Ep. 123 Fatbike Design and Prep with Steve McGuire

Bike Talk with Dave: All things bike! Bikepacking, cyclocross, gravel, mountain bike, road & events by Dave Mable

Episode notes

If you’ve been tuning in through this past winter, you have likely heard of my big scary adventure coming up next winter - what will be my first fat bike winter ultra at the Arrowhead 135 - a 135-mile adventure through the remote wilderness of northern Minnesota in late January - it starts in International Falls and is known for it’s bitter cold temperatures and deep snow - and while it’s not always cold and snowy, as in this past edition (tune in to our conversation with Cate Coward in episode 114!) - but I will say - you’d better be prepared for both! One of the reasons this race is scary for me, is that I’m no fat biker - I don’t yet own one, nor have I really spent any time on one - and though it’s spring and every week is getting warmer and warmer as we head into summer - it’s high time I start thinking about what I’m going to ride next win ... 

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