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Weekly Dose of Fat Radio – Show #40 – Rebecca Rush Interview · Full Spectrum Cycling

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Weekly Dose of Fat, Friday, January 23rd, show number 40.
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[upbeat music] From the not so secret hiding in plain sight, west of the river, thrashed into mayhem, it's the Weekly Dose of Fat with your hosts, Sven Vicious and Gomez Biafra.
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Welcome to the program, brothers and sisters. Yo soy Tio Gomez, and across the news desk from me, as champion of all he surveys, Sven Hammer. Yeah, man, I be over here.
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Joining us in the studio today is punk rock legend JK Livin. Oh, yeah. [whistles] [grunts] [laughs] Shit. The Weekly Dose of Fat is sponsored by Surly Bikes.
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Let's jump right in with the Beard Report, with this week's celebrity beard, live in the studio, Fatty Lumpkin, Adam Blake, general manager of Boo Bicycles out in Fort Collins, Colorado. Welcome to the studio.
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I'm happy to be here, guys. What's up, my brother? Just happy to be living, man. Living the dream. Living the dream, riding some fancy one-off bamboo carbon fiber creation. Yeah, keep your eyes peeled.
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Your website, fatbike.com. Yeah. Pretty soon. One of a kind. For now. For now. I'm gonna get to ride it tomorrow. Yeah. Gomez is gonna take it for a test ride. I raced it at Triple D on Sunday. Triple D.
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Was Spinner in it this year? Spinner was there. Was there. Nice. Of course, in shorts. I'd put him for, uh, for single speed national champion. He might go out there and have a field of one. [laughs] Yeah. On a fat bike.
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No doubt. By the tickets. And he might beat h- Who rides single speed fat bikes? Him, Chewy, and- Chewy could be on the podium... O- uh, O'Gara. And, uh, O'Gara.
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Well, there's a whole slew of them now with, uh, single speed setup. True enough. Salsas and Surlys. Out on the front, out on the front ranges- They're out there now... there's a lot of single speed guys. Yep.
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All the guys from Moon- The Moon Men guys... are single speed for sure, totally. Yep, for sure. So we digressed from the Beard Report. Fatty's beard- Sorry We're still introducing Fatty... is the shrubbery of power.
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Now we're gonna, now we're gonna, now we're gonna introduce his beard. Onion beardology, or as we like to call it, bristle cone. That's a nice beard, man. It's fitting. Yeah. [laughs] Thank you.
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Now, JK has, uh, has a little reading from the Book of Beard. [laughs] Yes. It is a condition that causes the hair to grow from the chin and lower face. The symptoms include itching, divinity, and gratuitous awesomeness.
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Oh, Lord, bless us- The symptoms include-... and our kin-... Jesus... with thy beard, and help our facial hair achieve but a portion of thine beardly glory. [laughs] Amen. Where are you getting this?
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[laughs] That was from the heart. [laughs] It was divine. And there's more about the beard here. The single most manly and great thing a man can do. And then that's it. To have a beard is to be a true man.
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If you have a beard, show it off proudly, and enjoy the satisfaction of the envy in the eyes of people around you who do not have beards. If you don't have a beard, grow one.
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If you can't grow one and you're not past puberty yet, hold out, my young friend. Your time will come. If you don't have a beard and you're past puberty, go get that sex change you know you need.
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[laughs] Thanks to Beard Badfish, 'cause that kicked ass. [laughs] No doubt. I'm glad I have a beard now. Yeah. [laughs] Yeah. Made me feel better about myself. [laughs] It's like a shield. It's awesome.
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So in an attempt to make his beard look longer, looks like Sven got a haircut this week.
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[laughs] Yeah, sure enough, although I probably should've hung out about, oh, I don't know, a week longer and done the mountain man thing out there in Wyoming at the Global Fat Bike Summit.
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Still- Still got the, still got the beard though, so. That's true. [laughs] This week's Beard Report is brought to you by The Standard Code Company. How can you argue with a comb that has a built-in bottle opener?
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And- I don't, I don't think you can... and why, why would you argue with your comb? One-sided. Well, it would be the, it would be a dare. Well, it- It'd be fun to look at somebody. It doesn't hit back, for one thing.
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[laughs] Sometimes they yank on your beard really hard. They are. Oh, it's like that one- Inconsiderate... tink. It'd be like, "Stop it." Anyway, what's on this week's show, Mr. JK Livin?
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On the docket, we chat with Rebecca Rusch. Adam Blake will be playing the role of Adam Blake. Me. As, as introduced before, as Adam Blake. He's here in the studio with us.
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Sven is on his way to the Fat Bike Summit in Wyoming, Wyo-oming, Wyoming. Sven talks to David Honyber- [laughs] Why oh why... from, uh, Teton Mountain Bike Tours. Why, oh, why can't I... Be you. Be me.
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Gomez is heading to Alaska for the Fat Bike Fest, the big Fat Bike Fest. Why can't I read things? It's a big one. It's a big one. Not just Fat Bike Fest. The BFBF. There we go. Best friend best fest friend?
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And then off to Utah for the Fat Dance. All show, we'll be taking calls to qualify listeners to win a Megalith Complete Fat Bike from State Bicycle Company. Boom. And- Booyah... the cherry on top of all of this is- Bing.
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[drum roll] Drums. We announce the winner of the Snowdance Contest and award some fabulous fat bike prizes. Yay. Fat bike prizes- Prizes... and beer. Beards- Beard... and beer. Beard and beer stuff.
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So our beer at the last minute- Beer store... we stopped at a very nice liquor store [laughs] Very nice... by the way, and we got some Oskar Blues TenFidy. And this is, this is actually julio.com recommended.
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Julio the ex-intern.com? He, he's a biz man. Biz man. And I'm going to a huge brew fest that he's holding this weekend that is the best thing, dude.
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It's a beer potluck, and he makes delicious food, and it's- You ever notice how black makes things look smaller? I thought these were, like, 10-ounce cans. They're 12s, just that black makes the can look squat.
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No, they're 10 ABV cans. [laughs] They're [laughs] 12-ounce, 10 ABV. Says TenFidy Imperial Stout. This dog'll hunt. The dog's gonna hunt. You know what?
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He's gonna yell at us, but I'm just gonna suck it right out of the can. Yeah, that's cannibal. Whoa. [laughs] Cannibal. [laughs] Wow, there's a reaction. Cheers.
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[laughs] So what did, uh, Beer Advocate have to say about this, JK? Oh, it's- 97... very tasty. 97. Which means world-class, I guess. It is tasty. Yes, world-class out of 8,100 plus. Quite roasting. Oh, [laughs] man.
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Sorry, man. Yeah, that tastes like- The Gatorade Frost is nothing. [laughs] That- That tastes like a mixed drink. [laughs] It's, it's, it's a- Oh, yeah... it's a mix of mocha and, and really- Like, awesome.
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[laughs] Yeah, it's got- Yeah... it's, like, really, really- It's like a Kahlúa in it or something. [laughs] Yeah, yeah. It's, and it's got a lot of coffee supers. It's like almost drinking an espresso.
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No apricot-y notes? Oh, I took it in shots, man. Does it have, does it have a burn? I, when I drank that- No, not so much... the imperial stouts, a lot of them had that kind of burn from the whiskey or the barrel age.
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Does that have a burn to it? No, a little bit on the tongue for me, a little tingly tongue, but nothing down the- Like, on the front end... nothing down the gullet... very, very whiskey, boozy flavor. Yeah, boozy flavor.
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But then super, like, strong coffee back end. It's not just like a boiler maker either- Malty, smooth malty... where you take your crappy beer and you drop in your Old Crow- Mm-mm. Nope... you know?
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[laughs] 'Cause that, a boiler maker can, you know, you can- More boozy right up front... you can, you can jack up the ABV pretty quickly with that. [laughs] Boozy right up front.
