Silver Stallion Bicycle & Coffee Works
501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Gallup, New Mexico
Since 2018
Our mission is to educate and empower youth and young adults in the bicycle mechanic and specialty coffee service industries.
Our vision is to see kids develop agency and flourish within positive relationships, healthy lifestyles, and skill development.
Our goal is to combine industry leading programs and community networks to foster the next generation of riders, young professionals, and community leaders.
Our why is that our regional youth face unique challenges creating and taking steps toward dreams. Many basic resources (like bike shops!) are absent in our area. Through strategic partnerships and creating dynamic solutions, barriers often inhibiting kids from flourishing can be overcome.
In 2018 Silver Stallion established first of now 13 Outride Riding 4 Focus middle school mountain bike P.E. programs in the region and started the Gallup and Diné Composite NICA cross-country XC mountain bike teams
Since 2019, in partnership and with continued support from Durango Devo, Silver Stallion established DEVO/CLUB Rides program with Gallup McKinley County Schools now taking place at 4 middle schools on the Navajo Nation (Thoreau, Crownpoint, Tohatchi, Navajo).
During the Pandemic Silver Stallion established “Big Blue” Mobile Ride Center truck providing Free Bike Repair events, Park Tool School Education and Free Bikes 4 Kidz distribution in remote communities throughout the Navajo Nation.
Silver Stallion is partnered with Project Bike Tech establishing and supporting high school mechanic programs throughout the region.
IN THE DIRT WORLD PREMIERE
CRESTED BUTTE FILM FESTIVAL • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
ABOUT THE FILM
"IN THE DIRT" is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, where no bike shops exist.
In 2018, retired pro cyclist Scott Nydam and his family moved to Gallup, New Mexico, to pursue a healthcare job for his wife. Soon after their arrival, Scott began meeting passionate mountain bikers across the 28,000-mile expanse of the Navajo Nation who loved the bike and wanted to bring the sport to their communities. The only problem is no bike shops existed. Through a grassroots native-led effort, this group of dedicated cyclists and their families have overcome countless odds to build a cycling culture that today has become the fastest-growing recreational sport on the Navajo Nation.
