Our man, Sven has already touched on this subject in his excellent fat-bike 101 series. In his episode about weight $having, Sven mentions both tires and wheels as targets to put your fat-bike on a diet. We’ve combined those two elements together on an extra small 9:Zero:7 that belongs to Bethany Raven. Bethany’s Dom’L’Orange fatty [...]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Wolskis
Site News, Videos // June 18, 2013I shot this last Saturday at the 29th Fat Tire Tour of Milwaukee. The thing is…..this is just a tiny fraction of the two-wheeled fun that followed! Wolskis is one of the oldest drinking establishments in Kilwaukke and riding the stairs has become somewhat of a tradition at the FTTM. As you can see, Colin [...]
Building, Riding, and Racing a 38 Frameworks Hogback in Fairbanks, Alaska
FatBikes, Reader's Rides // June 17, 2013Written by Trystan Herriott 11 June 2013 A fine day on the trail with the Hogback, with sun and sundogs and at times 35° F below zero with wind-chill. A backcountry cabin awaited my fellow travelers and me at the end of the day, and was a welcome site after a 30-mile ride in the [...]
ENTER NOW! WIN A KRAMPUS!
Contests, Site News // June 15, 2013ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 21st, 2013 Krampus Photo Contest We’ve teamed up with los gauchos del Surly to get you all a chance to win a sparkly new Krampus Frame and Fork! But that’s not all! In addition to the the Krampus frame and fork, we’ll be awarding a pair of Surly’s new [...]
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Fat Foto Friday ♦ Beer Babe
(click to enlarge) Judy McNeill (aka @beer_babe) hails from Dorking in Surrey (UK). She and her hubby, Roy, were lucky enough to get two of the 1st batch of On-One Bikes Fatty’s when they launched in December last year. She shared with us “I love it so much I would happily sell the rest of my [...]
Continue →Weekly Dose of Fat ♦ 6/14/2013
For those of you interested in what 29-plus wheels weigh, we’ve been updating the Wheel Weights for Fat-bikes page with builds we’ve been doing. Look for the 29-plus specific section below our existing 26″ fat-bike wheel weights. Next Week Our lead story next week is a report about the 38 Frameworks, Carbon Hogback and [...]
Continue →Race Report – 8 Hours of Cannonsburg
Written by: Ken Blakey-Shell Race promoter: Fun Promotions When: June 8th, 2013 Where: Cannonsburg Ski Area A couple weeks ago a friend and riding partner named James Gomez tossed out the idea of riding the 8 Hours of Cannonsburg to Scott Quiring and I. The race is held at the Cannonsburg Ski Area by Grand [...]
Continue →Reader’s Ride(s) – Brian’s Rohloff 9:Zero:7
Brian from across the lake in Holland, MI shot us this story about his Rohloff equipped 9:Zero:7. I love single track MTB, but good trails are about an hour drive. My back yard has 2+ square miles of dune trails that deposit on to an undeveloped stretch of prime Lake Michigan shore. I have run [...]
Continue →Wallpaper Wednesday – Full Moon Tatanka
Sven caught this shot of a Schlick Tatanka on a recent Full Moon Beach Ride in Wisconsin. It was a great ride with enough light coming from the Full Moon that none of the riders used a light for the entire ride! Bliss! Download the appropriate size and use it as your own wallpaper. [...]
Continue →Fattie Approved ♦ Tots
This week’s Fattie Approved item: TATER TOTS! Alright, if you missed the first go round: this isn’t just about bikes; or even things related to bikes. I am also a big fan of food. I think food and cycling go hand-in-hand in so many different cases. Our Friday F’n Fat ride started with the intent [...]
Continue →Fat Video Tuesday ♦ Fat Metal
Rusty Knorr sent us his very first fat-vid to share with the rest of you earthlings. Rusty captured this footage outside of Seattle Washington, just north of a small town called Edmonds, just a few days ago! Fresh Fat-Bike Fun from the pacific northwest! I think it’s safe to predict that we’ll see more great videos [...]
Continue →First Look – SRAM X5 Fat-bike Crankset
I recently picked up a 170mm SRAM X5 fat-bike crankset for the Schlick 29-Plus prototype I built up and initial impressions are, well, impressive! Weighing in at a real world 959 grams, the black, X5 fat-bike cranks have a 100mm wide spindle and dedicated 36/22 SRAM 2X10 chainrings. For those with longer legs than mine [...]
Continue →Fat Foto Friday ♦ Yurrebilla
(click to enlarge) Billy Somerville took this shot on the Yurrebilla Trail in South Australia. You can see more of Billy’s camera work at http://500px.com/bcdsom. Share Some Fat-Bike Fun! Send your Fat Foto Friday shots to gomez@fat-bike.com along with some sort of description and help us provide a little inspiration to the [...]
Continue →Weekly Dose of Fat ♦ 6/7/2013
Next Week Before we get to next week, let’s all congratulate Justin Piontek (pictured right) for winning the 9:Zero:7 Wisconsin State Fat-Bike Race Series! I met Justin at Backyard Bikes (our local 9:Zero:7 dealer) and awarded him a gorgeous 9:Zero:7 polished aluminum fatbike frame and fork courtesy of the Series Title Sponsor www.fatbikes.com! Next week [...]
Continue →Writer’s Ride(s) ~ Thilver the house Krampus
We started hearing rumors about Surly’s new 29+ bike about this time last year and by the time Interbike rolled around we were all frothing at the mouths in anticipation of getting a chance to throw a leg over one and take it for a ride. If you haven’t heard…..Twenty-Nine Plus is an expansion of [...]
Continue →Wallpaper Wednesday – Michigan Beach
Eric’s Pugsly six miles north of the New Buffalo, MI pier head on a cold early April morning. Only about 40 degrees when he took this shot. He says the sand was quite firm which made for a really nice ride. Near Byron Center, MI. Download the appropriate size and use it as your own [...]
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