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I think Old Crow can jack up a lot of things pretty quick. [laughs] Yeah, yeah, for, for a buck a shot, what's it gonna do? Old Crow. In closing- Yeah, we didn't even cheers... perfectly normal evening...
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we all drank before we cheersed it in. Cheers. Boomf. Cheers. Boomf. Boomf, boomf. Ah. Hey. That was really good. Tasty stuff. So thanks, Julio. You made me score. Yeah, you're a good guy, Julio. And it was in cans.
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I love my cans. So you know what? We're gonna be right back with Rebecca Rusch.
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Hey, please welcome to the show world champion endurance mountain biker and author, Rebecca Rusch. Welcome to the show, Rebecca. Hi. How's it going? It's going good. How about you?
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Oh, I'm in a hotel room in Outdoor Retailer, so, uh, taking a break to talk to you guys. Sweet. I'm pretty sure that makes your day, to talk to us rather than stand out there [laughs] at the Outdoor Retailer show.
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So we invited Rebecca to come on the program and tell our listeners about the first USA Cycling Fat Bike National Championships, which are coming up on Valentine's Day, February 14th, boys, go get your, uh, your cards, out there in Ogden, Utah.
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Let us know about that, Rebecca. Yeah, I, actually, I was out in Utah.
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I came here a couple days early, uh, with my husband, Greg Minnaar, who's the, he's actually the course director, uh, with Breakaway Promotions for the event.
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And, uh, we had the opportunity to actually come out and, uh, pre-ride the course and check it out, uh, firsthand experience. Um, it's up at Powder Mountain outside of Ogden, Utah, and it was so much fun.
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We were laughing the whole time. Um, the cool thing about this course is they have a really dedicated groomer, and the mountain there is super supportive to have fat bikers come.
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So we had gone out there about a month ago and kinda talked about what would be a good course, and Roger, their groomer, has been working on it for a month. Um, and he's taken a lot of pride in it, which is cool.
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And this guy used to be a bike racer as well, so he gets it. Um, but basically, there, uh, most of the course is gonna be on, um, wide, groomed trails, so they're using, you know, a standard sort of Nordic groomer.
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Um, and you start up the... What's beautiful about this location is it's up on the, basically, the highest you can get. It's a upside-down ski resort, and so you start at the top.
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So you're up there, 360 views of the beautiful Utah mountains.
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And then the place where the course is gonna go, we start at the top, and then we take all these rolling fields, um, lots of undulations, through some aspen trees, make a big loop that's about 10 kilometers, um, around the resort.
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So basically, the amateurs are gonna do two loop, two laps, and the pros are gonna do three laps. And what's really cool about the course, I mean, there's some climbing. There's some great descending.
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And actually, Roger, the groomer, he's built these really tall berms, so on the descent it's actually kinda like a free ride course with some rollers that you can jump, and you can get up on the berms on your snow bike.
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[laughs] And so Greg and I were just laughing. And then it dives into some single track, which is really cool, through these aspen trees.
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And then this second half of the course is where you, you know, kind of the meat and potatoes of the fitness part of the course is where you climb basically back up towards the resort.
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And it's It's quite a bit of climbing. It's gradual climbing.
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It's all totally rideable, but that's definitely gonna be the part of the course where you're having your laughs on the way down and then you're like, "All right, I gotta finish this lap and, and climb back up and out of it" and then you do your second or third lap.
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Um, and I think it's gonna be a really cool venue. Like I said, the resort is super supportive. They're gonna have demos out there for people to try on Friday, the day before.
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I'm gonna be hosting free clinics and rides, um, Friday before the race for anybody who just wants to come try it or pre-ride the course with me.
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And I think for the first USA Cycling Fat Bike National, this is the ideal location and it's gonna be a ton of fun, whether people are just coming out and riding it for a laugh or really trying to go home with, you know, a Stars and Stripes jersey.
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Nice. I think it's gonna be interesting to see what some of these bike manufacturers put together for teams and see if they aggressively bring pro riders in from Europe and Colorado and Alaska and
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see who shows up to this. Do you... Have you got any inkling of some big names that are gonna race? I don't, you know, I don't really know. I've, I've heard inklings that Ned Overend's gonna show up.
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You know, he did, y- he's been getting in, into fat biking. Um, I know Amanda Carey, who's also, you know, a, a fellow Idaho fat bike girl. Um, she's gonna be there. I'll be there.
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Um, but I don't really know actually who's gonna show up or who has a fat bike. [laughs] Since it's a, uh, a national championship they have age groups starting at young as and then they go all the way up to...
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I mean, there's a bunch of different levels. Do you have any idea how many different classes they're- Yeah... gonna award Stars and Stripes jerseys to? Yeah, I think for this one...
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Normally they have five-year increments with USA Cycling and they're doing 10-year increments for, um, for this one since it's a smaller category. We don't really know how many people are gonna show up.
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And so yeah, there'll be jerseys awarded, you know, 30 to 40, 40 to 50. Um, I think they go up to 80. I'm not sure. And then they definitely have a juniors category for sure, and then the pro category.
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I think, I think that- I think they have single speed categories too. Sweet.
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They, there is, which I was like, "You guys, nobody rides single speeds on fat bikes" but I think, you know, for this first year they're putting it out there, see who shows up. So, uh- Oh, Sven will do it...
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you know, if you just really want a jersey that could be the category to [laughs] maybe- Nice... hone in on. I'm gonna cherry pick the over 50- Go spinner, go. Go spinner, go... portly Clydesdales single speed.
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[laughs] You'll be in there with Ned Overend. Not if, not on single speed. Well, not single speed. [laughs] Age-wise though, same, same, same age range.
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So I'm gonna be there shooting pictures so we'll, uh, we'll make sure to- Awesome... get a picture of you and, you know, shake hands and whatnot. Yeah, buddy. Give, we'll teach you the secrets- I'm telling you-...
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of fat biking... if you, if you can't get a good picture at this location then you should, uh, you should find another profession than photography- [laughs]... 'cause it's so beautiful.
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I found myself looking out, you know, out at mountains. I'm like, "Oh, wait. Focus on the course." Um, it's a really beautiful spot. And this is, this is someone who lives in Ketchum, Idaho, right?
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That's saying this, so- Yeah, exactly. [laughs]... it's pretty beautiful. Ketchum is, Ketchum is beautiful. Hey, Rebecca, speaking of beautiful, uh, I know you just recently did JP's Backyard Pursuit. How'd that go?
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I did. Um, this year was much better.
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Last year I had to drop out with coughing up blood and had a lung infection and basically DNF'd in the race, so this year I came back, uh, for some redemption and I took fourth overall and won the women's field and, yeah, I mean, it's a beautiful place.
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You, you cross the continental divide, you know, you're going back and forth across th- this sort of high ridge. Um, it's a really cool event and then of course you go into the night, which I love night riding.
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That's always kind of fun. Um, but Jay does a really good job.
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Uh, you know, it's 200 kilometers so it's not for everyone, which where this, you know, the Fat Bike Nationals with USA Cycling, it's much more approachable for people.
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You know, it's a, a sh- you know, couple hour race, something that anyone can do and, and race it as fast or slow as you want. Sure. Well, cool.
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Well, before we let you go I want you to tell us about your new book and maybe where people can come and meet you and have you sign their book. Yeah.
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You know, um, the hardest thing I've done in my life was, uh, produce that book. Uh, it's called Rest to Glory and it's just out this year.
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Um, and I will have books at the USA Cycling Fat Bike Nationals at registration, so if you're there you can get a signed book from me there. Um, and then also on my website or on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
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And, you know, it's not just a cycling book. It's, it's... The idea behind it is inspirational storytelling, so I talk about adventure racing and swimming the Grand Canyon and of course bike stuff.
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Um, but I think there's something in there for everybody basically about, you know, pushing harder and not giving up and, and kind of living a life of adventure.
