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Archive | Interviews
Danger Gnome Podcast with Brad Bingham
In this episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast, we talk with Brad Bingham and learn how Bingham Built Bikes was born from the legendary Rocky Mountain Titanium frame building legacy. The Bingham Built Sweetspot Seatpost For more information about Bingham Built visit – https://binghambuiltbikes.com/
Interview – Dave Wages of Ellis Cycles
Dave Wages is an award-winning bicycle fabricator and the man behind Ellis Cycles. Ellis Cycles is located in Wisconsin and I visited Dave’s workshop back in 2014 in pursuit of a story that we published titled – Builder Profile – Ellis Cycles. Dave and I ran into one another out at Kettle last summer and […]
Danger Gnome Podcast with Noel, Luke & Melissa talking Outbound Lighting
Tio Gomez talks with Noel Kehrt, Luke Drinkard, and Melissa Clark about their experiences with Outbound Lighting’s Hangover and Trail EVO mountain bike lights. It’s sort of a podcast product review. Along the way, many other things get bounced around, from other sporting goods to trail grooming and events. Crack a beer or jump on […]
Adam Blake’s Pneu Podcast with Special Guest Jay Petervary
Adam Blake Interviews Jay Petervary!
Adam Blake’s Pneu Podcast – QBP’s Jason Boucher
Adam interviews Jason Boucher from QBP. Jason is the VP that oversees all of Q’s numerous brands like Salsa, Surly, All-City, Civia, Problem Solvers, etc, etc. Jason’s an avid cyclist and photographer in addition to being the man that helped take QBP’s bicycle brands where they are today. Links Quality Bicycle ProductsWorld of Bikes – […]
Danger Gnome Zoomcast – UK Special
Video Interviews with Charlie Hobbs, Jeff Price, John Climber, and the Coast Kid, Bruce Mathieson about the UK Fat-Bike Scene, Packrafting, and more.
Adam Blake’s Pneu Podcast with Special Guest Steve Cannon
Fat-Bike Radio is proud to present Adam Blake’s New Podcast. We’re playing around with the idea of calling the new show the Pneumatic Podcast. What do you think Adam’s Pneu Podcast should be named? Let us know in the comments. Adam is joined in his Iowa City kitchen by his brother Steve Cannon! They talk […]
The Crusher Interview with Todd Poquette, Director of Adventure 906 Adventure Team – by Greg Gentle
When I was a kid my older brother and I used to reenact the great battles on All-Star Wrestling in the living room of our house. Before Hulk Hogan and the WWF, All-Star Wrestling reigned supreme in the 1970s and early 80s. The back of the sofa would served as the top rope as my […]
The Dose of Fat Podcast – Show #144 – with Special Guest Crystal Kovacs
Crystal Kovacs – Land Run 100 – photos courtesy of Salsa Cycles Leia, Spinner and tio gomez saddle up once again in the luxury executive recording suite located at the Midwest Family Broadcasting Studios on the ‘West Side’ of Wisconsin’s State Capitol to record our take on a variety show dedicated to racing, beer and […]
Danger Gnome Podcast – The Trek Session
Danger Gnome Podcast from Trek HQ This episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast was recorded at Trek World Headquarters. We pose questions that came from you folks through our Instagram and fakebook page. If you want to hear what the largest bike company in the world has to say on the subject of fat-bikes. wheel size […]
Danger Gnome Podcast – 2019 Iditarod Trail Invitational Champion – Tyson Flaharty
We interview the winner of the 2019 Iditarod Trail Invitational Race, Tyson Flaharty with questions supplied by fellow ITI Champions, Kevin Breitenbach, John Lackey, Tim Berntson and Jay Petervary. Mark Your Calendars! Tyson’s Sponsors Goldstream Sports – www.goldstreamsports.com AK Gear – www.akgear.com 9:Zero:7 Bikes – www.907bikes.com
The Dose of Fat Podcast – Show #136 – Gary Meyer & Roy Kranz
Fat-Bike Radio presents the Dose of Fat Podcast coming to you from behind the cheese curtain in a little place some people like to call “the big whiskey”. In show #136 we interview Gary Meyer, the winter trail guru at the Central Oregon Trail Alliance. We’talk about winter trails in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend […]
Fat Camp – Interview With Adam Miller of Why Cycles
