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The Weekly Dose of Fat News Digest – Los Días de Perro del Verano
Welcome to the Center for Kindness to Fat & Plus Bikes. A place where ‘fun’ is the prime directive. You might think of us as fat dash bike dot com, ...
First Peek at the 45NRTH Hüsker Dü (two?) 26 x 4.0
So last year the good folks at 45NRTH decided that they wanted to improve one of our favorite fat bike tires, the Hüsker Dü. I have to admit that the luddite portion of my brain kept on telling me that this was pure madness. I thought Hüskers were one of the best all around […]
Wide World of Bikes – Show #4
Episode Four of Wide World of Bikes On today’s episode, Carlson and Dusty are on location in Monticello, Utah. They signed up for an the Blue Mountain Enduro in the Abajo Mountains. What makes the race special is they are racing on a pair of fat bikes! Carlson is on the Proudfoot Proud Fatty and […]
509 Cycles – Green Bay Wisconsin
There’s a fine history of of Independent Bicycle Dealers – aka : ‘Bike Shops’ creating their own fat-bike brands. Both Fatback and 9:Zero:7 were created by two enterprising bike shops in Anchorage Alaska and Bear Claw Bikes is a relatively new brand that is the creation of Einstein Cycles over in Traverse City, Michigan. Today […]
Foto Gordo – Gnome-Fest Flashback
One of my oldest riding amigos, that I’ve known, all the way back to the 1980’s, sent in this flashback to Gnomefest 9 at Nine Mile County Forest, near Wausau, Wisconsin. Andy gives credit to Marty as the photographer and the rider is his own bad self…..Andy Oleson; aka – Angry Andy. He’s riding his […]
Fat Bike Iceland
For years I’ve always had a dream of riding somewhere desolate and remote on my bike. I thought that dream was just going to stay a dream as I’m a normal guy with a wife and 3 kids. However, last December during a bivvy ride with my mate, John ‘Climber’ I planted a seed of […]
Fat Camp Show #25 — How to change the Geometry of your Fatbike
The Fat Camp is back again for another techy discussion of fat and plus bikes and this time, it’s all about geometry. No, not the class you had to take back in high school, where you sat next to smartest kid you could find, so you could pass the class. We’re talking frame geometry […]
Tribal Thursday – Reader’s Rigs
The dog days of summer brings the return of Fat-Tribe Thursday. This is where we like to show off some of the photos sent to us by our readers. We’ve been getting so many great photos in from out in the field that we thought we should go ‘old school’ and share a few. Let’s […]
Foto Gordo – Loaded Krampus
This week’s wallpaper image is my Krampus loaded for bikepacking down along the Little Fox River in Western Kenosha County in Wisconsin. The bags from our amigos at Oveja Negra and Revelate Designs. My Krampus allows me to go just about everywhere, from asphalt to dirt and gravel and I agree with Bruce Smithhammer’s view […]
Saddledrive News – 2018 Salsa Mukluk & 27.5 Fat Beargrease
It’s your uncle Gomez here at Saddledrive at beautiful Northstar Village in Truckee, California. It’s Media Day at Saddledrive and QBP showcased all of their new products. Let’s start with our friends at Salsa. They have 4 new Mukluk models in the 2018 lineup and 3 new carbon Beargrease models that are all rocking 27.5 […]
Fat (video) Video Tuesday – Isle of Harris Scotland by Illya Rudkin
Our amigo Illya is back with a video of a trip to the Isle of Harris in Scotland. Here’s what Illya shared about this week’s clip. Fatbikes ride the infamous Postman’s trail on the Isle of Harris. If you live in Scotland or visiting the land of the clans then probably very high on a […]
Cuero Gloves Review – by Euan Pennington
Cuero Cycling Gloves – retro for the modern world. One could be forgiven for thinking the modern world is becoming more disposable, and even in cycling, bikes, clothing and componentry can feel like it’s made to be faster, lighter, cheaper but also less durable. Compared to the (weighty) steel path racers of our […]
Black Ribbon Bike Hour – Show #666 with SSUSA Champ – Spinner Ryerson
Dave is gone and Evan called in sick, so the line-up for show six got shuffled and then re-shuffled a couple of times. But what would any reasonable person expect, from a show that alleges to represent the seedy underbelly of bicycle style and culture? Show six was recorded at the Cloud Factory Studios, way […]
Munk Pack – Oatmeal Fruit Squeeze – by Nick Holzem
Time to rethink trail side snacking. Munk Pack offers a mouth pleasing, easy to digest alternative to your typical jaw breaking and dry go-to energy bars. These oatmeal fruit squeeze pouches provide a fresh take on replacing energy stores while you’re out racing the continental divide, or when you decide to go for an extra […]