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So yeah, Rest to Glory if anybody wants to, uh, wants to read the book. Super. Well, thanks very much for being on the show. We really appreciate you taking time out of your day.
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Yeah, it's been great having you on the show. I'll be excited to see you. Valentine's Day is, uh, we'll spend Valentine's Day together, right? [laughs] With, with Gomez. Sven- With Gomez. Sven has other plans.
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[laughs] Thanks again, Rebecca. You're tuned to Fat Bike Radio. Hey. Quit playing with yourself. It's the weekly dose of fat. Hey, welcome back to the Burpee Burpington Radio Program.
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Here's Sven with David Hunger from Teton Mountain Bike Tours out there in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Yee-haw. We've got David Hunger on the line from Teton Mountain Bike Tours out in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Welcome to the show, David. Yeah, welcome Greg. Thank you for, uh, having me on the show. I really appreciate it. Yeah.
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Well, you've got some exciting stuff coming up out there in about, uh, a week or less here, uh, coming up on the weekend, the, uh, Global Fat Bike Summit.
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I understand you're already getting ready to do that, uh- Can you, uh, give us a little bit of a, a, a history of the company that you are with and, uh, how you're involved with the, uh, Global Fat Bike Summit? Yeah.
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Love to. That'd be great. Um, so we run, uh, Teton Mountain Bike Tours, uh, in J- based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. And, uh, we do... Our main business is guided bike tours.
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Uh, of course, in the summer we're really busy, and then with the advent of the fat bike, uh, we have, uh, extended that to the winter season. So we're able to do guided fat bike tours in Grand Teton.
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Um, I did a number of those last week in the park.
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When we're riding in the park, we're riding on a, a paved road that is plowed, but oftentimes where we're riding is pretty minimal car traffic, so it seems like it could be a snowmobile trail, um, with awesome views of the Tetons.
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All the clients that we've taken out this last week loved it. Um, and most of them had never ridden a fat bike, so it was a great opportunity for them to get on a bike in the winter, uh, in Grand Teton National Park.
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Um, so that's really our passion, is guiding people, or as I would call it, showing people our backyard, and we have a great backyard to show people.
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And we do do fat bike rentals during the winter and regular bike rentals during the summer too, so we are doing that, but w- that's our, our main push.
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Uh, we actually do a little bit of retail, but that's not our main emphasis. We're really not a bike shop. We're more of a, a guided tour company. Right, and- Bike tour company. Uh, yeah...
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yeah, I, I've been out to Jackson several times in the summer. Uh, used to be out there every other year.
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It's been quite a while since I've been there in the winter, and I'm looking forward to coming out to the Global Fat Bike Summit this coming weekend. Um, what, what kind of weather can we expect when we get out there?
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Yeah. We're, uh, we're expecting it to be, um...
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It's gonna get a little bit cold, uh, over the next, uh, couple of days, and, uh, it's supposed to be somewhat sunny, but I would say in the 20s, uh, for the actual weekend weather.
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Though that could ch- you know, it's weather, so it could always change. Uh, but that's kinda what we're anticipating. So no major snowstorms, which will be good, but firm trails and firm riding.
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Hopefully it won't be too icy, but, uh, it should be good. So yeah. Yeah. Great, great weather. Yeah. Cool. Um, I know you, you talked a little bit about doing the guided tours into the Tetons.
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That's one of the, uh, events that is a part of the Global Fat Bike Summit.
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Is this gonna be, uh, a pretty typical guided tour that you'd normally offer guys coming to you at any time, or is this kind of a special event for the summit?
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No, we're, we're doing, uh, just staying in, in accordance with our permit w- with, uh, with Grand Teton.
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We're pretty much gonna do an area where, areas where we would ride, uh, with regular clients, uh, o- over the winter season.
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So, um, you know, it's, that's the ar- w- it's an area a little bit north of a town called Kelly, Wyoming. Okay. Uh, and we will be in the park, and it's, uh, a sweet ride.
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A lot of times we see wi- wildlife on the drive up or even on the ride. And if it's clear, which I'm hoping, uh, keeping the fingers crossed, um, we'll have some stellar views of the Tetons.
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We hadn't seen the Tetons in a couple of weeks, and I was up on a ride myself early last week and, again, I've lived here for 25 years, was wowed by the splendor of the Tetons.
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And matter of fact, hung out up there after the ride a little bit as my clients had another way home. Just I, I almost wanted to just set my desk up there and go, "Okay, here's the office for the day."
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[laughs] That sounds awesome. So I, I'm, I'm, I'm very fortunate, Greg, in having that and I don't take it ever for granted. You bet. So. I know, we- Yeah...
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y- you, you talked a little about, about the guide portion of the tours that you do. Um, I was looking over your website a little bit.
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It sounds really like for a regular client coming into town and wanting to experience fat biking, this is really a turnkey thing. You, you don't have to bring your own fat bike.
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You guys provide the bike and, and, uh, that seems like a really, a super offering. Um, what's the website in case people wanna check that out if they're not coming up there for the summit? Yeah.
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Our, our web address is www, uh,.teton, so T-E-T-O-N-M-T, and then B-I-K-E, all one word,.com. Um, and so yeah, if they wanted to check that out and
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I, I think you, you hit it right on the head. It is a very turnkey, and that's what we've tried to do. Somebody doesn't bring a bike, as long as they've got warm clothes, we're gonna provide everything else.
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We'll do a fat bike, a helmet, a water, a polar water bottle that we give them at the end of the ride to keep, about a $15 retail value.
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Um, transportation, the guide and, and as I always say, the handlebars don't talk to you when you rent a bike, so the guide hopefully is, um, shedding light on the area, whether it's cultural history, natural history, wildlife, um, just telling stories.
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And I think that's why you go guided. Summer, winter, doesn't matter. Um, and I think there's great value in that. Yeah, absolutely.
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Uh, a little more local knowledge I'm gonna be looking for when I get there is, uh, what's a guy gonna, gonna do to find a decent craft brew around town? Do you have any favorite places you like to go to? Yeah.
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There, there's a, the Brew Pub, um, that's got great selection of local. It's a local microbrewery, and it's got a great selection of, uh, of, you know, beer that you can drink.
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And so yeah, that, that's probably where I'd recommend. That's probably the hot spot for the locals.
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Yeah, there's a lot of other nice restaurants and other great bars, but that's probably the place where people would go to get cheap drinks Very good. Well, I appreciate you taking time.
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I know you guys are out there actually working today on grooming trails, so we're gonna let you get back to that, but, uh, I look forward to seeing you in a couple of days, and I'll give you a shout when I'm in town.
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Yeah, sounds good. Thanks for asking [audio distorts] and, uh, just showing me a- a local fat bike trails and hanging out to her. All right. Thanks, David. See you soon. All right, take care. Bye-bye.
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Hey, fat bikers, this is Chris Daisy from Zion Cyclery. Most of the time I listen to heavy metal, but sometimes I listen to Sven and Gomez on Fat Bike Radio.
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[echo] Welcome back- [coughs]... ladies and gents. The Global Fat Bike Summit is indeed happening out there in all that is holy Wyoming.
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This is an annual meeting of fat bike industry folks spreading the gospel to those fine people who can help us access the great areas, enjoy fatbike rides, and check out some of the most awesome scenery in the world.
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World. In the world. The most awesome scenery in the world. Underrated. [sighs] All right. Underrated, Jackson Hole, I think. Oh, I love that place. For riding, you know?
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I haven't been out there in the winter in, like, 30 years. People in the know know, but- You're going to get to go ride fat bikes in a national park. Maybe. W- Maybe? National Forest for sure. Yeah.
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National Park, eh, maybe. I w- That's like- [laughs] I, I thought, I thought that that was the thing, that, like, the VIPs got to go. Maybe. Maybe. [laughs] Oh, he just doesn't want to talk about it.
