Ken Chlouber on the FattyCast, New FatCyclist Gear Revealed (and Shipping Next Week)
Hey, check me out: I’m posting something on Friday. But not an installment of my Rockwell Relay report. Instead, I have a couple of other cool things I want to tell you about.
Cool Thing #1: New FattyCast with Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race Founder Ken Chlouber
I haven’t posted a FattyCast in a few weeks, because I’ve just been too busy with my new job. I’m happy to report that the drought has ended, and I’ve got a great new episode to prove it: a conversation with Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race founder, Ken Chlouber.
I mean, think about it:
You can listen to it on iTunes, download it directly, subscribe using the RSS feed, or just play it using the handy little widget below.
I wanted to have Ken on my podcast now for a couple reasons. First, he’s an incredibly inspiring person. I mean, think about it: You’re an out-of-work miner in a town with 60% unemployment. So what do you do? Well, what Ken did was create the most iconic 100-mile mountain biking and trail running races in America. In this episode, I talk with him about how, and why, and what he’d do next. It’s an inspiring episode with a man who will genuinely make you believe you are better than you think you are, and can do more than you think you can.
The second reason I wanted to have Ken in the podcast is he’s currently a 2016 nominee for the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Personally, I think he should definitely be one of the people chosen. Read a little bit about him, listen to this podcast, and then go vote.
Cool Thing #2: New FatCyclist Gear Coming EXTREMELY SOON.
When I started the race report series, I started showing off the new race-cut FatCyclist jerseys.
They’re pretty gorgeous, if you ask me.
They look good from the back, too:
But there are a few things I have not told you.
The first thing I haven’t told you is that the jerseys you’ve seen so far have been the men’s design.
Nor have I told you that — as of yesterday — there is now a women’s specific kit, too.
Every single woman I’ve shown it to wants this kit. It is wonderful.
And the third thing I haven’t told you is that unlike every other FatCyclist gear order I’ve ever put together, this time I am not doing a pre-order.
No, this stuff is all in-stock. Now. Today. Which means I’m going to put together the order pages early this week. If you order next week, you’ll get your gear…next week.
So…if you happen to think that these kits look as great as I do, you might want to pay attention next week. Because the fourth thing I haven’t told you is that I ordered very small quantities. I am not interested in begging you to buy anything ever again, and I am not interested in asking you to be patient and wait for your order to come in.
My expectation is that everything will sell out quickly, and the few people who get these jerseys will have the best-made, most-comfortable, least-common, best-looking jerseys I’ve ever sold.
And I like that a lot.
Comment by Mike | 07.8.2016 | 2:49 pm
Can orders that were place for the other gear be applied to these items? I’m still waiting for the full refund to go through from the previous order.
Comment by ScottR | 07.8.2016 | 3:52 pm
Just missing a buy link :-)
Did you mean ‘late this week’ or ‘early next week’ to post them?
Comment by LyleB | 07.8.2016 | 7:17 pm
Question: from the pictures it appears that the women- specific kit has matching bibs, but not the men’s?
Comment by New Zealand Ev | 07.9.2016 | 12:33 am
I would like to apply my order to this as well. I got an email that shows the status of the order as being processed so I’m not really sure what is happening with it. Thanks
Comment by MikeB | 07.9.2016 | 12:56 pm
Very cool kits, I’m excited to see the full men’s kit; and those socks!! Are they part of the kit? If no, where are they from? The polka dot are awesome!
Comment by rb | 07.10.2016 | 9:08 pm
Ken Chlouber fattycast is pretty darn cool. You have to listen all the way to the end, because the “play out” is awesome!
I appreciate the weighting of the Clydesdale graphic AWAY from the midsection. This is very, very important.
Fatty — while you are limited in your ability to apply your posing rules (no one to hide behind…no one bigger than yourself, etc…), you have done an admirable job.
Comment by AKChick | 07.11.2016 | 12:22 am
Me want! Me want! Me want!
I too would like to apply my balance to the women’s specific kit!!! :) :) :) I haven’t seen or heard anything since you announced that the FLS kits weren’t going to be coming out. No worries, I know you’ve been busy so I just figured that once you had some time, I’d hear something.
I REALLY WANT one of these kits. Blue is my fav color! :)
How do we apply a previous balance to an order for this kit? Help! :)
Comment by Jeff Dieffenbach | 07.11.2016 | 8:01 am
Loved the Ken Chlouber podcast. I’d heard parts of the Leadville Trail 100 “origin story” before, but this really fleshed out my understanding.
Also, this was the first time that I’d heard anything about lottery odds for the MTB race. Ken guessed 7,000 to 10,000 entries each year.
Last year, there were 1445 people who crossed the finish line in 13 hours or less. No idea how many people DNFed or were pulled–another 10%?
Let’s assume 1600 starters. Further, let’s assume that 400 of these get in by virtue of qualification, Camp of Champions, fundraising, volunteering (I volunteered in 2014, getting in in 2015 after 4-5 years of being shut out in the lottery), or “grandfathering” (having finished 10+ times, or whatever the magic number is).
That gives 1,200 lottery riders out of what I’ll guess was 8,400 lottery entrants to make the math simple. One in seven lottery odds.
I’m curious to know if anyone has a more informed number.
Comment by cmwignatz | 07.11.2016 | 9:52 am
Yup, kit looks great. But if it’s anything like the last kit, if you are above a size 14, fuggehtaboutit fitting.
Comment by Bo | 07.11.2016 | 12:07 pm
Can I send payment in weekly installments of $1…..
I think I’ve forgotten what happened at the beginning of the Rockwell Relay.
Comment by Jeff Dieffenbach | 07.11.2016 | 12:18 pm
@Bo, you mean Crusher in the Tusher, right!? [smile]
Comment by Clayton | 07.11.2016 | 1:43 pm
My previous order hasn’t been refunded yet either, but I would love to apply the balance to the new kit. Looks great!
Comment by Ferdmeister | 07.11.2016 | 4:16 pm
Best Fatcast yet!