Fat Tom K’s Post:
Ok, I suspect that most of you already know this but … Nate is a stud … one super studded knobby – most excellent fat bike tire!
I recently switched out my Endomorph for a Nate and gave it a ‘Proper Test last night on the trails’.
Result – amazing improvement in traction and stability!
Thanks Morgan and Liam at Olympia for the other tweaking of my Pugs and the tire change. 🙂
Fat MuddyGuy’s Post:
Anybody going to the Forks tonight? Good night to test your clothing. I’m going cause I live on Desmeurons. Going for a coffee somewhere anyway.
Fat Dallas’ Post:
Just a quick note to let you know that the run will go on the second Sunday of March, at 9.00 am Central Daylight Saving Time. This will be March 10th . Course details and start location will be announced pending confirmation of where the trail runs.
If you want to be on future mailers, please respond and I will set up a 2013 Group List.
Jeff
For the bikers the race would be an out and back course. We can figure some sort of trophy that can be awarded. I think for simplicities sake it’ll be Ricky Bobby style meaning “your either first or last”.
Fat Hal’s Post:
Consensus is to meet at the Forks @ 10:00 AM instead of La Barriere
Fat Hal’s Post:
Ride this Sunday, January 13th, here are the details
Fat Steve’s Post:
Still lonely out here in Shilo / Westman; however, I discovered today that there are now a couple of Fat Bikes out here. A&L Cycle and Ski is now dealing with Surly / Salsa products. It’s about time. If any of you Westman Fat Bikers are reading this, let me know…I want to ride with some partners. It’s been a lonely two years out here. Let’s truly make this site a Manitoba Site as opposed to a Winnipeg / Eastern Manitoba Fat Bike Site. Hope to see you all on the trail.
Fat Ian’s Post:
Meet at 7:30 in the Assiniboine Forest parking lot (Grant @ Chalfont).
~2 hour ride, moderate pace. Direction will be determined by group consensus. One idea thrown out for consideration was to head to the river and explore the rideability of the shore.
Possibly also of interest – this week IMBA released fatbike best practices.
Fat Ian’s Post:
Meet at 7:30 in the Assiniboine Forest parking lot (Grant @ Chalfont).
~2 hour ride, moderate pace. Direction will be determined by group consensus. One idea thrown out for consideration was to head to the river and explore the rideability of the shore.
Possibly also of interest – this week IMBA released fatbike best practices.
Fat Dallas’ MFB Post:
I was mulling over what worked for me at Tuscobia and what didn’t and here are a few tidbits I learned.
– Fork mounted lights are the bees knees. Don’t laugh them off like I did. Once you put one on you will never in a million years go back.
-Endomorph tires are your worst enemy. Change them as fast possible and get something with some tread on it. It’s like free training and 10x the control.
-People don’t respect vests enough. Give one a try and thank me later.
-Don’t be afraid of changing your tire pressure as the conditions change. Seriously, you have a great metal pump ( hint ,hint) you bought so use it if you need to firm things up. Soft for soft, hard for hard……..easy enough to remember.
-Mix up your food choices. The longer the ride the greater the diversity. Don’t be like me and bulk buy then decide mid ride that the menu makes you sick thinking about it. Why do I always buy so many pepperoni sticks?
-Dogwood poggies are worth their weight in gold. At no time EVER while riding your bike will you regret the expense.
-Try the vapour barrier technique on your feet. I held off on this one also and proved to be an idiot yet again.
-Ride in every type of trail and snow conditions you can. Snow biking is far more technical than people give it credit for. In fact to emphasize my point I’m going all caps. RIDE IN EVERY SNOW CONDITION YOU CAN FIND.
-Ride with your friends because friends are awesome.
– Always listen to Lindsay.
Fat Hal’s Post:
A couple of us who were at Tuscobia last weekend and others (many of the same) who are going to the Arrowhead at the end of this month are meeting at Carlos and Murphy’s on Monday at 7:30. Please let us know if you are coming by adding to the comments to this post by Sunday, January 6th, we need to let them know how many of us will be in coming.
Fat Ian’s Post:
Wednesday ride report: there was beard frost and reflective stuff.
and cold/dark enough to prevent camera from focusing, apparently.
Nearly 30km loop, about 95% of which was off road. Nice route, Cory.
Next Wednesday (January 9th) ride is at western meetup spot – Assiniboine Forest (Grant @ Chalfont) at 7:30.
Fat Ian’s Post:
I believe that our last ride was west so tonight’s ride is east. Meet in front of Espresso Junction coffee shop in Johnston Terminal @ 7:30
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 Hal’s Post:
This week’s Fat Ride is West. Meet in the parking lot in the northwest corner of Assiniboine Forest at 7:30
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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