TASCO GLOVES/ SOCK COMBO PACK by K8
Ready, Get Set, BE BLOWN AWAY ! Be ready to be the fashion plate of fat biking! TASCO refers to their Double Digit mini kit as the perfect combination of coordinating gloves and socks. I would certainly concur. Let us start out with colors… These are well thought out. They look great in the parking […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Fort Monroe
James Gipson sent us this week’s Wallpaper image. Ya’know the reason that we call this series “Wallpaper Wednesday”, is to provide our readers, with a steady stream of free bike porn* to adorn their computer’s desktop; and presumably, left click and save and then set that image as your desktop backdrop. I’ve always been curious […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Proudfoot Proud Fat Gets Ridden
This week’s video is Dustin’s first rip on the Proudfoot dual suspension fatty that we’re testing. When we knew the bike was on the way, Dustin told me that he was getting up at 5 am to take the new test ride up to the Wasatch Crest for a little shake down cruise. You can […]
Mobile Comprehensive Tool Kits for Travel
I guess that you never know that you need something till it is gone. At our old place in Westosha, the shop was in the garage, but about a year ago, we moved and now the shop is in the basement. So all of the tools are inside, while most of the bikes that […]
The Weekly Dose of Fat – July 21st 2017
We’ve got plus and fat-bike testing going on here in Wisconsin and out in Utah. Over in the UK, our amigo, Jeff Price, is leaving on a trip of a lifetime over in Iceland and I’m fresh off of a trip up to Green Bay to ride the beach and then over to Wausau, to […]
Product Spotlight – Eleven bikes light and crispy custom build – by Nick Holzem
Hello all of you fat bike buffs (and gnomes)! I’d like to take a second to introduce myself as one of the newest Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilots. My name is Nick Holzem, you may have first heard me in an interview on “The Weekly Dose of Fat episode #123”. At the time, I was wrapping up the “Hugh Jass Fat Bike Series” with one race to go. […]
wallpaper…damn is that a saw?
Peter De Mattia is no stranger to the pixels for sticker, black market that we run here at Fat (dash)Bike (dot) Fun. Peter sent us this shot that I freak’n LOVE! First, because it’s a Moonlander. I have a soft spot for lunar vehicles. Second, because he’s running 2XL’s and the Trifecta is the saw, […]
Proudfoot, Proud Fat Preview – By Dustin Carlson
What would you say if someone asked you, what is the ultimate fat bike set up? Up in Alaska, one might say: Super light carbon frame with rigid fork. Light rims and tires that are great in the snow Bar mitts In the mid-west the answer might be: Aluminum frame with rigid fork and summer […]
Fatback Corvus Review
I’ve been riding a Fatback Corvus for the last few months and it’s ‘high time’ for me to put into words, the way I feel about the fourth carbon fat bike that I’ve reviewed over the last couple of years. You can read my initial impressions and review this bike’s impeccable racing pedigree here – https://fat-bike.com/2017/04/product-spotlight-2017-fatback-corvus/ In […]
Wide World of Bikes – Show #3 ♦ (Amplio Mundo de las Bicicletas – Programa Número Tres)
Episode Three of Wide World of Bikes On today’s episode, Carlson and Dusty are on location in beautiful Deer Valley Ski Resort in Park City Utah. The show starts out going over episode two and the intricacies of running a bike manufacturing company like Canfield Bikes. We then transition to talking about fitness and how […]
Fat-BoB Trailer v2.0 (aka Crisco Bob)
Back in March I shared my exploits in getting a Bob Trailer to work with a Fat-Bike. That article mainly focused on how to modify the yoke of the trailer to work with Robert Axle Project extended (Bob compatible) rear thru axles. You can read about that here – https://fat-bike.com/2017/03/how-to-make-a-bob-trailer-work-with-your-fat-bike/. After we posted the article, one […]
Foto Gordo – The Green Tunnel
This week’s desktop wallpaper comes to us directly from my hard drive. You just never know what you’ll find out there in the woods. I’ve been a long time fan of utilizing bicycles for recreational exploration and possess a long time passion for photography that’s almost as old as my passion for bicycles! I used to […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – The Glen Tilt – by Illya Rudkin
This week’s film is from a weekend bikepacking ride along the full length of the magnificent Glen Tilt in the extreme north of Perthshire Scotland. The glen’s rock formations has long attracted the attention of geologists. We were attracted by the adventure to new places. One of the earliest was James Hutton, who visited the glen in […]
