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Fat-bike 101 – Fat-bike Diet Plan

Fat-bike 101 // May 16, 2013

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This article is part of the Fat-bike 101 series and is intended to help new fat-bike owners, and potential fat-bike owners, with some of the questions they may have about fat-bikes. In addition, it is a chance for experienced riders to add comments to help our new brethren enjoy all that fat-biking offers. Consider these [...]

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Wallpaper Wednesday – Comox Lake, Canada

Site News // May 15, 2013

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Crucial Matt sent us this photo from Canada! Here’s what he says about it: The What: My 2013 stock Mukluk3 The Where: Comox Lake, Courtenay BC Canada. In the beautiful Comox Valley…. The Why: Riding the shore of Comox lake while the water levels where way down gave way to some very interesting terrain. We [...]

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FAT BIKE Championship – JAPAN

Events, Races, Site News // May 14, 2013

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Our amigo, Nakashima Kurato checked in today to share some photos and results from this past weekend’s Fat Bike Championship at the 26ism Asagiri trail park” near Toyota City, Japan. The Fat Bike Championship was run in conjuction with the Singlespeed Japan Championships and some the racers in the fat-bike category embraced the weird, wild and [...]

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Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Mammoth Lakes

Site News, Videos // May 14, 2013

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Dan McConnell shot this video of Jodi Melton, Eric Hunter, and Alan Jacoby for The Mammoth Channel 72 (local tv channel in Mammoth).  Alan Jacoby shot the GoPro footage of his purple Mukluk.  The video was filmed around the Mammoth Lakes area on legal trails and roads (Sherwin Creek Rd., Antelope Valley Rd, and the [...]

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Ride Reflections – Rabbit Holes on My Mukluk

29+, FatBikes, Site News // May 13, 2013

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Written by : Andy Oleson I’ve been able to log some decent single track mileage on my 29+ wheelset up at the Southern Kettle trail system, and have done some side by side comparison testing, swapping wheelsets between laps, and one thing is for sure, the 29+ Rabbit Hole/Knards are faster than the 26” Darryl/HuskerDu [...]

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Bike Bag Dude – Chaff Bag

Accessories, Business Profiles, Site News // May 13, 2013

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Written by Andy Oleson & Gomez Andy is up first with his review of the Bike Bag Dude – Chaff Bag – I usually never really have the Need, or make an Excuse, or even require a Reason to go for a bike ride.  But today I had all three simutaniously! The “Need” was, I’ve [...]

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Fat Foto Friday ♦ HGT!

FFF, Gallery, Site News // May 10, 2013

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A couple of weeks ago I was in South Haven, Michigan and saw this vivid mural and made a point of riding by to take a picture. I also saw a lady out in her front yard with no pants. (sorry no picture) I leaned Thparkle up against the curb and took a few snaps [...]

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Weekly Dose of Fat ♦ 5/10/13

Site News // May 10, 2013

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Future Fat Nuestros amigos en UKfatbikes are at it again with another Global Fat-Bike ride called The Global Fat Night Ride! The ride takes place on the summer solstice (Friday, June 21st 2013). The idea is to have fat-bikers, around the world, hit the trails at 8pm local time. Each location can decide to do just about any [...]

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KramPug – Cale’s Initial Ride Report

29+, FatBikes, Ride Report // May 9, 2013

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Mi primo y Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Cale built up a set of offset Rabbit Hole rims for his Pugsley, last week and today he shared his initial impressions along with time/speed comparisons to both his 29r and his pug with traditional fat bike wheels. He rode his local 30 mile pavement/dirt loop out in [...]

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Pack your Fatty and ‘Run Away From Home’

Ride Report, Site News // May 9, 2013

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Do you ever want to get on your bike and ‘Run Away From Home’? Do you look at the photos of gorgeous beaches, mountains and forests that we share on Fat-Bike and dream about strapping some gear on your rig and exploring the great out-of-doors? Why not take a Sub 24 Hour Overnight (S24O)? The S24O is a [...]

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Wallpaper Wednesday – 9:Zero:7 in Minnesota

Wallpaper // May 8, 2013

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John took this photo on his iPhone while out on a ride on the Lebanon Hills MTB trail in Eagan, MN and then did some creative editing to achieve the effect you see here. Good work, John! Definitely a cool feel to the image. Download the appropriate size and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click [...]

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Fat Video Tuesday ♦ One Year (un año)

Videos // May 7, 2013

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Erik Ross, from Port Elgin, Ontario, compiled a video recollection of a year in the life of his Mukluk, in and around Grey and Bruce Counties. This one gave me goose-bumps, when the images and music got revved up! You have to appreciate the amount of time and effort that it had to take, to edit [...]

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