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by Jared Gauthier<\/strong>
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When you think of a festival, a bicycle probably isn\u2019t the first image that comes to mind. For Rainbow Trout Music Festival, bicycles and the popular Bike Jams have become synonymous with the festival, raising awareness, and funds, to help grow a local celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Bike Jam originally started as a birthday bike ride for Ben Jones, Founder and Creative Director of the Rainbow Trout Music Festival.
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\u201cWe were just out riding our bikes, and we brought a stereo with us,\u201d says Will Belford, Shop Manager at Natural Cycleworks and Director of Operations at Rainbow Trout Music Festival. \u201cIt was so much fun, we stayed out all night.\u201d
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That\u2019s when the ball (or tire) started rolling.
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\u201cFrom that point on, we just started inviting more people,\u201d says Belford. \u201cWe got a bigger stereo and invited people, and about 60 people or so came and we thought \u2018Hey, this is fun\u2019.\u201d
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Now, the Bike Jams have grown into a monthly event during the summer, supporting the festival and bringing in new riders each time, like Natalie Gauthier.
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\u201cI just remember not having biked in years and going to my first jam being terrified of other cyclists,\u201d says Gauthier. \u201cBut I had so much fun at the jam that I started going every month and cycling more and more.\u201d
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For other riders, like Kayla Goosen, it was an introduction to the Rainbow Trout Music Festival.
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The community atmosphere of the jam definitely hyped it up,\u201d says Goosen. \u201cI didn’t even know what [RTMF] was before that jam and then I heard a bunch of stories about all the shenanigans that went on there and I was in.\u201d
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Events like the Bike Jams and the RTMF Alley Cat, presented by Natural Cycleworks, are also ways for festival organizers to help raise funds.
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\u201cEverything we do is always thinking about how people\u2019s experience can be better,\u201d says Belford. \u201cThat means getting more tents for shade. This year we\u2019re also going to build another structure.\u201d
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One of this year\u2019s headliners, Royal Canoe, have a strong connection to the Bike Jam. In 2017, they filmed their music video for \u201cFussin\u2019\u2019 featuring Begonia during a fan-filled Jam.
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\u201cEveryone was generous with giving us space and letting us be goofballs while lip syncing our song in a crowd of bikes,\u201d says Matt Peters, vocalist in Royal Canoe. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to be a part of this thing that you\u2019re normally participating in and integrating it into this artistic expression.\u201d
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Even though she didn\u2019t make the video, Goosen says that Bike Jam was special for her.
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\u201cThat jam was so magical. We all kept biking behind the camera and the song was so catchy; we were all dancing on our bikes,\u201d says Goosen. \u201c[It was] such a fun and interactive idea.\u201d
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Royal Canoe is making their first appearance since 2013, and this year\u2019s performance will mark an important milestone for the band.
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\u201cWe did the math and we\u2019re pretty sure this is going to be our 500th show as a band,\u201d says Peters. \u201cSo, we felt like that would be a cool way to celebrate with our friends.\u201d
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For Peters, friends and familiar sounds are what keep him coming back to the Rainbow Trout Music Festival.
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\u201cIt\u2019s amazing when you go to the festival for one day and you get to be exposed to all this great stuff that is happening in Winnipeg and Manitoba,\u201d says Peters.
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Royal Canoe will be playing at the RTMF Saturday night at midnight.
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Until then, you can catch one of the many hardworking people involved with the festival on the streets during one of the ever-growing Bike Jams this summer. Just don\u2019t forget your helmet, and a few bucks to donate to the cause.
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