In 2009, Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee Mike āThe Bikeā Rust went missing from his off-the-grid property in Colorado's San Luis Valley. His disappearanceāwhich received almost no pressāremains unsolved. An innovator in his sport, Rust custom-built bikes for Coloradoās mountain passes, starting a fat-tire revolution and designing gear that transformed the industry. Salida native Nathan Ward, himself an intrepid mountain biker, set out to tell Rustās story, tracking the pioneerās subject through the infancy of the sport to his role in the thriving community that surrounds it today. Ward brings the riveting documentary to life with a unique local perspective and access. By combining interviews, re-enactments, home movies, and archival footageāand even consulting a psychic to communicate with Rustās spritāthe director/cinematographer attempts to find answers to this mystery full of loose ends and cold trails. -Denver Film Society
