Chris King announced two new BBs. An 83mm version and a 100mm version. While the 100mm is a no brainer for many fatbikes using the 100mm shell, the 83mm, while aimed at the downhill crowd may find some uses for fatbike builders who are building for non-conventional drivetrain setups. Let’s see what you can do! [...]
How to trap a Fat Bike
Accessories, How To // May 16, 2012Have you ever wanted to trap your fat bike and can’t figure out how to make it fit? I have. And I got sick of being forced to ride my skinny bike because of this problem. Luckily I’m redneck enough to figure out how to Appalachian Engineer something that exists into something I want. And [...]
Porcelain Rocket Bags – Long Term Review
Accessories // May 16, 2012So, you may remember an intro post waaay back in the day on some bikepacking bags made by a small company called Porcelain Rocket. Well, rest assured they have not been sitting in a box gathering dust. Rather I’ve been waiting until I had more miles on these bags than most people put on bikepacking bags in a [...]
NuVinci N360 Fat-friendly Rear Hub
Beach Riding, Components // May 15, 2012We first saw the NuVinci CVP continuously variable hub at Interbike back in about 2007 and were impressed by the idea of a hub with no gear steps, just a smooth twist of the grip to change the resistance. The hub worked great albeit with a few notable concessions. It took quite a bit of [...]
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Fat-Bike Dreams
For the last few weeks, the last thing I think about, before I go to sleep, is called Big Eau Pleine. It’s a park up in Marathon County, Wisconsin that I’ve frequented over the years. While I’ve ridden my bike there, it isn’t what I would call a mountain bike destination. Big Eau Pleine (BEP) [...]
Continue →The Shak Classic from Ibex
“Classic” used in titles of just about everything, tends to be a bit overused, but in the case of the Ibis Shak Classic-it fits the bill perfectly. I’ve grown to love this sweater? Jersey? Shell? Tough to describe exactly-I’ve worn it as outerwear on breezy fatbike treks and also as a midlayer for added warmth [...]
Continue →Weekly Dose of Fat 5-11-12
With Spring here the beach has been calling. We did a “Super Full Moon” beach ride last weekend and had a great time. Get your fatbike out and ride the sand! Gomez is out doing a few recon rides in Michigan scouting out potential locations for an upcoming event. Stay tuned! http://tonilund.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-wrap-up.html - Spring Wrap Up [...]
Continue →Warm Feet are Happy Feet – by Mike Curiak
Since I was a kid I’ve ridden year-round. Living in MI, MN, and the mountains of Colorado, I’ve had more than my fair share of cold feet through the decades. It wasn’t until I started riding and racing in Alaska that I finally got tired of it and decided to do something proactive to prevent [...]
Continue →Wippermann Connex 1R8 Chain
You normally don’t think too much about your chain until it’s giving you problems. And of course, nothing kills a ride quicker than a broken chain and the long walk back to the lot that follows. However, a good, reliable chain buys you piece of mind. I’ve been putting the Wippermann Connex 1R8 through its [...]
Continue →New Bag Maker ~ Becker Sewing & Design
Straight out’s Fairbanks – (in the) with an AK – Becker Sewing & Design is another one man bag operation (like Barking Bear and Porcelain Rocket) that has sprung up in the face of the fat-bike revolution that has spread across the world from the land of moose and permafrost. We have NOT gotten our [...]
Continue →White Lightning – The Trigger Chain Cleaner
Our fat-bikes are subject to a lot of varying conditions and many of them, from snowy/slushy winter days to sunny beach rides, are unfriendly to the health of your chain. We will be looking at various chain cleaning systems over the next several months starting with the cleaner I’ve been using weekly for over a [...]
Continue →Wallpaper Wednesday – Moonlander at Area 51
Stan from Stanley McPartland Photography in Nevada shot this at the Black Mailbox, Area 51 during their spring Southwest road trip. Moonlander? Area 51? Apropos! No? Feel free to download it and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the image to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. Got [...]
Continue →Win a Carver O’beast Carbon Fat-Bike Fork
Win a Carver O’Beast Carbon Fat-Bike Fork by entering our Spring Essay contest! Entries can be written, photo or video or any combination of the three. Entries must be received by May 31st, 2012. Send entries to: info@fat-bike.com. The subject of your entry is anything fat-bike related. Write a fairy tale, a ride report, a poem, a [...]
Continue →Fat (video) Tuesday – Spring Beach Ride
Here’s a brilliant video from from the first day of spring…..two years ago. It was shot by the most talented fat-bike videographer that I’ve ever encountered – tscheezy
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