Part two of Born From Junk traces the rise of mountain biking as it came into its own as a full-blown sport. In less than a decade, Colorado's scene went from cruising around on klunkers, to scratching in clandestine singletrack, to riding dedicated mountain bikes on expanding networks of sanctioned trails. The sport quickly grew to attract large crowds at races in hotspots such as Gunnison and Crested Butte, eventually debuting as an Olympic sport at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

A Buttery Film

Written and Directed by
Mike Horn and Galin Foley

Produced by
Mike Horn

Narrative Cinematography by
Joel Wolter
Rex Lint

Documentary Cinematography by
Galin Foley
Jesse Levine

Aerial Cinematography by
Mike Hagadorn
Joel Wolter

Edited by 
Galin Foley

Colorist
Andrew Ceen

Audio mix by
Scotty Beam & Cleod9 Music

Voiceover Artist
Zac Jones

Graphic Design by
Joe Polevy

Associate Producer
Tiff Simpson

Cast (in order of appearance) 

Megan Paden as Horseback Rider
Alyosha Paden as Horseback Rider
Austin Weaver as Main Character
Tiff Simpson as Trail Builder and Rider
Dave Moe as Self
Jill Barr as Self
Donnie Cook as Self
Doug Bradbury as Self
Kay Peterson-Cook as Self
Adam Broderick as Rider 2
Susan DeMattei as Self
Chris Haas as Self 
Kim Schappert as Self
Dave Wiens as Self

Archival Photography provided by
Steve Coleman
Wende Cragg
Malcom Fearon
Tom Moran

Archival Rage in the Sage Video courtesy of 
Mike Cole

Fat Tire Journal Footage Video courtesy of
Jerry Martin

Special Thanks to
Megan & Alyosha Paden
Laurel Runcie
Dave Moe Meyer
Chuck Reynolds
Dave Ochs
Greg Morin
Erik Radock
Mark Peterson
Crested Butte Museum
Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association
Colvita Creative
Freehub Magazine

Music licensed through Artlist.io

Shot on location at 
Gunnison Ranger District - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forest

Made Possible by Gunnison Crested Butte

additional work