Written By George Kapitz Photos By Kari Lewis Scheppman Editor’s Note : The Wisconsin Off-Road Race Series (WORS) is the largest state mountain bike race series in the country and this year they opened up a special Fat-Bike Category in all twelve of their races. Our amigo George is going to share his WORS experiences [...]
Entries must be in 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 Rabbit Hole Rims [...]
David Peterson sent us a video clip from down under and had this to say about it. “My vid was filmed in a place that’s about an hours dive east of Melbourne (Oz) in a place called Mount Dandenong but it’s know to us more as just ‘The Dandenongs’. There are many walking and cycling [...]
Written by Spinner Ryerson This is my Krampus. It’s my coolest bike ever. I think it’s cooler than yours, but that’s arguably arguable. The only things cooler that I can think of are: Absolute Zero and possibly Bill Murray. In that order. With the green frame I had a few ideas for color combos. I [...]
Jason Liddell took this shot of his 9:Zero:7 with the magic light of the East Lothian coastline bathing the beach in colour. You can see more of Jason’s photographs at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jason-l/. Triple F is a weekly feature, designed to inspire fat-bike fun, fueled by submissions from our readers. Would you like to help? Send your uncle [...]
Future Fat We kick off next week with a Reader’s Ride(s) piece from Spinner Ryerson and hit Austrailia and Utah for the rest of what’s fat & fresh for next week. Dr. Huber is in the house and building some wheels for our Krampus Show Bike project that we’ll be sharing with you over the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Written by – Fattie Lumpkin “Fattie Approved”- what does it mean? Without getting too philosophical, my idea of something being “Fattie approved” signifies a general ‘good’ in things. It’s not just about bikes; it’s about enjoyment. I’ve always wanted to find a way of designating things to friends that I found to be top [...]
Matt Hampshire took this shot on an infrared modified Nikon D70. You can check out more of Matt’s photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhampshire/ or stalk him on facebook at www.facebook.com/Kriegaffe9. Share the Fatness! Fat Foto Friday is our way of kicking off the weekend with a little photographic inspiration for our readers, thanks to contributions from the world wide fat-bike tribe! [...]
What’s Up? Next week on Fat-Bike.com we’re proud to present the premier of ‘Fattie Approved’ featuring, world renowned, fat-bike guru and part-time cage fighter, Mr. Fattie Lumpkin! On Tuesday we transport our readers through space and time with a trip to Ontario, Canada and later in the week, Angry Andy shares the low-down on how [...]
We’ve got big plans for the 29r+ platform this summer! The Spinner Ryerson is currently testing the hell out of his Krampus. We’re just about ready to start building up a Krampus with all sorts of shiney bits for ‘yours truely’, while Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Angry Andy has already been testing a set of [...]
Ben Witt from Milltown Cycles shot this while doing some singletrack crawling out at River Bend in Minnesota. We showed you ours – Now show us yours! Triple F is how we share the fat-bike fun every friday afternoon, with the help of submissions from our readers! Send your photos to gomez@fat-bike.com and help inspire fat-bike fun!
Spring is finally sneaking up on us here in the Midwest. The Decorah Time Trials are happening and I an sure you will see BBR Test Pilot Spinner on his fat-bike and he won’t be the only racer using one! There is a Lake Michigan beach ride afoot too. Just because the snow is gone [...]
The Race When our amigo, Nate, of Central District Cyclery and the Winter Rush Race Series whispered in my ear that he was working on getting permission to run a beach race out of Grand Haven, I was delighted! I immediately offered to help in any way possible. So last weekend, I found myself headed [...]
My man, Beeker told me that he has been seeing some snaps of a euro fat-bike around the fringes of the intertwebs, so I searched a little and came up with this interesting video. The Diamant and Nakamura fat-bike is the same ride with different decals. The shops that sell them in Norway (G-Sport and [...]
Are Tallaksrud made a quick edit after trying out the flight capabilities of his Moonlander at the local snowpark in Hemsedal Skisenter. Check it! Importante! Do you like jazz flute? Were you voted most likely to video tape? Ever dream about becoming a fat-bike gladiator? If you answered yes to the second question, you may be [...]
Our long time friend and early adopter, Antoine Pethers shot his original purple pugs in a tunnel that goes under the main road at Murrays Bay in New Zealand. You can check out more of Ant’s photography here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/79498713@N00/ Dig it, for realz! Spread that Fat-Love like guava jelly…or is it jam? How would [...]
Fat Jazz Your Mother and I have a few things that we’d like to share with you, so we’re not going to beat around the bush and we’re just going to move forward and get right to the point. We though it would be nice if we presented our thoughts as, sort of a “to-do” [...]
Down Under Holiday! Written by: Andy Oleson Ok, This story can’t progress another word without giving a HUGE shout out to Kath n Kedan Griffin, fellow BBR test pilot, Chris Zito, and MURU Cycles head man – Wayne Chapman! For without their great generosity and help this story would be non-existent. I’ve had the good [...]
Patrice Drouin spent 20 years as a designer in the auto industry in France before focusing his vision on making quality custom bicycles. He started Vagabonde Cycles in 2008 and since then has crafted more than 200 bikes. We feel fortunate today, because we get to share Vagabonde Cycles very first Fat-Bike. Patrice designed his [...]
