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The Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 106 – Friday, July 29th, 2016
Back in the Fat-bike.com Radio Studio this week, it’s Sven, Gomez and JK with call-ins from George Miller of Framed Bikes and Chewy!
The Weekly Dose of Fat is brought to you by the Surly Junk Strap – With one hundred and one uses check it out at – http://surlybikes.com.
On the show this week:
- We start off the show with the event of the week.
- We welcome George Miller from Framed Bikes.
- We check in with the Fatty Farm Field Report.
- We’ll take calls from our listener.
- We Talk about the new Salsa Line-Up and call the golf course that the USA Cycling National Championships will be held.
The event of the week is the Cross Bay Fat-bike Cycle Challenge!
http://www.cancercare.org.uk/events/cross-bay-challenge
SPECIAL GUEST – George Miller from Framed Bikestalks about the new SRAM Eagle 12-speed drivetrain and drops other important knowledge.
Fatty Farm Field Report
Not fat-bike news but Greg Herbold is retiring from work with SRAM and RockShox after 25 years.
QBP’s new line of bike-packing gear.
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/product-tech/2016/07/25/qbp-introduces-new-exp-series-bike-packing-gear#.V5eJjlc2k4k
Gomez calls Indian Hills Golf Course….
JK is preparing body and mind for RW24 mayhem with the cargo-bike racing crew of Chewey, Spinner, Lunz, Kenny and Berger and, maybe, Mrs. Berger! That’s the Drunk in the Trunk team!…This year JK will be rolling solo
Chewey call in
A word from Old Bear
Fat-bike Links
Surly is trimming down their fat-bike line to 2 models, at least temporarily!
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/product-tech/2016/07/26/surly-trims-fat-bike-line-keeps-truckin#.V5eJTlc2nw8
Videos from Bruce who is testing the Singular Puffin…in 3 parts
- http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/07/singular-puffin-film-around-local-woods.html
- http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/07/singular-puffin-29-trail-ride-pt2-dawn.html
- http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/07/another-days-cycling-easy-tracks-and.html
Salsa’s updated line has changes to fat-bikes and plus bikes – No More Blackboro http://salsacycles.com/culture/presenting_our_updated_line
Brother Bjorn is Rad as F^ck
http://www.mjolnirofbjorn.com/journal/2016/7/24/homer-to-homer-sea-kayak-fat-bike-packraft-expedition
29+ KramPug for harvested wheat fields
http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/07/tomorrows-harvest.html
Plus Bike Links
Check out Guerrilla Gravity’s /27.5+ Trail Pistol that can go 29’er as well.
http://www.mountainflyermagazine.com/view.php/guerrilla-gravity-releases-29-27-5-trail-pistol.html
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