Saturday 28th April saw me taking part in the Pedal on Parliament ride in Edinburgh, Scotland. The event was a sort of gentle protest ride across the city of Edinburgh, starting in a large park known as The Meadows, then heading up to the Royal Mile and down to the Scottish Parliament buildings to hand [...]
Finland’s geographical location means that there is usually good snow conditions in the winter time. If you really want something special, head to Lapland where hunderds of miles of snowmobile tracks can be found. And in the end of winter the snow crust conditions are usually fabulous. But what if you want to race? The [...]
If you’ve checked our Event Calendar recently you may notice the the Fatbike specific event fervor of the winter season has subsided some. If you are the promotor of an event that includes fatbike specific classes for racing or any other fatbike specific event within the context of the larger event, let us know! We’d [...]
Sven has a dream…a dream, where fat-bikes from around the globe, gather together, under the light of the full moon to ride the beaches, coastlines and dunes, from Alaska to the to the white sand beaches of Florida…from coastal Scotland to the deserts of Mongolia…..New Zealand and Australia…..Japan and Hawaii – a world-wide fat-bike group ride. [...]
The St Fattys Day event was held March 31, 2012 at Marsh Ridge Resort in Gaylord MI. Gomez and I attacked the Michigan event from different directions with G heading around the southern end of Lake Michigan and heading up through Grand Rapids where he met up with 616 Fabrications and Quiring Cycles as well as [...]
The Wisconsin Fatbike Championship was held at Alpine Valley Resort in East Troy, WI on a balmy, for March, Saturday; the 24th to be specific. The idea for this event was hatched up mid-winter and had all the potential for an excellent snow race. With the event weekend planned for the week after Alpine Valley [...]
Schedule: 9:00 – 11:00 – Pre-Ride the course 11:00 – 12:30 – Registration 1:00 – Race Starts – LeMans Start –something fun! 4:00 – Finish – The last Racer must leave the transition area before 4:00 PM – In the case that there is a tie for the total number of laps…..the tie breaker will [...]
Recap of the 2012 Red Jacket Cyclotron From: Chris Schmidt / cts@xmatic.com Snow bikers from across the region congregated on 5th Street in Calumet, Michigan for the inaugural running of the Red Jacket Cyclotron on Saturday. The Calumet Snowdrome, prepared to perfection for the Friday night start of the Copper Dog 150 dogsled race, featured [...]
A bunch of us made the trip up to Levis for the inaugural Sweaty Yeti Fat-Bike Race last Saturday. We all were coming together to combine race director, Steve Meurett’s, amigo, Adam Blake’s & my lovely wife, Bethany’s Birthday Party…drink some good beer…ride/race? some sweet snowy trail…..and (with Steve’s OK) occupy the Levis Trail Center [...]
Our entire den of pug-scouts from troop 666 in Milwaukee converged on Decorah, Iowa for the PWC (Pugsley World Championships). For the readers that might not know…….Decorah is a hidden gem of mountain biking located in the driftless region of Northwestern Iowa. Several of our Gnomefest cousins hail from Decorah along with Sov and some [...]
Written by Reed Smidt – Race Director The Carver Lake Cold Catfish Cup – Race # 3 was held on Sunday, February 19 at Carver Lake Park in Woodbury, MN. The temperature peaked at 45 degrees making almost all the single-track trail off limits for racing and riding in general. Fortunately, Carver Lake Park [...]
The first order of business on my trip to MPLS was to get out and cover the Cold Bear Challenge Fat Bike Fest in Elk River. The Cold Bear is the grand daddy of all mid-west fat-bike races. When I first read about it, years ago, it was called Pugfest. I remember seeing pictures of [...]
Awe Snap…. Race Course 8~ Conditions 9~ Party 10 Friday night pre-party was top notch, we (MKE) Southsiders and frequent Fatties decided to show up early and kick our shoes off and get to know the place. After a little pre-ride sweatfest, we had a mini happy hour by the light of our mooselamp [...]
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 11, 2012. I woke up and asked my puppy if it had snowed yet. She looked back with sleepy puppy eyes as if to tell me she didn’t care at all. Well, I’d have to check for myself. I made my way up and out to the front window. Green and faded [...]
Race Recap written by ~ Josh Gabriel The beaches of Manitowoc were stormed by nearly a dozen, four person teams on the sunny and unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon of February 4th. Fat-bike aficionados were invited by The Broken Spoke Bike Studio, The NEW OM(NorthEast Wisconsin Off-road Mountain) bike club and Pabst Brewing Company to dirty their [...]
