Klunkerz - The Birth of Downhill MTB

Klunkerz is a fast-moving documentary that traces the global rise of mountain biking from it's Marin County roots, a gonzo sport long favored by fearless iconoclasts. An outgrowth of the Bay Area's late-'60s early-'70s hippy counterculture, mountain biking got its start right in MVFF's backyard. Pot-smoking adrenaline junkies from Mill Valley, Larkspur and surrounding towns took their pre-World War II bicycles known as klunkerz due to their fat tires to the top of Mt. Tamalpais. Then hurled themselves down dirt paths, risking life and limb in search of a killer high. People formed amateur bike leagues and tricked-out their two-wheelers with junkyard finds; spectacular wipe-outs made local guys national legends, and this mud-splattered hobby became an international craze and Olympic sport. Archival footage, rare photos and interviews with klunkerz trailblazers merge in this terrific film that races downhill toward mountain-bike bliss.