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Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 47 – Friday March 13th 2015 – Fat Bike Birkie Winner Will Ross!
Sven, Gomez and JK are in the studio for this episode and we are joined by the 2015 Fat Bike Birkie Champ, Will Ross.
Our show is sponsored by Surly – Learn more about all the great Surly stuff at http://surlybikes.com
On the show this week:
- US National Champion of the Fat Bike Birkie, Will Ross!
- Beer and beards
- Vince from Chumba USA calls in to talk about Texas’s first fat-bike race – The FAT SANDY!
- Of course we have links
Beer Segment
We toast the new Pugsley World Champion, Mr. Jeff O’Gara
Beer Talk
- St Patty’s Beer alert!
- Busted Knuckle Irish Ale from Gray’s Brewing Co. (outta Janeswille, WI)
- 5.2 ABV Irish Red Ale
- 32 Intergalactic Bitter-girlfriend Units
- 73 BA score (‘okay’) outta 53 clickers
- http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/484/58273/
- http://www.graybrewing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=115
Beach ride & Beard contest – If you are in the Milwaukee area we invite you to join us for a beach ride and cheer for JK in the Uptowner Beard Contest or even to participate!
https://www.facebook.com/events/758668037558047/
Our IceBeard contest is on full swing. Shoot a shot of that frozen beard on your mug and send it to sven@fat-bike.com with “icebeard” in the subject line. You’ve got until March 31st and we have some great prizes courtesy of our friends at Surly including Marge Lite Rims and Nate Ultralight Tires!
http://fat-bike.com/2015/03/fat-bike-coms-icebeard-contest/
Will Ross Interview
Weekly Dose of Internet Fat
We’ve got stickers!
http://fat-bike.com/2015/03/did-someone-say-stickers/
We discuss our fields trips to NAHBS and Fat Bike Birkie
LINKS
Turner King Khan Review
https://rex-roberson.squarespace.com/blog/2015/2/27/first-impressions-turner-king-khan
An Englishman and a Spaniard meet in Lapland…no, really! Ask Olov!
http://bikelifeinswedishlapland.com/2015/03/07/old-friends-new-friends-fat-bikes/
Tony Lund’s first report from the ITI
http://www.tonilund.fi/2015/03/iti-2015-race-report-beyond-words-part-1.html
Jill desperately seeks winter
http://www.jilloutside.com/2015/03/desperately-seeking-winter.html
and finds it!
http://www.jilloutside.com/2015/03/finding-winter.html
The Asses of NAHBS 2015
http://drunkcyclist.com/2015/03/10/nahbs-slugginem-back-louisville/
And the winners are…. NAHBS WINNER GALLERY
http://www.2015.handmadebicycleshow.com/news/2015/03/11/photos-of-nahbs-award-winners/
The ITI Ridden/Spelled Backwards is still ITI
http://thingstolucat.com/home-to-home/
Andrew Kulmatiski does a guest blog over on the Wanderlust site about his 3rd place ITI prep and gear
http://wanderlust-gear.com/blogs/news/17719088-how-i-prepared-for-the-iditarod-trail-international
Thanks again to Surly for sponsoring the radio portion of today’s broadcast.
Say Bye!