This is a report on the Frozen Fat Outdoor Fat Tire Mountain Bicycle and Camping Social from January 14th and 15th, 2012. – Words by Paul Dunklebarger The idea was simple: amass a cohort of riders with the inclination for fat tire bikes, with a disregard for personal warmth, with an unbounded enthusiasm for fraternization and debauchery. As such, [...]
The Carver Lake Cold Catfish Cup – Race # 1 was held this past Sunday at Carver Lake Park in Woodbury, MN. Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop + Coffee sponsors the time trial series that includes 3 races in total. The weather was perfect and trail conditions were prime. Fat bikes ruled the day and easily [...]
Exiting Chad’s pizza and getting back on the bike alerted me that there were a lot of people who were going to AT LEAST make it to the halfway point. In a previous year this was enough to win the race, and for some had been unattainable in numerous attempts. I was happy to see [...]
When mother nature farts out a mid-winter thaw, we don’t cry in our beer….We hit the BEACH! Our amigos at the Broken Spoke Bike Studio up in Manitowoc have a thaw proof plan for a super fun beach, trail and dune race course that will be somewhere around 2 miles in length and transition at [...]
Triple D (Dubuque-Dyersville-Durango), is a run/ski/bike race (individual sports not tri-style) held in Dubuque, Iowa. In its fifth year, the race has become notable for its abominable conditions and the sheer lack of finishers. Focusing on the bike race specifically, the number of people who finished are as follows: 4, 0, 8, 23 (of 25 [...]
February 11, 2012 – Team Growler Snowbike Relay Race. Snow bikes only. Must have 3.7 size tire or more to participate. No FatBike? – No Problem! – Join the rider pool Teams can share a fatbike (or ride their own) Teams are formed the day of the race or you can bring your own team. [...]
Casey Buckleitner and the Marsh Ridge Resort in Gaylord, MI are holding a Fatbike Expo and Race at the resort March 31st, 2012. The Fat-Bike expo vendors include Einstein Cycles, Gore Bike Wear, Gore Ride – on Cable Systems, Surly, 616 Fabrication, Quiring, Bandits International and many others. The race on the 31st will be on the [...]
…a race report from Ernesto & Gomez The Wisconsin Fat-Bike Race Series, 2nd edition, took place in Lake Geneva, WI, this weekend. The same place Wisconsin keeps its sea monster. This race was the TSE, which also stands for the Team Snowbike Enduro. This 2nd edition of the TSE was held at a hill top quarry that has [...]
Trail Conditions – Nice packed snow! We have 3″ of new fresh snow on top of the packed and thaw degraded 7″ that fell last Friday. There is also snow in the forecast for Friday. From now until race day, it will be bitterly cold, so that should keep our base very tidy till race [...]
New this year! Snow Bike Race. Come join us at the Quarry Road Recreation Area to sample the delights of winter. The fun will include: a snow bike race, trailside food, winter equipment to try, ski instruction, snowshoe races, Amazing Tree Maze, laser biathlon demo, sledding, a bonfire and much more. Everone is welcome and [...]
Rob, the Michigan-area Salsa/Surly rep is hitting the road with a fleet of demo bikes and will be hitting several events/demos over the next week. Here is what he sent as a schedule. Farm Team Fat Bike Race – Grand Rapids, MI Jan 14 Kinetic Systems Mukluk Demo – Waterford, MI Jan 15 Island Lake [...]
No Category. Event Race Open To All Skill Level. Let’s have fun! www.brokenspokebicycles.com Saturday February 4th 2012, Race Starts At Noon. Registration and Preride at 10:00am Silver Creek Park 3001 South 10th Street Manitowoc, WI 54220 Pavilion available for shelter and power
Tour de Picayune is a cross country bicycle race over the old trails and lands through the backwoods and swamps of Picayune Strand State Forest in Southwest Florida. Dry sand, wet sand, rocks, soft gravel, hard gravel, grass, logs and even some rough asphalt describe the range of riding surfaces; Generally, variations of soft, sandy [...]
The Teton Valley Great Snow Fest exists to bring joy, excitement, and economic vitality to the Teton Valley community during a traditionally slow time of year. The Festival is spread over a 4-day period and includes a number of diverse, winter-focused events at several locations around Teton Valley. Of particular note to our fat-bike community [...]
The snow-bike race season in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula gets off to a start on Saturday, February 4 with the Low Pressure Loppet, a 15k, single-lap race to be held as part of the annual Keweenaw Nordic Festival. Venue for the event will be the Michigan Tech Nordic ski trails, a top-notch trail system featuring screaming [...]