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He's, he's, you know [laughs] Oh, being sneaky pants over there. I see it. [laughs] Oh, the devilish eyes. So can we confirm or deny? Or lie. Deny. Hey, what are you doing this weekend there, Seiler? Yeah.
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I'm thinking of going down on Milwaukee's south side for the Fatty Oshko fat bike race. Is that from Ben's? Yes. Yeah, so it's like- Ben's Cycles... 10- Putting that together? Yeah, like 10th and Lincoln. Mm-hmm.
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Not really sure what kind of a course they're even thinking of doing, but I guess- So it's not Zito's, so it's not Zito's course. No. No, it's a, uh- We did go down there last weekend, though.
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That place, it's still cool. Oh, yeah. It's great in the winter. Oh, yeah. That was lovely. Urban assault kind of an area for sure. Yeah. Right on.
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Well, next week we'll talk about my trip up to the Big Fat Bike Festival in Homer, Alaska, and Fat Natz in Ogden, Utah, but, uh, yeah. And the weekend after National...
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Well, you got a lot of traveling on your plate here. I know. Frostbike. Looks like we've got a full plate, and pretty sure we're gonna see a couple of new things up there. Yeah. I, I, I know of a couple of things.
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I bet you do. Do you wanna talk about them? Oh, sure. Are you gonna kinda just hold them close to the... You know, just... I think that, you know, it's like Christmas. You don't wanna blow your surprises all at once.
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All right. So I have a surprise. What's that? I think we have a winner in the Snowdance Contest. [bell ringing] Oh, yeah. Hell yeah. Let's try and get that guy on the phone.
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[imitates phone beeping] [laughs] How you doing? [laughs] Hey, it's Adam. [laughs] Amazing, Adam. That was scary. That was almost believable. Congratulations. Yeah. [laughs] So you're the winner of our Snowdance Contest-
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Hey, thanks, guys... with your fabulous video. All right. Yep. [laughs] Do you think we should, uh, do you think we should air that video, or should we just protect your, your anonymity and, and not air it?
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What's your vote? Nah, post it. Post it? Post it. You know. All right. Yeah. All right. Yeah, go ahead. All right. Well, you're the big winner. Tell Adam what he's won, JK.
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The prize package includes two Surly Clown Shoe rims in limited edition bronze ano, along with a pair of Surly Slu tires.
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To keep things interesting, we'll throw in a Surly Legacy T-shirt, a PDW winter hat, and a sadly empty Surly hip flask. Congratulations- That's cool... man. That's awesome. So what are you gonna do with this stuff?
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All right. Thanks, guys. What are you gonna do with all that stuff? Uh, man, I think I'm gonna lace up those Clown Shoes and put them on my new Blizzard. Nice. That would look good. Rocky Mountain Blizzard. Yeah.
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Hell yeah. Yeah. Right on. Well, all right, man. I really appreciate the entry. We're gonna... We'll... You can look on Friday morning, we'll put the video in the, in the show notes here. Right on. All right?
28:41
So- Right on. Cool... thanks for listening to Fat Bike Radio. Thanks for entering the contest. You have a- Who's your favorite radio station? [laughs] H, H, H, H. [laughs] Fat-bikey.com. Yeah. Yeah. Thanks again, Adam.
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Take care, Adam. Yep. Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. You're tuned to Fat Bike Radio. [echo] Coming up next, our call-in guests speak to our panel.
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Fat Bike Radio, who do we have on the line? This is Jamie. Jamie, what's up, bro? Oh, not too much. Living up in, um, Manitoba, Canada, here. Riding lots in the winter. Very cool. So do you have a question- Yeah...
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for Sven, your Uncle Gomez, JK Livin', or Fatty Lumpkin? What do you guys think about carbon, uh, evolutionizing fat biking and, and, and that material being used more, say, now than, than steel and aluminum?
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Do you think, uh, it's gonna be the end all by the end and gonna be used quite a bit, or...? What do you think, Fatty? Sure.
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Um, obviously, you know, being from a manufacturer setting, um, carbon allowed us to make our bamboo frames
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so much stiffer and lighter, and it allows pretty much every manufacturer to, to push kinda the limits of geometry and stuff, too.
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You saw it with, like, the Bear Grease first kinda moving the seat tube out of the way allowed that rear wheel to tuck. Um, I think ultimately- Yeah...
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with fat biking in the racing side, carbon's probably gonna be your end all Uh, to the masses, you know? It's gonna be light, it's gonna be stiff.
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Uh, you're still gonna have people that bushwhack and kind of ride off the beaten path, and durability's gonna be a concern with carbon at certain points no matter what. So it'll grow in all cases, I think.
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I know I'm jumping into those fears. Yeah, for sure. I, I'm, you know, and I'm a big guy. I, I'm riding a set of 100 millimeter head wheels, so... And so far so good. I haven't ridden them on rocky or on trail.
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I'm riding them primarily on snow now, but they're not, they're not showing any signs of failure under, uh, under a 250 pound guy, so...
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And I've been riding carbon bars and carbon seat posts and that type of thing for, I don't know, at least a decade. So I think that, uh, I think it's here to stay, for sure. Jesse Lalonde- That's awesome...
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rides carbon wheels really hard too. [laughs] Right, right. You know what I mean? If anybody's- Right... testing the durability of some of that, Jesse's riding as hard as anybody. And, uh, so, you know, you'll see.
31:30
Well, thanks for the call, Jamie. Awesome. We've, uh, we've entered you in the contest for a chance to win the State Bicycle Company Megalith fat bike, and, uh- Okay... thanks again for the call.
31:41
Well, thank you very much. Have a good one. All right, you too. Thanks. Bye. Welcome to the show. It's Fat Bike Radio and you're air. Who do we have on the line? Julio Dotcom. Julio Dotcom. Julio.
31:57
Hey, we drank, uh, 1050 tonight. That was a very good recommendation. Good job. Super. It is a very good beer, and it- Easy. And it comes in a can. Hi, Julio. Yeah. Adam- And it,
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hey, and it's brewed in Colorado- Adam's the CEO... and Adam, near Adam, near Adam's current abode. Oh, yeah? And they make bike. It looks so syrupy in the edge of the beer can area. It does. It looks like Coke.
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It just looks like... Yeah, it's really, really good. So Julio, do you have a question for Adam? It is rather good. You gonna runeys back that, uh, fat bike Enduro belt? [laughs] Title belt? Yeah.
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Yeah, it'll be back for you. Yeah, 'cause- Don't you worry. Are you gonna... Are, are you gonna accompany the belt? It's po- it's possible. We're still working out- It's possible? Okay... the details on that.
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It'll get shipped back at some point. You know we both had- I don't wanna let it go. It hangs up in the shop. You know we- It's like the centerpiece of Boo Bicycles right now.
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[laughs] It's the most important thing we have hanging up on the wall.
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Well, now you need, well, now you need to venture into the wi- the wilderness of, of, of greater Colorado and kill some beast with the, with your bare hands and fabricate yourself a, a boo belt.
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Yeah, maybe we can have a traveling- Bamboo... or like a cross promotional regional champions. I think you need to go find- Made out of-... somebody to hit, hit a bear with your car- Made out of-...
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and yank out one of its teeth and staple it to that belt, and take a few teeth and claws for your new belt. It's- Right on. Add, add to the masses and- You know? If he [laughs]...
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If, if, if he finds the bear, he sh- if he finds a bear, he should haul it back to his apartment, skin it, and make like a bear suit out of it. Oh. Oh, very nice. Where his face just looks out the mouth of the bear.
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I've laid down the gauntlet. Julio, uh, what, what, when is the race coming up? The, uh, the Enduro, the belt challenge, uh, revival.
