{"id":4758,"date":"2011-06-12T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2011-06-07T20:13:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T02:13:25","slug":"myhandlebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/12\/myhandlebar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Fort Collins with 16 of your friends (CO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>#beer, #craftbeer #boulder @myhandlebar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/myhandlebar02.jpg\" alt=\"my handle bar.com\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Giant Party Bike Cruises to Fort Collins<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>New Company MyHandleBar Partners with The Fort Collins Brewery for Launch on June 17<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Boulder, Colo. (June 2011) &#8211;<\/strong> A new local company is sure to turn heads in downtown Fort Collins this summer.\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.myhandlebar.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.myhandlebar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MyHandleBar<\/a> is partnering with\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.fortcollinsbrewery.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.fortcollinsbrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Fort Collins Brewery<\/a> to launch the giant party bike on June 17.<\/p>\n<p>MyHandleBar is a 16-passenger party bike complete with a designated driver used to cruise around the\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.myhandlebar.com\/routes-in-fort-collins-co\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.myhandlebar.com\/routes-in-fort-collins-co\/\" target=\"_blank\">bars and breweries of Fort Collins<\/a>. Colorado native and serial entrepreneur Theresa Preston founded MyHandleBar earlier this year with operations in Fort Collins and Boulder. The bike, which originated in the Netherlands, combines exercise with tasting some of Colorado\u2019s best food and drinks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/fortcollinslogo.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Collins Brewery Logo\" \/><\/p>\n<div>MyHandleBar\u2019s\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.myhandlebar.com\/routes-in-fort-collins-co\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.myhandlebar.com\/routes-in-fort-collins-co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Collins bike routes<\/a> focus on local breweries and famous bars. This giant bike is an awesome, eco-friendly option for birthday parties, bachelor\/bachelorette parties, brewery tours, company parties and just nights on the town.<\/div>\n<div>The company officially launches tours beginning July 1, but a kick-off party will be held on June 17 from 4 &#8211; 8p.m. at The Fort Collins Brewery,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\">1020 E. Lincoln Ave.<\/a> The party will include:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Free rides on the bike (for all people over the age of 18)<\/li>\n<li>Food from\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.gravity1020.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.gravity1020.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gravity Ten Twenty at The Fort Collins Brewery<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free music and entertainment<\/li>\n<li>Free beer (for the first 100 people)<\/li>\n<li>Raffles and giveaways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The launch party is open to the public and more information is available at:<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=153941141341300');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=153941141341300\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=153941141341300<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI originally saw this concept in a magazine and thought it was amazing,<\/em>\u201d said Preston. <em>\u201cGiven the physically conscience nature and love of craft beer that Coloradoans have, I was certain that this would be appealing to a lot of people. Since I am local, my focus is on local partnerships, local bars and local beer like The Fort Collins Brewery.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/myhandlebar01.jpg\" alt=\"my handle bar.com\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Known locally as the Brew-Muda Triangle, the Ft. Collins Brew-Muda Experience offers a tour of some of the nation\u2019s best craft breweries including New Belgium Brewing, Ft. Collins Brewery and O\u2019Dells Brewery\u2026with a few local bars\u2019 small craft beers thrown in along the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stops Can Include:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; New Belgium Brewery (Closed Sundays and Mondays)<br \/>\n&#8211; Ft. Collins Brewery (Closed on Sundays)<br \/>\n&#8211; O\u2019Dells Brewery (Closed on Sundays)<br \/>\n&#8211; Coopersmiths<br \/>\n&#8211; Equinox<br \/>\n&#8211; Old Chicagos<br \/>\n&#8211; Washington\u2019s Bar and Grill<\/p>\n<div><strong>About MyHandleBar<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>MyHandleBar is a giant 16-passenger bar-bike with several pedaling seats and is an awesome eco-friendly way to cruise around Boulder and Fort Collins with friends or crawl from pub to pub sampling local brews and site seeing. This bike is the ideal Colorado party rental when you\u2019re looking to have fun in the sun, burn some calories and bond with friends.<\/p>\n<p>The bike was originally called \u201cfietscafe,\u201d which is a loose Dutch translation for \u201cBike Caf\u00e9.\u201d And, like a great many out-of-the-box ideas, this one started in a pub, was spurred on by a friendly wager and was literally sketched out on a bar napkin.<\/p>\n<p>More information is available at\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.myhandlebar.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.myhandlebar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.MyHandleBar.com<\/a>, on the\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.facebook.com\/MyHandleBar');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyHandleBar\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> or\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MyHandleBarColorado');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MyHandleBarColorado\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#beer, #craftbeer #boulder @myhandlebar Giant Party Bike Cruises to Fort Collins New Company MyHandleBar Partners with The Fort Collins Brewery for Launch on June 17 Boulder, Colo. 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