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Event Details: * Dates: January 26-28, 2024 * Location: Leadville, Colorado * Website: www.fatbikeworlds.org * Host: www.cloudcitywheelers.com

Fat Bike Worlds Returns to Colorado in 2024 Leadville, CO – December 6, 2023 – The highly anticipated 2024 Fat Bike Worlds is set to make a triumphant return to Colorado in January for its 9th annual celebration of fat biking excellence. After a brief hiatus from the state, the event is gearing up to take place in the picturesque town of Leadville, promising participants an elevated fat biking experience against the stunning backdrop of the state’s highest peaks. Leadville, with its rich history, charming downtown, and breathtaking natural beauty, is the perfect setting for the Fat Bike Worlds. The event is renowned for fostering a spirit of fun and camaraderie, and this year’s host, The Cloud City Wheelers, is committed to ensuring an unforgettable experience for all participants. As Leadville/Lake County’s trail advocacy group, Cloud City Wheelers dedicate themselves to building and maintaining trails year-round throughout the area. They are the driving force behind Colorado’s longest-running winter mountain bike races, the Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series. With over 60 miles of groomed trails in the vicinity, riders can expect a diverse range of options, from windy narrow groomed singletrack to above-treeline trails offering awe-inspiring views. The main event of the Fat Bike Worlds will unfold at Colorado Mountain College, utilizing the college’s unique rolling terrain to create a course that challenges riders of all skill levels. Whether you’re a seasoned racer or a novice rider, the event promises excitement and adventure. Additionally, a new and thrilling addition to this year’s lineup is a multi-stage downhill race through Leadville’s historic East Side Mining District, blending the spirit of enduro racing with the exhilaration of fat biking. To cap off the festivities, Leadville will host a kids’ race and an on-trail snow grooming workshop, providing a perfect conclusion to this action-packed weekend. Event Details: * Dates: January 26-28, 2024 * Location: Leadville, Colorado * Website: www.fatbikeworlds.org * Host: www.cloudcitywheelers.com Mark your calendars for January 26-28, 2024, and embark on a Leadville vacation filled with fun, parties, new friendships, breathtaking views, and much more. The 2024 Fat Bike Worlds invites you to be a part of this exhilarating weekend.

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/

Whit riding in Tahoe on his elevated chainstay fat bike on 2XL’s On this episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast, we talk with Whit Johnson from Meriwether Cycles about maximum flotation (five-inch plus) fat bikes and then we proceed to get into the weeds on a number of subjects that includes super fat (six-inch plus) fat bikes from the future and klunkers! Elevated Chainstay Details Meriwether Cycles – https://meriwethercycles.com/ Meriwether Cycles Gallery Long Tail Fat Bikepacker Klunker Klunker Dos

On this remarkable two-thirds, (almost) all Alaskan episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast Tio Gomez talks with Tupper Becker about Fairbanks fat-bike customs and culture. After that, we chat with our fatbassador to Alaska, Travis Hubbard about the Trio World Championships and various other peculiar things. The show closes with Joe Cantwell talking about the Fatty Caddy fat bike race in Cadillac, Michigan. Mi Amigos Tupper & Jeff Gilmore Tupper (00:49) * Becker Gear * Beaver Sports * Corvus Cycles SkookumAF * Rocky Mountain Blizzard C50 * Kona Honzo * Iditarod Trail Invitational * Goldstream Sports * Wren Sports * White Mountains 100 * Bonfire 50/100 Travis (15:00) Travis’s Garage * Alaska Airlines * Corvus Cycles Akio vs. Skookum * Otso Arctodus * Otso Voytek * Borealis Fat Bike World Championships presented by Pure Fuel * Borealis Fat Bikes * Terrene Tires * Trio World Championships * Fat Bikes in the Winter Olympics * Derby * Talkeetna Roadhouse Joe Cantwell (40:30) The Fatty Caddy Come join your friends for 10 or 21 miles of snow-covered bliss on Cadillac Pathways Trail. The 21-mile “De La Moth” is named after French explorer Antoine De La Moth Cadillac, the original founder of Detroit, and the 10-mile “Cobb” is named after the original Cadillac Lumberjack, Jonathon Cobbs. Register here – www.bikereg.com/fattycaddy Registration discount code- fatbikeroadtrip

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 the bike and take a listen! Noel – 00:10 Outbound Lighting – https://www.outboundlighting.com/ Bontrager Light – Trek Commuter Pro RT Night Rider – https://www.niterider.com/ Magic Shine – https://magicshine.com/ Summer Squatch – https://fat-bike.com/2022/09/fat-video-tuesday-summer-squatch/ Lake McBride Classic – https://fat-bike.com/2022/12/lake-mcbride-fat-tire-classic-ia/ Triple D – https://fat-bike.com/2022/11/triple-d-winter-endurance-race-iowa/ Sweaty Yeti – https://fat-bike.com/2022/12/the-sweaty-yeti-at-levis-mound-wi/ When it’s snowing, the world is our playground! Luke – 33:00 Melissa – 45:30 Metro Mountain Bikers – https://www.metromountainbikers.com/ NEON NIGHTS : glow with the flow – https://www.facebook.com/events/1301937853927568/