33:57
The team Snow Bike Enduro is February 21st at Silver Lake Park in beautiful Salem, Wisconsin. One week after next. You're gonna be back from Alaska and, and points west by then?
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Isn't that the same weekend [laughs] as Frost Bike? Ah, it's the same weekend [laughs] as Frost Bike. You know, it is the same weekend as Frost Bike.
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That means, that means that our lame asses won't be there, but, hey, you got like 80 people pre-registered. It's gonna be good, man. Yeah, no, we're, we're expecting, we're, we're expecting a decent turnout.
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I got a flyer all drawn up and it's being distributed to local bike shops and other places of, uh, sign business. And- And, uh, yeah, hopefully we can generate a bunch, generate a bunch of people- Shoots...
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you know, interest, get people there, raise money for the trails. You have Deschutes Brewery sponsoring. Yep, Deschutes is an official sponsor.
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They're bringing Mirror Pond Pale Ale and a sampling of their other main line of beers. Oh, my favorite, Mirror Pond. And we have a 75, 75th Street and their food distributor are going to sponsor us with, with brats.
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From what I heard, there will be a plethora of, of brat, brats there that we either grill fresh on site, or if it's, uh, too cold, uh, 75th Street- There'll be a few hundred people... has volunteered to cook them-
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Yeah... at, at the restaurant and brew So it's ground pork sausage and craft beer and laps on your fat bike. Uh- Sounds good to me. It, it doesn't, it doesn't get much better.
35:25
You are a good shepherd of your flock, my friend. All right, man. Well, thank you. But my ques- my serious question for Adam, what is the next huge trend in the bicycle arena? The next huge trend in the bicycle arena?
35:42
I think it's everybody going after the hour record. [laughs] Oh, yeah. You're talking the whole, the whole- The whole enchilada... bike? I'll stab you in the neck. What, what, what is, what is, what is the next big bike?
35:55
You know, we we're, we're, fat bikes have, have crested. Everybody's got one, including my mom. Um, if they don't have one, they want one. What's the next big thing?
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The area that I think has the most potential growth is kind of still the offshoot of the adventure and gravel brand, that kind of model, because it's- So- It's very interpretive. Yeah, so adventure riding.
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It, it, sure, adventure riding, not putting so...
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You know, conventional racing, not so much, more bike packing type things, uh, people kind of, uh, pushing the limits of things like Colorado Trail and Arizona Trail- Mm-hmm... and things like that.
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Great Divide, you know, popularity- Bike glory... of Great Divide has gone up a, a ton lately. Yeah. If that's true, we're gonna- Bikeploration... we're gonna need to, uh, join search and rescue a lot.
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Get some jumpsuits- [laughs]... and save people. That's why I grow my beard. If I'm lost in the woods, I'm safe. All right, man. Hey, thanks for calling us, Leo. Bye. Hey.
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We, we've got a queue building up here like you couldn't believe, so- People are calling... we're gonna have to let you go. Oh, I bet. And, uh, we'll talk to you again soon, thanks. Bye, Leo. Okay, bye bye. Thanks, Leo.
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Love you, Adam. Bye bye. Hello, it's Fat Bike Radio. Hello? Yeah, this is Ernesto from Espasa calling from Illinois. Ernesto. Yeah. Yes, Ernesto. Well,
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first off, I'd like to say that I'd like to adventure ride your mom. Um- [laughs]...
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other than that [laughs] there's a legend going on down, down here on the beaches of Highland Park that there's a haunted fat bike riding around with nobody on it, and it's really scaring a lot of children because at night when they open their closet, it leaves Husker Dew tracks on their faces without, without any warning.
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So that's, that's one thing. That's an aspect of fat biking that some people don't comprehend, haunted fat bikes. Oh, true. Ah. True. We, we should probably, uh- Yeah... look up that URL, hauntedfatbikes.com.
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That's right, and I, and I think that's, that's the next aspect of, of cycling. It was 29ers, now fat- now fat bikes, and I think the next step up is ghostly, haunted fat bikes. Mm. They'll knock on your door.
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Just, just look out the peephole because you'll never know. It could be there's a ghostly, transparent moon lander looking at you, and before you know it, it'll ride you. All right. Thank you, caller.
38:24
We're gonna go onto our next call. Thank you. Peace out, brother. Bye. Hey, welcome to Fat Bike Radio. Hello? Who do we have on the line? Hey, this is Mike from Homer, Alaska. And- Homer...
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we don't have any snow up here. It's been the driest winter we've had in so long, and I don't mean dry as in moisture content, I mean dry as in snowfall. So we have been riding our fat bikes all over the place.
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Um- That's awesome... the only upside to no snow. Did you know that I'm coming to Homer in- What?... two weeks? I'm gonna be- Yeah, man. Um, yeah, I'm looking forward to, uh, shaking your hand for, uh- [laughs]...
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yeah, the ride. Shaking my hand and slapping my ass. [laughs] [laughs] Yeah, coming to the fat fest. Oh.
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I, I totally- Yeah, so we're gonna try and, uh, we're gonna, we're gonna try and max out a muckluck. We're bringing a, a team, team of, uh, competitive wiener eaters. You know, the hot dogs? Yeah. Uh-huh.
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Uh, but they're all women, and we're gonna try and max out a muckluck- [laughs]... down here on the beach. All right. Well, I'll be there- Sounds great... to, to, uh, I don't know, write poetry about it or something.
39:45
[laughs] So do you have a question for Sven- Right... for Gomez, or for Fatty Lumpkin, or for JK Livin?
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You know, I, I don't have any questions except for how can I get my, my name in the hat to win this prize and maybe up closer to the top? Well, you- Maybe you put me in last, you know? That way- [laughs]...
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I'm easy to grab. > So you are, you are qualified, and, uh, your name is going in that hat.
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I, uh, you know, I can't say where it's gonna go in and be on the top or anything, but, you know, we can work that out when I come to Homer. [laughs] I should- Right on, man.
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Well, uh, yeah, well, it'd be, uh, will be great to meet you, and, uh, yeah, ride hard. Put it away last. Yeah. Ride on the beach, have a beer, hang out. It's gonna be awesome. Uh-huh. Right on. Well, thanks for calling.
40:37
Yeah. Have a good one, dude. All right, thanks, guys. See ya. See ya. Hey, welcome to Fat Bike Radio. Who do we have on the line? Norm Hansen. Norm. How's it going? We have not talked to Norm today. I know.
40:51
Norm, how's it going? Going good. So do you have a question for us- Hi, guys... or a request or some wisdom, some fat bike wisdom from a grizzled veteran of the fat bike war upon humanity?
41:05
[laughs] Well, I, um, I just picked up a Surly single speed fat bike. No way. A purple sparkly one? Yep, a purple sparkly one. Yes. Did you use your $150- And, uh-... Surly Superstar coupon? [laughs] No.
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[laughs] But maybe I should. [laughs] Oh, maybe I should. [laughs] Maybe you should. So are you, uh, are you going to- I might do it...
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nationals to race that, uh, purple sparkly single speed in the, uh, Fat Bike National Championships? Because you're probably gonna be, like, you're probably gonna be alone, dude. Yeah.
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Um, just- Is there a single speed old man class? Um- 'Cause I think I'd win that... there's a single speed men's class. So, uh- You're a champion, Norm. You don't gotta worry about that crap.
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I'm just, I'm just gonna have to say that, um, that single speed Surly is probably one of the best deals out there. Hm, cool. And it's a gorgeous bike, like good-looking.
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It's a good-looking frame, and, um, the powder coat on Surlys is unbelievable 'cause I just, just had another gentleman had had a bike that was powder-coated, and his bike looked like it was 90 years old.
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I have, um, several Surlys, and um, all of them look like they're brand new. Of course, that's the way my bikes look, but I have a big- Wax. You do a lot of waxing... dent in one of my... I wa- wax on, wax off.
