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lapine · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

The Trek Bicycle Store of Brooklyn will be hosting a visit by Gary Fisher in New York City on Thursday, April 3, 2008. The visit will take place at 7 to 10 pm at the store’s location, 1755 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11230.

Gary Fisher is considered by the cycling industry to be a pioneer in mountain biking and he will be premiering the Billy Savage documentary “Klunkerz” at the grand opening of the first Trek Concept Store in New York State.

The Billy Savage documentary “Klunkerz” is about the birth and development of mountain bikes. The documentary uses a variety old video footage and interviews with pioneers like Gary Fisher to tell the story of how a fringe sport became a world wide phenomenon.

Gary Fisher was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1988. He began building mountain bikes in 1974 by cobbling together various bicycle components to create bikes that were durable enough for the rigors of riding off road. Gary Fisher continues to build bikes with his company Gary Fisher Bicycles.

The Trek Bicycle Store of Brooklyn is the first Trek Concept Store in the state of New York. It features 6000 square feet of retail space which makes it the largest bike store in New York City. The store offers over 300 bikes from brands like Trek, Gary Fisher, Lemond, and Mirraco. The store carries bicycles for every rider in the family from inexpensive kid’s bicycles to several thousand dollar professional road racing machines.

The Trek Bicycle Store of Brooklyn promotes cycling fun and safety. In conjunction with the Bike NY, the folks that run the Five Boro Bike Tour, they host “The Savvy Cyclist”, an all-day seminar devoted to teaching adults how to be safe and enjoy bike riding in New York City. The store is also sponsoring Bike Safety Classes for elementary school children. These classes promote helmet use, and teach all aspects of bike safety in NYC.

Transit Directions: F Train to Avenue P Stop, Walk North along McDonald Avenue for ½ block

Trek Bicycle Store of Brooklyn
1755 McDonald Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-645-TREK
www.trekofbrooklyn.com

lapine · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

The event information for the weekend that Gary Fisher is in New York has been posted online at the store's website.

www.trekofbrooklyn.com

It is located on the main page of the site.

If you have any questions please give us a call at (718) 645-8735

jbogner · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject:

Dawson and I are both heading out tomorrow night (Thursday) for the Gary Fisher event and screening. Anyone else?
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jvw97 · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject:

i think i'm going to be there.
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trener1 · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

I'll be there.

wmdawson · New York Times Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 1672

Totally worth checking out! Saw it at the film festival last year and really enjoyed it. The film captures the fun and reality of starting something Bigger than anyone could have imagined and the community that developed as a result.

jbogner · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

Good to see Gary Fisher here in NYC. Henoch got him to autograph his bike. Wink

Opening was fun, movie was, of course, great. Shop looks good...

* Dawson is not pictured because he had to leave before the movie finished up...
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wmdawson · New York Times Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 1672

Great pic! Gary was pretty cool and will be int he city for a few more days so if you didn;t get to see him last night there are other opportunities Sat & Sun. Big thanks to Joe for putting this together. His shop is huge, reminds me of what shops used to look like when I was a kid. Film was fun, I had seen it at last years film festival, but Gary gave a great intro that tied it all together. Didn't get to stay for the Q&A that followed but had a good time, great to see the NYCMTB crew who made up the bulk of the rider crowd. Bottom line is to support your local bike shop where ever you may live!

trener1 · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:39 am Post subject: Indeed

It was great meeting one of the legends of our sport.
If you didn't make it down last night I'd urge you to check out the other events over the weekend and go meet the man.

Indeed Gary Fisher did sign my bike, now I am afraid to ride it....