpais and culled interviews with those original pioneers to help recreate the scene that sparked mountain biking as we know it. The feature-length documentary premiered in October 2006 and has been playing select film festivals since then. For more Klunkerz information and a trailer visit: www.klunkerz.com.
Gary Fisher will be on hand for the X-Dance screening along with director Billy Savage. After the screening Billy and Gary will take questions from the audience. Gary should be able to give even a deeper understanding of what happened during those early days on Mt Tam.
While at X-Dance, Gary will also be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the X-Dance Festival. This is quite an honor considering X-Dance deals with all action sports athletes and legends. Past Lifetime Achievement Award winner includes the father of surf films Bruce Browne.
Its a fitting tribute for Gary Fisher whos accomplishments go well past those days on Mt Tam. As a founder of Mountain Bikes Gary helped coin the phrase for our sport. He has also built the successful Gary Fisher Bikes line. Helped establish mountain bike racing by founding the longest running pro team. He also had a hand in pushing the development of the bike with dual suspension and 29 wheels.
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