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[laughs] And, um, I have a big, I have a big, uh, dent in one of my top tubes, but there's no scratch. It's just a dent. [laughs] Yeah, I have a dent in my Krampus top tube. I dropped it against the park stand Boom.
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I cried a little. Ooh, yeah, those park stands are, those park stands are rough. Yeah. So, uh, yeah. I, um- Whoa, we have two calls in the queue, so I'm gonna, uh, I'm gonna bid you adieu. Holy cow.
43:03
We appreciate you calling the show. Call in every week, bro. Okay. And you know, you, you are entered to win- I will... a Megalis Complete Fat Bike by State Bicycle. You rock that. All right. All right, bro.
43:16
We'll see you. May the fat be with you. Indeed, and with you. Thank you. Bye. Eh, bueno. Welcome to the show. It's Fat Bike Radio. Who do we have here? Oh, hey, this is Ryan. Ryan, how's it going?
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Sorry, it's kinda creepy that we called you back- It's going great... isn't it? [laughs] Yeah, well, that's all right. [laughs] That's all right, I gotta, I got disconnected there.
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Kids ran in on me, so I thought I'd just hang up, but, uh, appreciate you calling back. Oh, no problem. I hear you have, uh, you have Adam Blake. I hear you have Adam Blake o- in attendance with you tonight.
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We have Adam Blake. Do you have a question for Adam? I do, I do. Well, hey, Adam, it's, uh, Kennedy. I thought, uh, it'd be a good quest for you.
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The, uh, you know, I, I, I wanted to commend you 'cause I know that you recently went, went sober.
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I'm proud of you, and I was kinda curious what your take is on, um, how you've enjoyed biking and esp- especially fat biking since you made that decision. Cool. Hey, buddy. How's it going, man?
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It's going great, man, going great. Good. It's good to talk to you. It's just, uh, you got, you got me if you don't remember. [laughs] Oh, no, I have actually a recording of that, that I can, at my disposal at any time.
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[laughs] So, um, yeah, interesting dynamic, and it was something that was on my mind a lot, but if anything, uh, what I found is while there's a lot of obvious crossover between the beer and the, and the drinking, and the kind of shenanigans, and the fun, and all that with fat biking, that fat biking for me has been more of a bunch of really good friends that I've made, so it was never even a problem or anything.
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It just kind of was. I actually turned to more of my fat bike friends, uh, and they were the most supportive people at the beginning. So, uh, I love going to the races.
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Uh, I still, if I promote, think that having a beer sponsor is a fun thing that we can do with fat bike races.
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You know, like at the fat bike enduro that we talked about, having a beer sponsor is gonna make that event, uh, take it to another level of fun, a- and I think that it's just a matter of, uh, different strokes for different folks, and, uh, I love riding my fat bike, and I love being around friends, so it's been pleasurable to experience it, uh, and remember everything actually.
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[laughs] There's an upside. Well, thanks for your call, man. Thanks a lot. We appreciate it, and, uh, thanks for listening to the show. We're off to the next caller.
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Oh, and you're qualified to win the bike, so we have you on the list to win the bike just for calling. Sweet. Thanks. All right, take care. Hey, welcome to Fat Bike Radio. Who do we have on the line? Hey, guys.
45:57
This is Chris Stewart. Hey, Chris, where are you from? Park City, Utah. Park City, Utah. Right on. Well, you are qualified- Yeah... to win that Megalis State Bicycle Company Complete Fat Bike.
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Do you have a question for Sven- Awesome... Gomez or Mr. Adam Blake? Sure. Uh, what is your go-to beer out there?
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Oh, man, my, my go-to beer would probably be, locally, um, oh, it's gonna be New Glarus Spotted Cow. Oh. [laughs] I'm going for Lakefront IPA. What is it? I have never even heard of it.
46:39
Uh, Spotted Cow is a farmhouse ale. It's a cloudy, uh, lager, kind of a sweet lager, flavorful. Hanging out in front of your face. [laughs] Yeah, JK's drinking it right now. JK's drinking one right now.
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[laughs] It's what everyone from Illinois comes to Wisconsin to drink. Exactly. Nice. There you go.
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And I'm a recovering Illini-sian, and that's probably symptomatic of my, uh, of that personal issue of mine, so how about you? What, what do you, what do you go for, uh, for your local craft brew?
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Um, I am drinking actually an Epic Brainless IPA right now, so it's a IPA with, uh, some Belgium, uh, yeast. It's awesome. All right. That's does sound delicious.
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I'm starting to, uh, I'm starting to get into the IPA, so... Well, we really appreciate the call. All right. We've got another couple of calls in the queue now, so you are entered to win that fat bike. All right.
47:35
Call back next week. All right. Thanks, guys. Welcome to the show. Who's on the line? Hey, Dave. It's Dave Farber from Iowa City. Gomez, Adam, how are you guys doing? Awesome, buddy. All right. He forgot Sven. Oh.
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And Sven, yeah. [laughs] He's just Sven and JK over there. [laughs] Oh, I'm used to being m- Yeah, I'm used to being... [laughs] JK's like, "You just me all the time." I live under the bridge. All right.
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Well, welcome to the program. You are now entered to win- Hey, guys... a Megalis State Fat Bike Complete thing. I just put that, all those words [laughs] Bicycle. Peabody.
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[laughs] I almost made JK spit up his beer through his nose. Yeah. That's always my goal. So, uh, yeah, you're w- entered to win a, a really cool entry-level bike- Mm-hmm... that you could, uh, you could rail on.
48:29
Little known fact, Dave Farber is, has two sons who shred on fat bikes. No way. Yeah. [laughs] Awesome little pro, little prodigies- Yeah, they do... of mine- That's-... that I've been grooming. Yeah.
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That's something I didn't know about you, Dave. Yeah. They've raced Triple D. Yeah. Second place overall. Woo. Yeah. Pretty good. Yeah, I had a lot of fun. You have a question for our esteemed panel? It was great, Adam.
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I- Is that you, Adam? Yeah, I do have a question, but before- Before I get into the question, I just gotta say, A- before I get into the question, I just gotta say, Adam, it was great seeing you.
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I am extremely proud of you, and you look, you look fantastic. Um- Man, you're the man... drop- dropped some... Yeah, you dropped some pounds. You're looking great. I mean, you just...
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I'm really proud of you, so, you know, congratulations to you for everything. You- you- Thanks, buddy... you just look great, so... Ugh, yeah, no, I re- really, really mean that. Yeah, I dispersed the pounds- Yeah.
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[laughs]... at fatbike.com- I found some of them... at radio headquarters. Gomez is like, "No." [laughs] I'm, I'm just, just gotta lose weight. [laughs] Dave, you're just so, you're just [laughs]
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you're just so outer shell. You're just so outer wrapping. 'Cause there was, you know, the one thing about- Outer wrapping, I know...
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uh, the one thing about Adam is doesn't matter what the outside ever looks like, it's- it's the heart of gold. Aw. Yeah. Yeah. I think I'm- Yeah, I agree. That's for sure.
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And then, you know, I'm- I'm sure we could make- I agree... the phone lines will light up if we start talking about, you know- [laughs] If we, if we start making the, "Adam Blake, this is your life" - Yeah, we do not...
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No one wants that. "Adam Blake." [laughs] So, so you came- Yep... in 18th. No, 14th. Which- 14th. Oh, 14th. Which means you were pretty close- Yep... to Andrea Cohen. Five spots ahead. Five spots ahead, too bad. Yeah.
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[laughs] Just saying. Yeah. Great, yeah, it's going, yeah. [laughs] But good job. Yeah, she was chasing me down, trying to chase me down there. Yeah, that was what was keeping her going. But yeah. Well, cool.
50:37
Well, let's go to another question. Well, I do have a question, guys. Yeah, thank you. Can we do my question, or do you guys have to move on? No, we, we can take one more question, for sure.
