Weekly Dose of Fat – 11-29-13

One week from tomorrow is what promises to be the biggest day for fat-bikes, maybe ever! Check below to see if there is a ride in your area that you can join. If there isn’t one, consider getting a group together and do your own! We will have one final list of events that we’ve heard of on next week’s Weekly Dose. Be a part of something BIG!

This week’s Links

http://www.ozaukeepress.com/good-living/4768-the-lure-of-beachbiking – Sven and Puck get come local press.

http://www.trackandnews.fr/2013/11/fat-bike-ce-velo-qui-venait-du-froid/#.UpOadJEwdLd – French story about fat-biking.

http://salsacycles.com/culture/a_first_fatbike_beach_ride – First beach ride for Dad.

http://deathrideradventure.blogspot.com/2013/11/opener.html – Imperial Fat-bike Rider’s Group season opener.

http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2013/11/barnes-ness-midday-cycle.html – Cycling Barnes Ness, Scotland.

https://www.imba.com/civicrm/event/info – 2014 Midwest Fat-bike Summit – Fat-bike Access and Grooming Workshop.

http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/2013/11/week-2-nov-18-to-24.html – Jill rides Snoots

http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2013/11/old-haunts-old-trails-old-pugsley.html – Old trails on an old Pug.

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/why-fat-bikes-could-be-for-you – Why Fat-bike could be for you! Like we don’t already know!

http://joboo1967-joboo.blogspot.com/2013/11/same-old-and-i-perfectly-happy-with-it.html – Same Old = Happy.

http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2013/11/same-old-and-im-perfectly-happy-with-it.html – Another take on the Same Old theme.

http://singlespeedpirate.blogspot.com/2013/11/nice-rack.html – Nice Rack!

http://dirtragmag.com/moots-frosti-fatbike-now-available-in-4-or-5-inch-versions/ – Moots FrosTi coming in a 190mm 5” Version.

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/british-woman-aims-to-be-first-to-cycle-to-south-pole-39145/ – Another South Pole biking attempt. This time on a Fat-bike Trike!

http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showthread.php?46125-Coggs-2nd-Annual-Duluth-Fatbike-Weekend-Jan-10th-12th – COGGS 2nd Annual Duluth Fat-bike Weekend.

http://therepublicofdoom.blogspot.com/2013/11/fat-bachelor-party.html – freedom ride

http://suffersweatsmile.blogspot.com/2013/11/fat-tires-at-raystown-lake.html?spref=fb – Lakeshore Ride

http://drunkcyclist.com/2013/11/25/ruin-fat-bikes-like-douche/ – Luddite Musings

http://45nrth.com/chronicles/post/zipper-care-and-use – care and feeding for your wolf or cat’s zipper

Global Fat-bike Day Events – December 7th, 2013

https://www.facebook.com/events/429974523770496 Boise, Idaho

https://www.facebook.com/events/17175989302589 – MPLS, Minnesota

https://www.facebook.com/events/624257180946551/ – DC Area (DC-MD-VA-etc.)

https://www.facebook.com/events/588809977835379/ – Long Island, New York

https://www.facebook.com/events/237429633088654/ – Kingston, NY

https://www.facebook.com/events/1426723360882724/ – Southern Wisconsin

https://www.facebook.com/events/444841462286933/ – Quad Cities (IA/IL)

https://www.facebook.com/events/444417815662964/ – Northeast Wisconsin

https://www.facebook.com/events/555350281207733/ – Western Michigan

http://www.meetup.com/Bend-Area-Cycling-Enthusiasts/events/136389542/ – Bend, OR

https://www.facebook.com/events/1396319107273343/ – Dorset-UK

http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/durham-forest-global-fatbike-day-887132.html – Ontario, Canada

https://www.facebook.com/events/653587901319179/ – Utah

https://www.facebook.com/groups/762469277112898/ – East Lothian, Scotland

https://www.facebook.com/events/1389256577986775 – Denver, Colorado

http://www.mifatbike.com/2013/11/global-fat-bike-day – Manistee, MI

https://www.facebook.com/events/1390004937911750/ – Anchorage, AK

https://www.facebook.com/events/204109099775160/ – Central WI

https://www.facebook.com/events/263311373793428/ – Verona, Italy

https://www.facebook.com/events/226859007438033/ – Prince Edward Island, CA

https://www.facebook.com/events/622703497775493/ – Des Moines, IA – * Have to be a Fat bike Iowa group member to view.

https://www.facebook.com/events/585153144884541/ – Ann Arbor, MI

Winnipeg, CA Event Bible in PDF format! Check it if you are in the area. – Winnipeg, CA

https://www.facebook.com/groups/252879411466001/ – Brisbane, Australia

Don’t see your’s? Do you know of a Global Fat-bike Event that is missing from our list? Shoot me a note to greg@fat-bike.com and we’ll get it added next week.