Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes documents mountain bike history during its formative period in Northern California and examines the relationships of the Marin County hippies, athletes, and entrepreneurs who were directly responsible for popularizing off-road cycling. The film includes many interviews with those present during the embryonic stages of the sport, including Gary Fisher

Gary Fisher

Gary Christopher Fisher is considered one of the inventors of the modern mountain bike.Fisher started competing in road and track races at 12. He was suspended in 1968 because race organizers cited a rule that his hair was too long. By 1972 this rule had been repealed and Fisher's career continued...

, Charlie Kelly, Joe Breeze

Joe Breeze

Joe Breeze is a bicycle designer and bicycling advocate. He was an early pioneer in the development of modern mountain bicycles, and is widely considered to be one of its inventors, along with other pioneers, including Tom Ritchey, Charlie Kelly, Charlie Cunningham, and Gary Fisher...

, Tom Ritchey

Tom Ritchey

Tom Ritchey is an American bicycle frame builder, designer, welder and founder of Ritchey Design. He is an accomplished road and mountain bicycle racer.-Early years:...

, Mike Sinyard

Mike Sinyard

Mike Sinyard is the founder and chairman of Specialized Bicycle Components, an American manufacturer of bicycles and cycling components.Sinyard's passion for bicycles developed at San Jose State University, where he cycled to class. After graduating in 1974, at the age of 24, Sinyard began...

, and Otis Guy, and covers "the treacherous old Repack races." The film was written, produced, and directed by independent California filmmaker Billy Savage  and released on October 8, 2006.

Festivals & Awards

Awards

• "2009 Cycling Film of the Year" (Competitor Film Festival, San Diego
  San Diego, California
  San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
  
  )
• "Make Your Own Legends Award" (Boulder Adventure Film Festival
  Boulder Adventure Film Festival
  The Boulder Adventure Film Festival is an international film festival in Boulder, Colorado.Started by local climber Jonathan Copp in 2005, the festival predominantly screens films on adventure and the outdoors. Themes include climbing, conservation, and ocean sports.-External links:*...
  
  )
• 2007 "Documentary - Feature Jury Commendation" (Durango
  Durango, Colorado
  The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...
  
   Independent Film Festival)

Festivals - Official Selection

• 2006 Mill Valley Film Festival
  Mill Valley Film Festival
  The Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual, non-competitive film festival presented by the California Film Institute. Known as a filmmakers’ festival, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival offers a non-competitive environment for exhibiting independent and world cinema.Founded in 1978 by MVFF...
  
  
• 2007 Durango
  Durango, Colorado
  The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...
  
   Independent Film Festival
• 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival
  Newport Beach Film Festival
  The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
  
  
• San Luis Obispo
  San Luis Obispo, California
  San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
  
   Film Festival
• 2007 Bicycle Film Festival
  Bicycle Film Festival
  The Bicycle Film Festival is an independent film festival that takes place annually in 20-30 cities around the world, headquartered in New York City. It was established in 2001 by Brendt Barbur, after he was hit by a bus whilst riding his bike in New York City...
  
   (New York City, NY)
• Competitor Film Festival (San Diego
  San Diego, California
  San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
  
  )
• International Bicycling Film Festival (Sydney
  Sydney
  Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
  
   and Melbourne
  Melbourne
  Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
  
  , Australia)
• 2008 International Cycling Video Festival
  International Cycling Video Festival
  The International Cycling Film Festival is a not-for-profit film festival held annually in the Ruhr Area, Germany. Its mission is to strengthen international cooperation in the areas of cycling, cycling films and cycling culture. The festival promotes interaction between movie makers and cyclists...
  
   (Bochum
  Bochum
  Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
  
  , Germany)

External links

• Movie Magazine International review of Klunkerz
• "Who Really Invented the Mountain Bike?" BikeRadar.com, Oct. 2007
• YouTube Teaser for Public TV version aired on PBS Station KQED