Where the hell ya been? Some of you may have been wondering about the Fat Camp podcast and what the heck Captain Ken and his sidekick, Andy, are up to these days. Let’s just say it’s been an interesting spring…but the boys are back with some technical talk about fat and plus bikes. In […]
The Dose of Fat – Show # 131 – Special Guest Pete Basinger
Show #131 was recorded at the Midwest Family Marketing Radio Studios in the City Named After Oscar Madison. Episode #131 is hosted by Leia and Gomez along with Spinner. The crew talks with Jackie Hering and we’re proud to welcome ultra-marathon race legend Pete Basinger to the show. So put us in your ear (hop […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat-Bike Pioneer Roundtable (Part 1)
This week’s fat video Tuesday presentation was recorded by Dan McDonough from Lifetime Adventures at the 2016 Fat Bike Expo. We want to express our gratitude to Kathi Merchant the Director of the Iditarod Trail Invitational for putting us in touch with Dan. This week’s video is a round table discussion about the history of fat-bikes from […]
The Father of the Modern Alaskan Fat-Bike – Greg Matyas
Our long time amigo and bike mechanic to the stars, Jeff Gillmore, contacted me a couple of years back and suggested that we write a story about Greg Matyas, the founder of Fatback Bikes. So I’ve been collecting information and interviewed some accomplished and noteworthy fat bikers about Greg, while Jeff started to assemble the […]
Fat Camp – Jeff Jones Interview
Jones bikes are unconventional to say the least but amazingly versatile and well thought out bikes. After you listen to our interview, if you are interested in checking more, the first stop is the Jones website and specifically Jeff’s blog where he gets into a lot of detail about the different products and design philosophies. He has also produced […]
Fat Camp Special – Ken and Andy Interview 2017 Arrowhead Champion Jill Martindale
Recently, Jill Martindale broke the record for the Arrowhead 135 in the female supported category. Ken and Andy of FatCamp Podcast sat down with her and got all the nitty gritty about her record setting results. Listen in as Ken, Andy and Jill have a conversation about the Arrowhead 135 Links: http://jillmartindale.blogspot.com/ http://45nrth.com/ http://www.grandrapidsbicycles.com/ https://www.niterider.com/
The History of Global Fat Bike Day – By Jeff Price
We’re all looking forward to the global phenomenon of Global Fat Bike Day this year but how did it start and who came up with the idea? We asked a couple of guys from the UK who got this awesome idea off the ground. Si Matthews and Ritchie Salt answered a few questions in […]
Interview with Dave Gray from Surly Bikes
In 2000, Dave Gray was hired as an industrial designer by, the original Surly gangster, Wakeman Massie. Dave was Surly’s second employee. He was hired along with Tommy HURL Everson, to help take Surly to the next level. He’s the designer of the Surly Pugsley and somewhere back in a hazy beer goggled memory, I heard that he was a […]
Please Welcome Olov Stenlund!
We’d like to introduce Olov Stenlund – Swedish fat biker, and the newest columnist at fat dash bike dot com. Olov lives and rides, Swedish Lapland and is an established blogger, podcast’r and adventurer! We look forward to Olov sharing his fatventures with all of us! ~gomez~ Sweden. The fifth largest country in Europe by area. Located […]
Interview with Wyatt Hrudka of Wyatt Bikes
We met Wyatt Hrudka, President of Wyatt Bikes located in La Crosse, WI, a few months back at a fat-bike race in eastern Wisconsin where he gave us a sneak peek at his upcoming fat-bike called “The Drift”. Wyatt has been working with Singlespeed bikes and Fixed Gear rides for a few years now and […]
Jeff Gillmore – Fat-Bike Mechanic to the Stars
Mi amigo and pro pack slinger, Tupps Becker, gave me the idea to interview his homie, Jeff Gillmore. Between Josh Spice, Kevin Brietenbach and Tupper, I had come to know Jeff and the bikes that he wrenches for some of the biggest names in the Ultra Endurance Fat-Bike Racing. Stars like world record holders, Jeff […]
Interview With Framebuilder Dave Wiseman
Dave Wiseman hand crafts fillet-brazed bike frames out of a small shop just outside Chicago and his fat-bikes caught our eye so we prepared this story to tell you all about Dave! (Click on any photo in the story to make it larger!) FB.c – Your interest in frame building was sparked when you moved […]
An Editorial – Chewey’s Got Questions!