It’s been awhile since we’ve featured one of Gary Buckham’s (Pugsley on Patrol) videos, so today, we’re going to do, just that! Send Uncle Gomez some fat bike fun films! The gnomes that read my mail monitor gomez@fat-bike.com.
(click to enlarge) Our amigo, Josh Spice captured this beautiful shot of his Mukluk, 60 miles deep in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. Josh was out riding the 100 mile loop in preparation for the White Mountains 100 Race, where he placed 3rd out of a very fast field of racers. [...]
Among other stories coming next week BBR Test Pilot Cale hits us with the Walgoose Fat-bike part II – a rebuild, Test Pilot Andy reports from Down Under and racers prepare for the Chilly Blues Challenge in Michigan! Keep it tuned to fat-bike.com, we have a lot more coming! The Week’s Dose of Fat http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2013/04/surly-moonlander-gets-trussplant-and.html - Jones [...]
Fat Bike Japan Champs, May 11th! The First Fat Bike Japan Championships will be held in Toyota City , May 11th, 2013 Fat bike is really catching these days all around the world and in Japan too!! Fee: 2500 yen (about 30USD) Distance: about 15km Registration: 13:00~ Start: 15:00~ Location: Asagiri Camp, [...]
Earlier this year, 9:ZERO:7 and Fallbrook Technologies Inc. announced the 2013 Tusken. The Tusken is one of a growing list of fat-bikes to pair Fallbrook’s continuously variable NuVinci N360 transmission with the Gates Carbon Drive CenterTrack™ Belt Drive System. The NuVinci N360 is the latest generation of Fallbrook’s award-winning continuously variable planetary (CVP) transmission for bicycles. The [...]
John Moore from England took this shot on his morning commute! UK Fat-Bikers are planning one of their now famous gatherings later this month. The Fourth UK FatBike Gathering is on the East Lothian Coast, 30 Miles East of Edinburgh, Based at the Victorian Seaside resort of North Berwick. That’s Scotland for those of us [...]
Next-Fat Next week on Fat-Bike we get all ‘fat-ghost~coast to coast’! We start in Japan and then jet you to the Colorado Plateau, then on to New England and on Friday – we give you an eye-full of Alaskan Wilderness. Also coming up next week is Sven’s Fat-bike 101 article on fat-bike rims plus, we have a [...]
Anyone that follows singlespeed mountain biking, knows White Industries and their ENO line of hubs, freewheels and cranks. I run their hubs on my 29r and the front of my rohloff’d pugs. Quality and serviceability is what I love about the White Industries hubs that I own and I’ve put thousands of tough miles on them. Way back [...]
QUAD CITY ENCHANTED FAT BIKE STOMP - (QCEFBS) Written By: Jake Ralfs & Aaron Mielke Photos By: Drew Hanson / Hanson | Photo · Design It all started out as an idea over a few craft beers at Great River Brewery in Davenport, IA (as all great ideas do) one cool afternoon, post-fat bike ride with a few [...]
Here’s a little video inspiration for our Krampus Photo Contestants! 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 Rabbit [...]
Blood In, Blood Out – Written By djonnymac Jesse Lalonde is a regular dude- a regular dude who gets a lot accomplished with little fanfare, content to let the accomplishments speak for themselves. WORS Elite champ, Chequamegon Fat Tire 40 overall winner (on a single speed no less), H8TR100 victor, a regular fixture on the [...]
Aussie amigo, R Cairns captured this image of a water spout, while out beach riding with a friend, down under. Check out more from R Cairnes at www.theunknownrider.com. We love getting out on the beach in raw weather! Next time a storm is brewing, grab your fatty and head to the beach. Maybe you’ll wake [...]
Next Week on Fat-Bike We start the week off with djohnnymac’s insightful interview of Artist/Racer, Jesse LaLonde. The balance of the week we present a globe-trotting sojourn to fat-bike adventures from Scandinavia, Colorado and the United Kingdom. Spring Beach riding is starting to warm up around the Great Lakes. That’s where you can find [...]
Our neighbor, from across Lake Michigan, Mr. Scott Quiring of Quiring Cycles just finished up this whee KVA stainless, Gates belt drive fat bike with a NuVinci n 360 hub in his Free Soil, Michigan, bicycle laboratory. Scott machined a 35 mm spacer on the non-drive side to convert the frame spacing from 170 [...]
Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot and International Playboy, Cale Wenthur, shot this vid last month on a fat-packing trip that he took down in Baja de California. You can read a full account of a similar trip that he under-took here. Do you have some Fellini in you? Are you the next Quentin Tarantino of fat-bike [...]
Michael Boehnlein captured this striking image at The Carver Lake Cold Catfish Cup winter race up near the Twin Cities this January. Mike and I are gnome-fest cousins. He rides with los gauchos del (MORBID) a la choy… Fat Foto Friday is a weekly feature where we try to help kick off [...]
Future-Fat Next week at Fat-Bike we visit Baja de California in our Fat (video) Tuesday joint and Sven tells us about fat-tires and his curious rubber fetish in the next Fat-Bike 101 article on Thursday. We’ve already received our first entry in our Krampus Photo Contest! In case you haven’t heard, we’re giving away [...]