50:45
Okay, so question regarding hubs. Now, am I imagining things? Is it, is it just the sound I'm hearing from, from the, uh, i9 hub, or am I actually faster with i9 hubs?
50:57
[laughs] Well- You- you're three degrees faster than any other hub out there. [laughs] Okay, okay. I, I thought that- Three, three- I thought it was just the sound, and I wanted to verify.
51:09
Three degrees of engagement quicker. Well, you know, newer hubs spin faster. All right. Best of y- Uh, everything now is faster. Everything's faster. Yeah. Good company to support, though. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
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i9 is rocking. Thanks for calling, Dave. Yeah, yeah. Love their stuff. All right, thanks, guys. We love you, Dave. Yeah, see you Sunday maybe, man. Yeah, love you guys. Take care. See you. Thanks, buddy. See you, guys.
51:32
Bye-bye. Welcome to the radio program. Who do we have on the line? Hello. Hello, this is Jeanie. Hi, Jeanie. Hello. Hello, um- Hello... I have a question for Adam. Yes? Yeah, fire away.
51:46
Um, Adam, if your favorite wrestler rode a bicycle, what kind of bicycle would he ride? And more importantly, who will win the Royal Rumble this Sunday? [laughs] Okay. I feel I'm being set up.
51:59
I assume you mean then professional, professional wrestler here, yes? Yes, all your fans in London are curious. Okay. Um, okay. Uh, if my favorite professional wrestler...
52:09
Well, I think for the sake of this, The Ultimate Warrior would ride probably, like, the ice cream truck right now, right? Yeah. Just something big and gnarly. [laughs] Or maybe a Reeb.
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Or may- [laughs] yeah, just something really brutal. Um, and as far as [laughs] the Royal Rumble this Sunday, uh, it's a Daniel Bryan win, no problem, for all the i- wrestling insiders. Oh, wonderful. [laughs] Thank you.
52:38
That's what we were hoping, so thank you. Goodbye. Bye now. And they could win a bike. Yeah, you just might won a bike. Might win a bike. Oh, Jeanie? I w- um, I want to win a bike.
52:50
We'll, we'll, we'll try and set that up for you. Okay, thank you. Bye. [laughs] Cheerio. Hello, caller. We were just discussing you. Who do we have on the line? Hi, this is, uh, Ron. Hi, Ron. Where are you calling from?
53:04
Calling from Rochester, New York. Rochester, New York. Right on. Do you guys have any snow yet? Oh, yeah. Did all the snow melt, or you still have some left? Yeah, there's a little bit left.
53:15
Been kind of a thin fat bike season here in the Midwest snow-wise. How about out there? Oh, yeah. Uh, it's kind of, uh, hit or miss. Well, you are entered to win our Megalith Complete fat bike from State Bike Fat Bike.
53:33
That's great. Do you have a question for Adam Blake from Boo Bicycles, or a question for Gomez, or for Sven? Actually, what's your most memorable fat bike moment that you've ever had?
53:47
Ooh, my most memorable fat bike moment. It was the first Pugsley I ever rode. Yeah. Pretty much. I mean, it was a, it was a mind-blower. Yeah. It was s- seven or eight years ago.
53:56
I immediately decided that since we were already building bicycle frames, road bikes and mountain bikes, that I had to make a fat bike after five minutes on a Pugsley.
54:05
Yeah, for me, I, I got my first Pugsley for my 50th birthday at a big Gnome Fest. Uh- With a, with a Rohloff hub, no less. Yeah. Well, it was actually s- It was-... given to me as a single speed.
54:16
Oh, the Rohloff was a good fit.
54:18
Um, so th- that, that jumped out of my brain, but also about two years before that y- when, uh, Sven said the first time he jumped on a Pugsley, I remember my first ride on a purple Pugsley at that same festival but two years upstream, and it just made me feel like a little kid again, and I'm, uh, I'm into that.
54:39
Yeah, for sure. I remember, uh, building one, uh, a purple one for a customer named Bob, who was a really good guy and just gave me kind of the full, uh, carte blanche to build this fat tire bike, you know?
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We didn't even know how to talk about it, and it was an extra large, and I'm about a medium guy. And even riding that in the test ride, I, my mind just was blown, and, uh, I bought a gray one then after that. Yeah.
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Yeah, my first one was a gray one. Yep. Right on, man. Well, thanks for calling. We've got, uh, other callers on the line, and you're entered to win that State Bicycle Company Megalith fat bike. Uh, call in every week.
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I think, I think it's week two for Ron. Good. Thanks. Appreciate it. Far out, man. See ya. Take care. See ya. Hey, welcome to the show. Who do we got on the line? It's Colin Ford. Hi, buddy. What's up, dude?
55:32
How's everyone doing tonight? Oh, pretty good. How about you? Oh, come on. Come on, you got better than that. [laughs] Fan-freaking-tastic, man. I'm happy to talk to you. Huber's next to me. There you go. There you go.
55:49
That's what I want to hear. [laughs] So do you have a question- Sorry... for our all-star beer drinking- I, I would-... Mr. Colin Ford... I would, I have a question Okay. What the fuck are you drinking?
56:03
[laughs] I had a Oskar Blues- Well, it's a 10 City... Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy Imperial Stout, 10% alcoozy. Yeah, alcoozy. What are youse drinking? What are you- What, who? I'm drinking- Hey, Adam...
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Cream Frost Glacier Cherry. It's pretty heavy stuff. Hey. [laughs] That's- Hey, Adam. Yeah, buddy? How's the old, uh, whiskey, how's the old whiskey treating you in Wisconsin?
56:31
Doesn't treat me m- treats me as good as it's ever treated me. It doesn't kick me in the ass anymore, which is a nice thing. Yeah. Yeah, well- Hey, did you go to Breckenridge? No, I didn't end up going.
56:43
I couldn't get a ride. Okay. I was bummed. So how- Hey, man, whatever, dude... how many trips to the sperm and/or blood bank is it gonna take to get that ice cream truck built?
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[laughs] How, how, how many trips, uh, to the, to the blood bank is a drivetrain worth? Um- Wow... you know, uh, you'd have to ask the blood bank. I haven't even been there yet.
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I heard some crazy rumor that they won't accept people with tattoos. That's in- inaccurate. Inaccurate. Okay. It's chill, man. [laughs] Thank you for, thank you for, for confirming that.
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Now I'll be going to the blood bank first thing in the morning tomorrow. [laughs] Make your deposit. That's right. You're good to go. [laughs] They'll be like, "Wow, this is just straight crusts." X9 is finer.
57:34
What are you trying to do? SLX is fine. Don't sell all your blood or all your goo. [laughs] Uh, no, I'm, I'm currently drinking pints of taps for $1.50. It's not bad. [laughs] That's what I always say. Uh- It's not bad.
57:52
That's, that's what a 67 will get you- Yeah, like right afterward-... a pitcher at- Like right afterward, so you're pouring it and you go, "That wasn't bad." It's... Just like doing a shot of Old Crow.
58:04
[laughs] Dude, a shot of Old Crow is a shot of Old Overholt, dude. That's what's up. Huber just walked in the door looking like- What?... Space Ranger. Huber's here! Huber's here. You didn't see the best of it.
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[laughs] Dude, Adam, you know, you know- He's like, "You look-" You have been the most- "... like an old man on the"... righteous fucking joint- "... on the"... with that guy- "... fucking"... next door, would you? "...
58:25
finals and fucking winter break" Uh, they're, they're talking amongst themselves, Colin. They really don't even know you're on the line right now. Hi, Colin. Exactly. Colin- All right... unleashed chaos on this show.
58:38
[laughs] [laughs] That's how it works. Dude, I mean, like, what do you expect? [laughs] Uh, this is, this is- Uh-... probably what I had hoped would happen to the show eventually, confirming- Yeah, well-...
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it's probably overrated...
