The Story
First conceived in December 2004, with the first t-shirts made in March 2005, Faster Mustache is an independent organization made up of a diverse group of Atlanta residents with one thing in common: riding bicycles. Fixed or free, geared or single, cruiser, chopper, racer, clunker, we ride 'em. Our interests are as diverse as our riders but we are all dedicated to promoting safer riding conditions in Atlanta and being ambassadors for Atlanta's broad bicycle community. Faster Mustache events cover areas of interests including psychogeography, political/social activism, design, urban transit, urban planning and construction, food and drink, music (FM on Last.fm) and movies, art and culture, mountain biking, and quesadillas. The name came from some Grafitti on the site of a building in Atlanta which is no longer there from a band that no longer exists. You can read more about this here and here. Official logos for use on approved print and web media are available here. More on Flickr.
Momentus occasions in the history of Faster Mustache include:
- Critical Mass Atlanta - The last Friday of every month, 6:07, Woodruff Park
- Faster Beach Trip 2005
- FM24 - "We Dare You" - 97 Estoria - 24 hours, 13 teams, 70 riders, 3200 miles
- Mustache Hotel Party @ The FM Lofts
- Fuck Mother Nature - Hurricane Katrina Benefit party - $1,023.45 donated to the American Red Cross
- FM 1 Year birthday party: 03.04.06
- FM.24.06 - "Good -vs- Evil" - Johnny's Pizza - 24 hours, 37 teams, 175 riders, 8000 miles
- First annual Santa's Little Messenger charity race - 30 riders, 80 toys donated to Toys For Tots
- Tater Tot eating contest and party - March 10th, 2007 - $526 raised and donated to Big City Mountaineers!
- FM 2 Year birthday party with Snowden and DJ Klever. March 31st, 2007. FM2.0 pictures | FM2.0
- FM.24.07 - Johnny's Pizza - 59 teams, 201 riders, 13000 miles
- Second annual Santa's Little Messenger charity race - 92 toys donated to Toys For Tots
- FM.24.08 - Johnny's Pizza - 58 teams, 192 riders, 13800 miles.
Weekly events may include the following, though many are out of date. Consider them ideas for things you could do if you post, as other people will be interested!
- Monday
- ENiMA (Night Mountain Biking) - 8:00pm Blanket's Creek or Conyers
- Cookouts - Monday evenings, usually a summer thing but we'll see
- Emory Group Ride - 6:00pm Monday at the Peavine side of WoodPec.
- Sprints - 10:00pm at the Ghettodrome (Currently on hiatus)
- Tuesday
- Pursuits/Women/Beginner races at the Velodrome
- Faster Lunch Break - somewhere in midtown, check the calendar
- Tuesday Night Ride - 7:30pm at Outback Bikes
- Trivia - 8:00pm at Johnny's Pizza
- Wednesday
- Races at the Velodrome
- Wednesday Night Ride - 7:00pm at San Francisco Coffee between Ponce and North
- Thursday
- Thursday Night Casual Ride - 7:30pm at Johnny's Pizza
- ENiMA (Night Mountain Biking) - 8:00pm Blanket's Creek or Conyers
- Adult Trivia - 9:00pm at Johnny's Pizza
- Friday
- Commuter Breakfast - 7:00am - 8:00am at Thumbs Up Cafe
- Critical Mass - Last Friday of every month at 6:07pm at Woodruff Park (Followed by parties)
- Midnight Ride - 11:59pm most Friday nights at Margaret Mitchell Square
- Saturday - Mountain Biking! and check the calendar
- Sunday
- check the calendar
- Mountain Biking
- Movie Night - Sunday evenings at the FM Lofts, currently defunct but may return
In The News
- About Courteous Mass:
- ATLANTA: Bike group's tactic brings crackdown - in the AJC
- About the FM Race team:
- 24 Hours of Conyers - NE, 2008 - on Cyclingnews
- About FM.24.07:
- Viva la Mustache - on Daily Candy
- About FM.24.06:
- About Critical Mass:
- Retaking The Streets - The Emory Wheel, May 2, 2006
- Who Wants a Mustache Ride? I Do, I Do! - Rampway: GSU Online Media Group, October 24, 2006
- About FM in General:
- I Am The Worst Writer Ever When I Want To Be - kissatlanta.com, September 30, 2005
Contact Us
Want to contact us to find out more or something? e-mail pedalharder@fastermustache.org.
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