Family Bicycles
2011 Winter Film Festival
If you can’t always ride, then watch someone else do the work! Family Bicycles is again bringing you the Winter Film Festival, full of great cycling movies. The first two were well attended despite the weather both nights. The remaining three movies promise lots of thrills.
You bring a chair and Family Bicycles will provide the snacks and drinks. Bonus points for riding the bus or your bike—we’ll have a chair ready for you.
Monday, February 7, 2011 @ 6:30pm
Race Across the Sky
‘Race Across The Sky’ – the story of the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race will inspire you to ‘Dig Deep’. At 10,000+ feet, against the misty backdrop of a former mining town, Leadville, Colorado, 1228 cyclists start the grueling 100 mile race. This epic mountain bike race was captured with 10 HD cameras throughout the course including a helicopter and an off-road motocam. Racers include seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, six-time defending champion Dave Wiens and three-time World 24 hr Champion Rebecca Rusch. It’s not only about getting up close and personal with the top racers but about all the racers and their inspirational stories. Not Rated 73 minutes
Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 6:30pm
The Straight Story
When his brother, Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton), falls ill, Iowa farmer Alvin Straight (Oscar nominee Richard Farnsworth) pledges to go to Lyle’s side — despite being unable to drive — armed with a riding lawnmower for transportation, a tent and unshakable determination. Leaving his mentally challenged daughter (Sissy Spacek) at home, Alvin sets out to cover the 300 miles to his brother’s house in a weeks-long journey of healing and remembrance. Rated G, 111 minutes
Bikes in the background, but really who can resist a guy riding a lawn mower for 300 miles!
Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 6:30pm
Ride The Divide
An award-winning feature film about the world’s toughest mountain bike race, which traverses over 2700 miles along the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. The film weaves the story of three characters’ experiences with immense mountain beauty and small-town culture as they attempt to pedal from Banff, Canada to a small, dusty crossing on the Mexican border. Not rated 80 minutes.