58:51
you know, the ice cream truck, hey, hey, hey, listen, you know, like I gotta, I gotta get my, my, my shit together here, and there'll be an ice cream truck, and you know, the trick is I gotta find somebody's old reboot dropper post or some shit so I don't have to spend like a gajillion dollars on a fucking seat post.
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All right. Those things- Folks out there-... those dropper posts... send Colin a dropper post so he can huck that ice cream truck like the circus monkey that he is. I got a box- There you go...
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of fucking ice cream truck. Well, Colin, we hate to cut you short, but, you know- He's in the bathroom. I can tell. [laughs] Wait, wait, there's one last thing I want to say. One last thing. Flosh.
59:33
Danny Gregor, Fat Bike MVP of the year. Oh, yeah. Boom. I mean, like, dude, he's killing it. He's the new Colin Ford? I mean, while I'm sitting here being a broke son of a bitch at the bar, yeah.
59:48
[laughs] Yeah, he's got a- He's, he, uh, and hey, Adam? Adam. Yeah? So, Adam, me, you, and David are gonna try and do some shit this summer. Cool? Yeah, that'll be pretty sick. That'll be really sick. Let's do that.
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I look forward to it. Hey, thanks for visiting- I love you all... the dudes get together- Love you, man... and ride bikes show. Colin's gonna grow a beard by the time- I love you all... we see him again.
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Hey, we love you, Colin And, uh, Adam, get mega, get mega super awesome with Huber. We'll talk to you later. Adios, amigos. Adios. Hello, caller. Welcome to Fat Bike Radio. Who do we have on the line? This is Spinner.
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Spinner. Can you hear me? Spinner. Spinner is a winner. Entered in the contest for the State Bicycle's Megalith fat bike, single speed edition. Hell yeah. Hell, hells yeah. That's my fam.
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If anybody deserved a single speed- Oh, yeah... bike, it's Spinner Iverson. So Spinner, you should go out to- Yeah... Fat Nat's in Ogden, Utah and kill the, uh, single speed fat bike- The who?... national championship.
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[laughs] Yeah. I'll get right on that. There's other, there's two other more, there's a real championship and then a, uh, fucking world championship I'm kind of pre-excited for those...
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not all on the, it's not all the, uh, not all on the same day, Tiger. This one's on- Oh, is it?... Valentine's Day. Did he get fished around? And [laughs] let me see. Oh, that's, uh, uh, Old Pueblo.
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You actually can't keep a girlfriend, so [laughs] I have a date for Valentine's Day. It's February 14th. All right. I'll be in, uh, Old Pueblo with, uh, I'm on a date with, uh- Oh... Moppet. That is true.
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That's- And Scandinavian Jesus and, uh, Charlie the Bikemonger. We're all going on a quadruple date. [laughs] Yeah. So while you might not be able to keep a girlfriend, you always have Chewy.
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[laughs] Are you gonna body slam me next time you see me now? Sorry, I didn't mean any of that. [laughs] It's the, it's the liquor talking. [laughs] I have no liquor, Randy. [laughs] So did the... [coughs] Excuse me.
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When did you guys start, well, the show and/or drinking? I'm assuming the drinking started sooner. Yeah, we only had one fluffer this week. Started drinking when I was 15, Spinner. Oh.
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[laughs] So Spinner, do you have a question for our- Yeah... special guest beard, Mr. Adam Blake? I don't have a question. You just did a hell of a job at the awards ceremony at Triple D this last weekend.
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Oh, you were- That was the, uh-... MC. I'm the MC, yeah. Oh, man. Yep, IMC Triple D, uh, it's kind of becoming a, uh, a tradition now. The year that I went, you heckled enough from the crowd.
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Now you've worked your way- It's [laughs]... you're the guy on stage. They just stopped having me heckle and gave me- Yeah... the mic. [laughs] Very good. Yeah. How'd you- Now you, now you heckle from the stage
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How'd your ride go at Triple D, man? Did you crash? Oh, me? Yeah, I crashed. Did you get stitches? I finished, but I crashed. There was a lot of beer. But that- Did you get stitches in your arm?
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I did not, but it's kind of this crusty yellow. I talked to- Yeah, I imagine. It was bleeding literally all night. It was a good- Yeah. It, uh... Kelsey, Nurse Kelsey said, "Stop riding bikes and never drink again."
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[laughs] That was her first opinion. [laughs] I wanna hear the second opinion. So I got a second opinion also from Kelsey. [laughs] No, I wanna hear the se- You get a second opinion from the same person...
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I think that she also said something like, "We wrapped him up" We, we poured some whiskey in it while we were out there, but we were worried we wouldn't have enough whiskey to finish the race, so it didn't really get cleaned out until later that night.
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[laughs] You had, you had to have won, um, my personal award for best gloves. He was wearing, for a winter race, old school crocheted, um, fingerless gloves. Very nice. Beautiful and classic. Yeah.
1:04:07
It's kinda like assless chaps. Yes. Uh- Functional and fashionable True that. So many, so many knuckle cleavages between every little, little opening. Spinner Ryerson, everybody. Yeah.
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Thanks for, thanks for You don't wanna overheat in that race. Yeah. Well- Thanks for having me. All right... all right Carry on, guys. Cheers. We'll see you. Cheers. See you, buddy. Bye. You're tuned to Fat Bike Radio.
1:04:37
Moving right along. Moving right along. Moving right along. [laughs] Good times never... Uh, we got some links just like every week now, and this time of year we've got a lot of links.
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Anything in there catch your eye, Gomez? Well, I always like to read what Danielle Musto says. Mm. Mm. Mm. And, uh, I just, these, yeah, these are all awesome.
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Yeah, the life in the small town thing was a pretty good story. That's, uh, pretty typical [laughs] I would think if you... You should go read it. I'm not gonna spoil the surprise for you. Life in a small town.
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That's a good one. JP, JP's Backyard Pursuit, the, the story that, uh, Neal wrote, he, he mentioned Rebecca in there a bunch of times. Oh, yeah.
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'Cause he'd be like, they had to boil water or something for instance, as one of the things that they have to do, and he'd get in there, got his thing done real quick, and there she was.
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And then like, you know, 100 miles later, he's just pull- This is the guy that finished second. He's just pulling out of a stop, there she is coming in. Yeah, man. You know?
1:05:35
So it was like she was dogging the guys that won the race. Yeah, I think she said she finished fourth overall. Right, exactly. Yeah, yeah, she did. That's pretty amazing. Which, which, uh, is amazing.
1:05:45
They, they were seven hours faster this year than last year. And, uh, he was riding the new Chumba Ursa Major in Thai. Mm-hmm. That is a sweet rig. Next to- So is this... next to Bamboo. I dig their stuff.
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[laughs] I dig Ch- I dig their stuff.
1:05:59
Hey, that's one of the things I gotta say about Adam, is he's, he works for Boo Bicycles, but he's a cyclist through and through and, and definitely somebody that appreciates good work no matter where it comes from.
1:06:08
Yeah, for sure. I got to sit with them in Breckenridge at a bike show, and I like pretty much everything they do. They answered all the questions in the right way. [laughs] Um, yeah. And they probably had beer, right?
1:06:18
[laughs] Uh, you know, I just, uh- That's right... I, it doesn't work for me anymore. Doesn't work for Adam. And there's, there's s- just certain small classic- Details... aesthetic details- Yeah, functional stuff...
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that come from bikes. Thanks again to Surly for sponsoring the radio portion of today's broadcast. Surly and Boo Bikes and Adam Blake for being with us. You guys for having me. Yep. Thanks, Adam. Yeah.
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Keep your eyes on fatbike.com. Ride some beaches, bitches. Bitches. [laughs] Adios, amigos. Bye. See you next week. Bye bye. Ride your bike. Riding your bicycle. Your bike likes it when you ride it.
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