If I climbed a sacred mountain in the Himalayas to seek tranquility and enlightenment from a wise guy, about bike stuff…I wouldn’t be surprised to find Chewey at the top…sitting in a lawn chair making with the pragmatic – no BS – wisdom. So when he told us that he had prepared a statement to […]
Interview with Scott Chambers – Founder of the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series
Last week, I shot some questions to Scott Chambers, who is the owner of the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series (GLFBS). The GLFBS is getting ready to kick off it’s second season of fiercely competitive fat-bike races from Minnesota to Michigan. New for the 2014 season – the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series will award equal payouts, […]
An Interview with Paul Bunyan
Ladies and Gentlemen of the fat-bike community, we are proud to present an interview with northwoods legend – Mr. Paul Bunyan. How is life treating you Paul? Life is good: birds are chirping, trees are falling, axes are swinging. I can’t complain- its hard to remember the last morning I didn’t fill my belly with flapjacks. I […]
Blood in, Blood out – an interview with Jesse LaLonde
Blood In, Blood Out – Written By djonnymac Jesse Lalonde is a regular dude- a regular dude who gets a lot accomplished with little fanfare, content to let the accomplishments speak for themselves. WORS Elite champ, Chequamegon Fat Tire 40 overall winner (on a single speed no less), H8TR100 victor, a regular fixture on the […]
Interview with Jorden Wakeley – Michigan’s Rocketeer
Written By : Casey Buckleitner Photos By : Jack Kunnen Editor’s Note: Fat-Bike.com will be featuring a series of interviews of the best racers from fat-bike hot-spots from around the world in the coming months. When I asked who the man to beat was in Michigan, Jorden Wakeley was the name that I heard over […]
Interview with Kevin Breitenbach
Photo by Josh Spice We first talked with Kevin Breitenbach back in February after he won the Arrowhead 135. Our paths crossed again at Interbike where I got the chance to get to know this rising star of Ultra Endurance Racing. Kevin is really down to earth and laid back. He shared some great insights […]
Fat-bike.com Interview Series
We’ve been fortunate over the past year to have interviewed several folks with a ton of experience in the fat-bike scene. Small builders, extreme riders, racers, large-brand product managers, icons and regular folks, the amount of info and experience that these people represent for our chosen sport is amazing. Our site tends to be all […]
Interview with Polar Explorer/Adventurer Eric Larsen
Lee Kinder from Logan, UT had the opportunity to interview Eric and inquire about his incredible expedition to the south pole on a fat-bike. by Lee Kinder – Photography by – Cycle South – Stephanie Scott Photo credit: Cycle South – Stephanie Scott “Remember, it’s cool to be cold!” quips Polar Explorer/Adventurer Eric Larsen. Indeed […]
Interview with Greg Matyas – Owner (and racer) of Fatback Bikes
We met Greg Matyas out in LasVegas at the Interbike Outdoor Demo last September and asked him for the opportunity for an interview. I hope you enjoy reading Greg’s answers as much as we liked hearing them. FBC ~ Tell us the story of what led you to open Speedway and then start your own […]
Interview with Matt Gersib – Fat-Bike Racer
Our Amigo, Ben Shockey, from Decorah, told us to look up Matt Gersib if we wanted to talk to someone that was blazing fast on a fat-bike – so we did! Matt has been racing for over twenty years and this year won The Nebraska State Marathon XC Championship – The 6 hour Solo title […]
Interview with David Gabrys of 45 NRTH
We caught up with David Gabrys, Brand Manager for 45NRTH, this spring to pose a few questions about what looks like it will be, an incredibly exciting year for fat-bikes. 45 NRTH had an incredible first year. What do you think contributed to the brand’s almost instant success? 45North is the first brand to focus […]