Tour de Fat — the craziest and wackiest, sustainable festival on wheels — is rolling into Portland in a few weeks, and they’re still looking for a volunteer to trade their car for a bike. What?? Yes, you read correctly, the pedaling festival sponsored by New Belgium gets one fortunate soul in every city that the tour stops in to trade their car for a bike, for the entirety of one year. That means doing everything by bike. For. One. Whole. Year. But come on, how hard can that be here in Portland?
From New Belgium:
By agreeing to trade your polluting car for a new bike and committing to sparkle motion, human-powered transport, on stage at Tour de Fat, you become an inspiration to the congregation and beyond. Your vehicular cleansing is filmed, as are your car-free trials and triumphs over the following year, causing thousands to idolize your efforts and begin commuting by bike (we hope).
There are plenty of other cities on the Tour de Fat schedule, so if you’re looking to give up your four wheels for two, head over to the website and enter for the trade immediately.
Want to know where to catch Tour de Fat? Here’s the full 2009 schedule:
* Chicago 7/11 @ Palmer Square
* Minneapolis 7/18 @ Parade Athletic Fields
* Seattle 8/8 @ Gas Works Park
* Portland 8/15 @ Waterfront Park
* Boise 8/22 @ Ann Morrison Park
* Fort Collins 9/5 @ New Belgium
* Denver 9/12 @ City Park
* San Francisco 9/26 @ Golden Gate Park
* San Diego 10/3 @ Balboa Park
* Tempe 10/10 @ Tempe Town Lake
* Austin 10/17 @ Fiesta Gardens