The Crash Course Coaches at Broken Spoke Bike StudioKelly, Chris, George, David, and Robb. For this episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast Tio Gomez hit the road up to the Green Bay Area to meet up with our old friend George Kapitz and his Broken Spoke Bike Studio crew for a fat bike skills workshop that they’ve given an apt name. They call it their Crash Course and they cover fat biking 101 for folks that want to dip their toe into the Snow Crown Race Series. A good portion of the evening was spent out on the trails learning bike handling skills and after a classroom session about bike maintenance, we got to sit down and reminisce a little bit with George about the old days and also talk about the upcoming Race Season. https://snowcrownseries.com/ The Green Bay Winter Ultra 100 – January 17th till February 19th, 2023 Hugh Jass Race Series Jason Kloptowsky We chat with International Superstar, Mr. Hugh Jass and the winner of the Men’s Elite division at Hugh Jass Race number one, Jason Kloptowsky about the Hugh Jass Fat Bike Race coming up this weekend at Trek World Headquarters. * DECEMBER 17 – TREK HEADQUARTERS * JANUARY 7 – MINOOKA PARK * FEBRUARY 4 – SILVER LAKE PARK * FEBRUARY 25 – BLACKHAWK TRAILS More series info here – https://hughjass.bike/

On this episode of the Danger Gnome, tio Gomez talks with the race director of the Borealis Fat Bike World Championships presented by Pure Fuel and our fatbassador to Alaska and the Yukon Territories, Travis Hubbard!

Today’s show features an interview with Kevin Wren, the founder of Wren Sports and a recap of the Fall Color Festival with Ryan and Scott! Wren Links * Perseverance Bar (photo above) * No Nonsense Carbon Bar – 20% DISCOUNT CODE (good until November 5th, 2022) – Gomez20* Inverted Suspension Fork L-R – Ryan, Scott, Tio Gomez After Hours Links * Fall Color Festival * Heller Bloodhound * Trek Farley * Wheel and Sprocket* OWYN * Minooka* Shelltrack (there is no longer a team category so there’s no link)

On this episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast, Tio Gomez talks with Idahoan, Jeff Davis about the Stanley Winter Fest and the one and only Dustin Marsh shares his busy month in the saddle with tales from SSUSA – the Transwisconsin & Marji Gesick Jeff right after finishing the Fat Fondo Dustin at Marji Links to things we talk about… * Fatty Stripper – http://www.fattystripper.com/* 45NRTH Van Helga Tires – https://www.45nrth.com/products/vanhelga#/* Boise Trails – https://boisetrails.com/* Salsa Blackborow – https://www.salsacycles.com/bikes/fat-tire/blackborow* Idaho Sand Dunes – https://fat-bike.com/2021/11/bruneau-sand-dunes-state-park-youre-livin-in-your-own-private-idaho/* RaceFace Chester Pedals – https://www.raceface.com/products/chester-pedal* DMR V8/V6 Pedals – https://www.dmrbikes.com/* Stanley Winterfest – https://stanleywinterfest.com/* Bogus Basin Ski Area – https://bogusbasin.org/* Foo Fighters – Everlong – https://youtu.be/crOZk88eCcg* Lenny Kravitz – Are you gonna go my way – https://youtu.be/BnqUK7XF54k* SSUSA – https://www.facebook.com/singlespeedusa* Transwisconsin – https://www.facebook.com/TransWisconsinAdventureTrail/* Strongbad Emails – https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails* Salsa Fargo – https://www.salsacycles.com/bikes/2021_fargo_apex_1* Wren Beefcake Fork – https://wrensports.com/products/copy-of-beefcake-carbon-midfat-bikepacking-fork* Wolftooth Components – https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/* Fall Color Festival – https://fallcolorfestival.org/* Hammer Perpetuem – https://hammernutrition.com/products/perpetuem* Embark – a r...

Tio Gomez talks with William Martin about his bikepacking trip to all of the lower 48 states and then a chat with Greg Gentle about the Crusher, SSUSA, and GNOMES! LINKS William Martin and his bike named Bob William’s Instagram – @therealadventureseeker The Adventure Seeker YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureSeeker Greg Gentle’s Crusher Rig with the pair of hooptie Ti Rover handlebars from Berm Cycles The Crusher – https://crushergravel.com/ Esker Heyduke – https://eskercycles.com/products/hayduke-ti Old Man Mountain Elkhorn Rack – https://oldmanmountain.com/ Berm Cycle Rover Handlebar – https://www.bermcycle.com/product/rover-handlebar/ Terrene Tires – https://www.terrenetires.com/ Surly Bikes – https://surlybikes.com/

Tio Gomez talks with a few of the crew that contributes to the site. We ask them (and anybody else that would listen), “What Modifications do you make to your fat bike for summer?” The options discussed go beyond wheels and tires. The good thing here is that there’s no wrong answer. Sometimes it pays to keep things simple, but then our podcast would be very short. Winter vs. Summer – The Bike on the left is set up for winter and the bike on the right is set for Summer Welcome to the Danger Gnome Podcast everybody. Today’s show is about how to Summarize your Fat Bike. Option One is to ride it exactly as you had it set up for winter. Thanks for listening… We managed to geek out for almost an hour about how we all like to hotrod our fat bikes for dirt. We asked what modifications you make to your fat bike for summer and here are some of your answers. Program Notes * Adam Blake* Ernesto ~20:00* Tony ~39:00* Greg Gentle ~41:00* Jeff Price ~48:00