Well that was a bunch of FatBike Skills learning FUN!
Thanks to our Fat Levels pro instructors Adrian Alphonso and Liam Mohan, who made it fun to learn new skills, Gregory McNeill for snapping pics (look forward to seeing them) and to those who joined us on a wonderful +15C day on November! Here’s a few of my pics.
Here’s also to more fun next Sunday Nov 13th (1:30 PM) at The Forks (Canopy by the Atrium), when we meet again with the Fat Levels duo.
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So, it was a great night for fat biking and enjoying the sights in the core of Winnipeg. I decided to enjoy more riding and stopping occasionally to capture the beauty of the night scenes … starting with the Louis Riel statue by the Manitoba Provincial Legislature:
back to the Forks, the CMHR (with Manitoba Flag out front) and hello to Ghandi:
over the Louis Riel Esplanade Footbridge and the east shore of the Red River:
Yup, it’s hard not to be a proud Manitoban Fat Biker after this night ride 🙂
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Extreme Cold? Meh! There was great riding to be had on the newly groomed trails at Fort Whyte Alive, thanks to Wayne Bishop of 2 Wheel Revolution in preparation for the Winnipeg Whyteout – Fat Forty Festival Race.
The proof is in the sweet pictures taken by Gregory McNeill … check them all out HERE and below:
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What better way to ring in 2016 than a great fat bike ride on the La Salle River!
I met up with my old riding buddy/new fat biker Brian Dyck, plus Dallas Sigurdur and Dan Lockery, who were finishing their own out & back on the La Salle from La Barriere Park. We three rode to La Barriere on our own, except for a few friendly snowmobilers (thanks for packing the river folks :-)).
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Oh that was fun! As Wayne Bishop of ‘2 Wheel Revolution‘ put it: “Love the work ethic …. -25 windchill not a problem, hiking holes on the trail not a problem, 6 km loops not a problem . Packing the loop with a dozen fatties never a problem! Great community effort!”
Here a few of my GoPro screencaps … video in the works.
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Let’s just say we’ve been waiting a long time for this snowstorm and were quick to take advantage of the new snow last night … gathers some riders and voila – “Fattie Snowfest Foray”:
Good times were had by ‘Skinny’ Charles Burchill (thanks for the ride idea), David Rustau, Luke Friesen, Keith Holm, Serge Brasseau, Bass Bagayogo and Fat Tom K. Once the tire pressures were dropped down (like < 6 PSI Low) it was all good and rideable. Great to be laying down fresh new tracks! 🙂
Check our Fat Luke’s tire rim ‘snow ribbon’ after spending more than an hour in Fat Tom K’s ‘Fat Cave’:
… there’s some BIG ‘FAT MAGIC’ going on in there 😉
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HERE THEY ARE – check out Gregory’s AWESOME PICS here:
Gregory McNeill’s 2015 GFBD Ride Pictures
It all started at The Forks in the Heart of Winnipeg – where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers join and our adventures begun. 45+ riders joined Winnipeg’s GFBD Ride at some point along the way.
First we crossed the Red River via the Riel Esplanade Foot Bridge.
Then over to the St. Boniface Cathedral for our first group photo.
Then back down to the Red River …
For our official photo-shoot …
… with Gregory McNeill ready and waiting.
After a bit of “work with me – work with me” … ‘Money Shot’!
Whittier Park got us back onto the trails where fatties belong!
The Seine River was just recently hard frozen and rideable …
Hard frozen? Yes siree!
Riding the Seine this early in the season was a bonus!
Back onto the road … necessary to ride to the Casa PitStop.
Where all riders could rest, feast and ‘re-hydrate’ 🙂
Global Fat Bike Day thrived in Winnipeg in 2014!
Ok, so there are manyothersuperlatives that I could use to describe how AWESOME this past Sunday’s Throw Down #3 was, but hey, #1 was Awesome, #2 was More Awesome and yes, #3 was Even More AWESOME!
Our happy herd (think Big Fat Manitoba Bisons!) of 9 fatties started even earlier in the morning, due to rising spring temps, but in the end conditions turned out to be stellar!
We cruised the Grand Beach ski trails on our low-pressure fat tires and only left dimple marks behind!
The XC skiers we met and shared our potluck feast with were unanimous in their awe at how smoothly we floated on the packed snow trails and marveled at how cool are bikes are … “you can’t ride a fat bike without smiling“!
Photo Credit: Gregory McNeill
With all the sweet GoPro video footage I have from all three…
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With snow melting temperatures on the way, this past Friday night’s trail ride at Assiniboine Park and Forest was billed as a last chance for us Winnipegger fat bikers to trail ride on snow. Today the snow is melting and our prediction is coming true.
So, how was Friday night’s ride? … Picture Perfect!
As you can see by these screen caps and the smiles on all ten of our faces (while riding and as we relaxed at Joe Black’s Café) after 2 & 1/2 hours of cruising pathways and carving up snow packed single track! Good times and worth of a snappy video. But for now, check out the gallery:
Well, since we had such a blast cruising our fatties on the rolling Grand Beach trails on Throw Down #1, we headed back out there this past Sunday for Throw Down #2 … upping the ante with a potluck feast after! Fatbiking and Bacon … they just seem perfect together! It was a bit warmer; so we started sooner to maximize the firm snow conditions and all was well.
All was well that is … until we were ‘photo ambushed’ by Greg McNeill.
Sorry guys, ‘sneaky’ Greg got me to give up our trail secrets.
Photo Credit: Gregory McNeill
Check out Greg’s handy work here:
Greg’s – ‘Rocky Mountain Hiker Part Deux’ Photostream
*UPDATE: Check out Greg’s article in Community News Common:
A little known piece of Manitoba Paradise
Check out my GoPro screen caps here:
Today’s challenge in Winterpeg (sometimes called Winnipeg) is that the name often comes true. A couple of days ago, 17cm(6+ inches) of snow fell, with the temperature plummeting a day later. On the drive to the start of the GFBD ride, temperatures were -27C ( -17 F) with wind chill pushing things down to -35C, (it warmed to a balmy -24 at the end).
A surprise for all of us at this time of year. While many chose to snuggle with their significant others, a few brave soles started the ride at 6 a.m. with our usual ride out to Nick’s Cafe and back via the Harte Trail and then the Assiniboine Forest, Park and River edge trails towards the Forks.
Fat KC’s Post:
It was fun!
Fat Tom K’s Post:
Last night’s Fattie ride with Hal, Cory and Serge was a bit of winter biking at it’s best! We rode the Assiniboine Forest/Park, over to Woodhaven and back through the ‘Monkey Trails’ before splitting up after a couple hours of casual steady riding. Good times for sure. Having had so few ‘long’ rides this winter thus far, I was inspired to keep riding around for couple more hours of winter bliss. Thanks for the inspiration guys! 🙂
Picture dump …
Fat Ian’s Post:
Local Moonlander pilot KC took on the Grand Forks gravel grinder century for fatbikes this weekend. By all reports a good ride.
Photo evidence (filched from Facebook):
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