Fifty Years of Klunkers: Pearl Pass Tour Celebrates Mountain Biking’s Birthplace

Crested Butte’s Pearl Pass Klunker Tour marks its 50th anniversary as the nation’s oldest mountain bike tour, drawing 100+ riders on vintage klunkers for a nearly 40-mile ride from Crested Butte to Aspen via Pearl Pass, honoring the sport’s origins and the pioneers who cobbled bikes from junk decades ago.