It seems in some ways like I’ve had this bike forever, but yet, the first time it hit the trail was early December, just six months ago. The Mukluk 2 somehow has become my defacto mountain bike. I’ve come to believe that this fat bike is what all other mountain bikes, really want to be [...]
“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 [...]
With each passing ride, I discover why I’m loving this bike so much…it takes me places I normally couldn’t explore. The lack of snow this “winter” has been a blessing and curse in many ways. I am a cross country skier and if a snow-less December had happened in previous years (it has) I’d be [...]
As luck (and Mother Nature) would have it, nearly all the beautiful snow we had a week ago, had withered away from three days of incessant rain. Not that I really needed snow to ride the Mukluk, now named Fatty Bo Batty, but it’s at least a feature of enjoying these fat bikes. Instead, and [...]
I doubt I could have picked a better day to really dive into the Fat Bike scene- 27 degrees, no wind, 2-3 inches of snow, some virgin singletrack, some packed ski trail, all the while basking under a clear morning sky at my favorite trail-Levis Mound. Oh, and atop a brand spankin new Salsa Mukluk [...]
