Weekly Dose of Fat – Show # 104 – Jeff Gilmore from Beaver Sports in Fairbanks and Handlebar Talk With Callers

The Occasional Dose of Fat - Show Number 104 - Friday, June 10th, 2016 Riding down Whitefish Mountain Resort, Rider Hans Axelsen, Location Whitefish Montana, Photo Jon Kofal. Spring rain Brought 30 inches of wet snow above 5000 ft in 3 days. Riding down the ski run on what was left was wicked fun! Crikies! We’ve got a caller filled show today with Jeff Gilmore from Beaver Sports in Fairbanks, AK as well as a plethora of folks talking about their favorite handlebars and grips. The Weekly Dose of Fat is brought to you by the Surly Pugsley - Learn more about bikes and freedom at - http://surlybikes.com How about that new Gnome Dance Party groove from our music director Chris Daisy of Zion Cyclery! We’ve got it tacked on after the show! On the show this week: We start off the show with the event of the week We welcome Team Fatback’s Ace Mechanic - Jeff Gilmore. We check in with the Fatty Farm Field Report We’ll take calls from our listeners. Our 3rd caller will receive a new - Surly Rally Sport Package We Talk about Handlebars and how to properly tune your bar for ultimate shredabilty And in this evening’s special segment we share some comedy direct from the open mic night at the Capyabara Lounge The event of the WEEK! 24 Hours of Kincaid presented by Speedway Cycles - Saturday, June 18 &19th in Anchorage, AK. http://arcticmtb.com/event/arctic-mtb-24/ Cheers! - A bit of beverage talk SPECIAL GUEST - Jeff Gilmore Fatty Farm Field Report JK - The Fatty Farm Field Report is brought to by Quiring Cycles  the Quiring triple B is the fattest ride on two wheels featuring the new generation of 5.05 inch tires. Visit Quiring cycles dot net to see the next level of bicycle exploration http://www.quiringcycles.net/ Chris Morton from Colorado wins the last beer opener from 1UpUSA with this Limerick: There was a dude riding his fat Reeb Who had been drinking way too much mead He ran a roadblock Hit a peacock He said, next time "I'll just stick with the weed" We got a suggestion from our listener, David, to talk about handlebar choices for fatbikes. He noted that a number of Fat Bike pilots opt to run with slightly unusual handle bars. Bruce Matheson (aka CoastKid) runs with Jones Loop bars on some of his bikes http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4kSwBHnr__s/Vo7avAe60jI/AAAAAAABIVY/hlc3ng5Qy6E/s1600/bikes%252C%2BJan%2B2016%2B012.JPG and even a drop bar on another http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GifPfFsg-u8/U7w4RJWDeGI/AAAAAAAA0fg/gDhWPPXeUdo/s1600/Surly+KramPug-+Drop+bar+trial+063.JPG David says he always replace the straight bars on his new bikes with On One Mary Bars, because of the sheer comfort they provide. http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/handlebars/handlebars-mountain/product/review-on-one-mary-9630/ So, Gomez, JK callers? What do you guys think about handlebars? We talk about that! Fat-bike Links From the World of Bruce Using the “Fat Bob” trailer for some haulin’ http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/06/international-fat-bob-rescue.html Midweek cycle and shenanigans plus a Busted Bucksaw http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/06/midweek-cycle-and-shenanigans.html Surly Wednesday Update http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/06/surly-wednesday-update.html A third Pug for Bruce? http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2016/06/new-surly-krampug-build-pt1-of-2-from.html JoBoo and the Groms at Cuyuna https://joboo1967.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/after-5-years/ A look at one guys fatpacking setup https://fatbikebrigade.com/2016/06/06/kokopellis-trail-gear/ Fatventure Down Under https://fatbikeadventures.wordpress.com/ Plus Bike Links Peter Sagan - Olympic MTB Race http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-awarded-slovakias-sole-olympic-games-mountain-bike-spot/ Our show this evening has been brought to you by the Bikes, Parts & Chaos of Surly Bikes - Learn more about EVERYTHING at http://surlybikes.com Say, Bye! If you have an idea for a show to help us fill in the Open slots over the summer! Become a radio star! Let us know! [email protected]