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Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 95 – Friday, February 26th 2016
Joining Sven, Gomez and JK via Call-ins this week are Ben Popp from the Fat-bike Birkie, Travis Hubbard covering the Pre-ITI happenings at the Big Fat Ride and Expo and Shawn Spencer talks about the US Fat Bike Beach Championships.
Tonite’s show is brought to you by the Surly Wednesday. Wednesday loves Wool and Surly makes some killer merino wool gear. Learn more at http://surlybikes.com
On the show this week:
- We Start the show with the Event of the Week and talk to Ben Popp about the Fat Bike Birkie
- We check in with the Fatty Farm Field Report brought to by The Winter RUSH Fat-Bike Series, The Michigan State Fat-Bike Championships and the 2017 USA Cycling – Fat-Bike National Championships
- We’ll talk with Shawn Spencer from the US Fat BIke Beach Championships
- We’ll reveal who’ll be taking over our Instagram feed this weekend
The Fat Bike Event of the Week is next weekend’s Fat Bike Birkie.
Check it out at – http://www.birkie.com/bike/events/fat-bike-birkie/
Cheers!
Fatty Farm Field Report
Gomez reports on the Marquette – 906 Polar Roll – Pom Hats are for closers
Shawn Spencer Talks about the US Fat Bike Beach Championships going on March 11-13, 2016 in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Event Registration – http://www.setupevents.com/?fuseaction=event_detail&eventID=2895
Fat-bike Links
Jimmy Fallon Rides Fat in the Hamptons
http://pagesix.com/2016/02/09/jimmy-fallon-cruises-the-hamptons-on-5000-bike/
The Beautifully Brutal ITI
http://craigmedred.news/2016/02/19/a-beautifully-brutal-race/
Jeff Oatley -Yukon Quest
http://www.outsideonline.com/2057226/guy-just-finished-toughest-fat-biking-ride-ever
Arrowhead 135 Recap from Ben Doom
http://salsacycles.com/culture/arrowhead_135_race_recapben_doom
The Beauty of Winter from Tim Ek
http://salsacycles.com/culture/the_beauty_of_winter
Retrospective of Jill Homer’s Decade of Iditarod Participation
http://www.jilloutside.com/2016/02/my-iditarod-history.html
Bryan Lake “Winter Only” FatBike Single-Track in Hibbing, MN
https://joboo1967.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/bryan-lake-winter-only-fatbike-single-track-2/
Mike Curiak – Fat & High
http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2016/02/fat-and-high.html
Bike the Arctic Trail in Greenland
https://www.fatbike-greenland.com/
Making Due Without Snow
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/lack_of_snow_cant_stop_fat_bike_enthusiasts_486680043.php
Heaviest Bike World Record (860kg)
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20150820_01826620
Fatbike batendo recorde pelo mundo…
http://www.redbull.com/br/pt/bike/stories/1331778686862/subida-do-monte-washington-de-bike-e-no-inverno
Special Segment
Our Fatbassador in Alaska, Travis calls in and he’s going to preview this weekend’s Big Fat Ride and Expo up in Anchorage which is the kick off for the Iditarod Trail Invitational.
Colin calls in with the Denver Dope Report
Our show this week has been brought to you by the Bikes — Parts — and Chaos From – Surly Bikes – Learn more at surlybikes.com.
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Adios!