Show #202 – We’re back with a double episode! Sven, JK and Tony are in the studio where we welcome to the Call-in Studio phone line Nathan Davidson to discuss the WORS decision to drop the fatbike racing class, backyard events and Fatbikes. Plus, Mark gets a whole bunch of of bikes!

Snow Crown Series finished up with the US Fat Bike open in Green Bay. Due to the weather, and NO SNOW, they raced on the cement golf cart path! 

Sweaty Yeti this weekend

Pizza Man is leaving Downer Avenue, moving to old Stubby’s on Humboldt Boulevard

Shannon and Nathan WORS fatbike decision?

Buell Electric Commuter Bike – https://prelaunch.com/projects/fuell-fllow-fllow-ride-into-the-future 

Milwaukee Metalfest – Dig! – May 26, 27 and 28  https://www.milwaukeemetalfestival.com 

Mention the eBay listings in the show notes at fullspectrumcycling.com 

New Daikaiju Album coming! Phase 3 – https://daikaiju.bandcamp.com/album/phase-3-2

Sample the new track – Awakening the Gateway and Pre-Order Now!

FYI, apparently they are from Huntsville, Alabama

Show Guest – Nathan Davidson and Mark Peterson

So my Fatbike Friends! Can you take a minute to  help me out?

WORS Series was purchased by TREK last year. They claim to want to build up the series and grow it to its glory days…but last year they removed the Fatbike class that WORS has had since 2013 in various forms.

(They tried a Sport Fatbike and Comp Fatbike.To split it up because it was so popular. Then they tried making one Fatbike class with two age categories. And eventually, the last couple years, landed on an Open Cat 2 Comp class that raced the Sport Distance. This seemed to work well and the fatbike division was always well attended and popular with anywhere from 12-30+ fatbikes at each race. Many of the fastest laptimes were from the Fatbike category.) 

I am writing to see if you can help us with an e-mail campaign to the WORS Director Marcus Warrington to add back in this popular race category for all of us Fatbike Enthusiasts.

There are many of you that have fatbikes and compete on your fatbike year round.  Or maybe you have a Fatbike and just want to help us see this category stay as part of the series.

The reasons are endless but the sheer number of Fatbikes out in our community shows the popularity of these bikes and really if TREK wants to build up this series – it needs to reach out and bring this huge community onboard. There’s no downside to adding a Popular Fatbike class to the series.  

SO PLEASE HELP ME OUT!!

BY WRITING A PETITION LETTER ASKING TO SEE FATBIKE DIVISION BROUGHT BACK TO WORS!!

Thanks for your help!

And let’s FLOOD his email box!!

Here is his email:

Marcus_Warrington@trekbikes.com 

Show Beer – League of Heros Issue 18 – Anti-Hero® – Soul-Hero (New) – Hip Hop-Hero (New) – Jukebox-Hero

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Shit Worth Doin’

March 4th, 2023 – Sweaty Yeti – Levis Mounds, WI

March 11th, 2023 – Fatbike Birkie – Cable, WI

March 11th, 2023 – 28 Below 50k Race, Ride, Tour – Black Hills, SD – https://www.28below.com/

Tony’s new Road Runner Anything Bag. Nice!

Bikes! 

Surly Ice Cream Truck

Surly Wednesdays are now built into complete bikes!

Surly Wednesday Fatbike Custom Build – Medium – Shangri-La Green

Surly Wednesday Fatbike Custom Build – Large – Shangri-La Green

Large Schlick Cycles APe for aggressive fatbiking – Purple. Possibly the last APe! Definitely the last Teesdale-built APe!

Large Schlick Cycles 29+ Custom Build – Black

Medium Schlick Cycles 29+ Custom Build – Orange

Wu-Tang Singlespeed from State Bicycles

Wu-Tang Yellow Klunker from State Bicycles

Large Schlick Cycles Tatanka, Orange.

Wyatt Medium Fatbike – Custom Powdercoat 

Schlick Fatbikes

A bunch of Schlick Growler (Zen Bicycle Fabrications AR 45) frames for custom builds.