This Saturday, Moab’s bike community is presenting the documentary “In The Dirt” at the Grand County High School auditorium. The documentary is about a group of passionate mountain bikers on the Navajo Reservation—some of whom will be in attendance at the screening and answering questions.
The event was put together by the Moab Bike Association, formerly known as the Moab Mountain Bike Association, and supported by many organizations and members of the local bike community.
A $10 ticket also includes a free shuttle on the Raptor Trails to take a ride along with some of the bikers highlighted in the film.
“A bunch of mountain bike shuttle companies donated rides,” said Zoe Huston, member of the Radical Adventure Riders Moab chapter and volunteer for the event. “It’s great to see so many different organizations come together for an event like this.
There will be a small expo of local bike and outdoor organizations at the event, including Moab Community Cycles, the Red Devils Mountain Bike team, and the Grand County High School Native American Club.
Like the whole Navajo Nation, which is like the size of like, it’s the size of huge
and is bordered by like here and Sedona and Flagstaff and Durango and all these like bike mechas like they have one bike shop.
“It’s easy to think that Moab is the center of the mountain biking world,” said Huston. “An event like this reminds everyone that there’s a lot of wild, cool, creative things going on in places that have way fewer resources.”
Proceeds from the event and ride will go towards the Silver Stallions race team. The Silver Stallion Bicycle and Coffee Shop in Gallup, New Mexico, runs a mobile bike repair program that serve rural locations around the Navajo Nation to provide free repairs and train locals in bike mechanic skills. The shop also sponsors multiple student, development and competition bike teams.
Tickets can be purchased at linktr.ee/InTheDirtMoab
