On Friday, November 14th the Silver Stallion had the honor to host world acclaimed bike trials rider and legend Danny MacAskill, along with his fellow professional CAST members Caleb Holonko and Elly Hoskins.
Early in October we got an email from Preston Martin, head hancho at Santa Fe-based bike parts distributor BTI. Preston introduced Canadian Derek Willis, founder of sponsor supported rider conglomerate CAST, who after having watched IN THE DIRT wanted to learn more about what’s happening on the Navajo Nation, and possibly stop in with some theatrical, big-hitter talent to visit some kids programs and check out the landscape.
As quickly as the plans came together, BTI and Southwest Indian Foundation were able to put together a $5590 donation to put toward the local Tohatchi Trail Project, started-up a couple years ago by none other than the Mid School Bike Club kids, coaches and Social Workers. The monies are now part of IMBA’s dollar for dollar match with Tohatchi Chapter funding to engineer the first phase of 19 miles of possible surrounding single track!
Read more about this in The Radavist with writer/photographer, Kyle Klain who, after only 24 hours on the Reservation, was able to cook up words for the stamped experience it left on people’s hearts, and the positive ripples that it offers the bike industry. "Reclamation: The Bike World Is a Mess. The Kids Reminded Me How We Fix It”
Photos by Kyle Klain
