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In case you missed it, BIGTIME YGR supporters and Fort Collins companies, Topo Designs and New Belgium Brewing recently launched a collaborative collection of outdoor gear. Read the press release and checkout the gear below. 

Available at Topo Designs now: https://topodesigns.com/collections/new-arrivals-bags

Topo Designs and New Belgium Brewing Company’s Fat Tire brand have partnered up to design a collection of gear for the outdoors-inspired beer lover. With both brands born in Fort Collins, Colorado, it was a natural joint effort to collaborate around each of their flagship products: New Belgium’s iconic Fat Tire Amber Ale and the classic Rover Pack from Topo Designs.

With strong parallels between design aesthetics, a vibrant company culture, a deep love for bikes, sustainability initiatives, and hometown Fort Collins pride, this project has been several years in the making for Topo Designs and New Belgium.

Along with the Rover Pack, rounding out the Topo Designs x Fat Tire Collection is a versatile Bike Bag (snacks, tools, townie rides along the river), a bikepacking-inspired organic cotton long sleeve tee (available in both men’s & women’s), and a nimble Taco Bag (keys, change, smaller items).

A brand new Cooler Bag (keep your lunch fresh & the beers cold) has been built exclusively for this collaboration, and is something Topo fans have been excitedly interested in for years.

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Much like New Belgium Brewing, the Rio is synonymous with Fort Collins cycling. Patrick McGaughran, the owner of all five Colorado Rios opened the first restaurant here in Fort Collins in 1986. He first sponsored an elite road team in 1999. His title sponsorship of that team continues nearly 25 years later and has catapulted riders like Tejay van Garderen, Chad Haga and Mara Abbot into the World Tour. In addition to the elite road team, Pat has advertised on YGR since 2009 (my second…

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