Jamis 27.5+ Dragonslayer Pro Review – By Smithhammer
For 2017 Jamis has significantly expanded its Dragonslayer line, from a single model last year to six different build levels, available in two different tire sizes – 26+ and 27.5+. The Dragonslayer Pro 27.5+ is Jamis’ “Adventure Series” flagship steed, taking last year’s Dragonslayer Plus to new heights. Let me just get my bias out […]
Fat Camp Show #24
Ken and Andy are back from spring hiatus for episode 24 of FatCamp Podcast. For this 24th edition of the camp the guys keep it moving straight forward and rarely veer off topic. Let’s face it, life gets complicated and practical reality slaps us in the face every once in a bit. Luckily, the dynamic […]
Smokestone Henderson short term review
The Smokestone Henderson fat bike is the brainchild of Graham Foot from Slam69 Cycles in Gloucester in the UK. I was invited to spend the weekend with Graham and find out about the history of the bike and to spend some time in the saddle. Graham’s history in the bike industry goes way back to […]
Foto Gordo – An Trá is Faide
Our new desktop image for this week came to us from Chris Heyworth. This is what Chris had to say about his portrait. Taken on the longest stretch of sand in Europe – Morriscastle beach in County Wexford, Ireland Where’s the Longest Beach on your continent? Send us your fat or plus bike photos or […]
Levis – Mission 1 Moonlander (L-MIM) Raffle Winner
On top of it being Independence Day (here in the US), which is my favorite holiday, we get to award the grand prize in our Help Rebuild the Levis Chalet Raffle. We couldn’t have made this happen without industry sponsors! Great people behind great companies that stepped up and help save places like the Levis […]
FBC’s Monday Night at the Movies – Fatbassador Travis & Al at Kinkaid
Just a couple of good ole boys ride’n bikes up in Alaska. This was shot at Kinkaid Park in Anchorage by our Fatbassador to Alaska Travis Hubbard and his amigo Al. Travis is riding his Fatback Skookum with a set of B+ Wheels. I’ve never seen so much skunk cabbage! Enjoy the ride boys! Share […]
The Occasional Dose of Fat Show #127 – 3 New BBR Test Pilots
The Occasional Dose of Fat – Show Number 127 features interviews with three of our newest generation of Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilots. We talk about riding and the product tests that each of them are currently work on, as well as, introduce you to Gomez’s imaginary friend! Our show is brought to you by the […]
Product Spotlight – Framed Marquette 27.5+/29 – By Aristotle Peters
I am lucky enough to be a test rider for the Framed Marquette Carbon 27.5+/29. Upon receiving this bike, I opened the box to find a neatly packed bike with two wheel sets. There was a 27.5+ wheel set that got the playful biker in be excited and a 29” wheel set that makes the […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Snafu
On my way back from a recent over-night camping trip, I decided to take the scenic route, through the local rail yard, art gallery. They get some incredible artists and it changes all of the time. It seems appropriate, that during the chaos that defines “life in the year 2017” that I found this particular […]
First Look – Specialized RipRock 24” Plus Bike by Andy Amstutz
So much for the playground. The second installment of kids fat and plus bikes reviews is coming to you from Fat-Bike.com. This time it’s in the form of a Specialized RipRock 24” plus bike. Leave it up to my “becoming-a-better-friend-everyday” fat and plus bike guru, Gomez, to secretly have a FedEx box shipped to my […]
Event Spotlight – Summer Squatch- July 1st – Neillsville, Wisconsin
Thaw your inner Yeti at the Summer Squatch. non-race weekend! Proceeds to the chalet re-build. Info here:https://summersquatch.blogspot.com/ Summer Squatch UPDATE: The SS category is now changed from race to “Social weekend” Rides, (womens, fast, slow, photo tours, guided, night etc) camping, Sand Creek Brewing Co. Brew, Pints for the first registered, Hanging out in a […]
Black Ribbon Bike Hour – Show #5 – Taddihogg from 8 Lumens – Summer Wheels
Today on the 5th rendition of the Black Ribbon Bike Hour, Crazy Chris Daisy, Departing Dave, BBR Test Pilot, Evan and Uncle Gomez join forces in the Florida Room at the Electric Chicklet Studios, located in the South of the Big Whiskey (not France) near the soothing shores of Lake Michigami. There was definitely gnome […]
Backcountry Stitch Works – Custom Frame Pack
Our Fatbassador to Alaska, Travis, told me about a new Anchorage bag-maker early this spring called Backcountry Stitch Works. We worked together through the regular custom bag protocols, with a nice short-cut, due to BSW being located very near to Speedway Cycles, home of Fatback Bicycles. Since they were making a bag for the Fatback […]
Foto Gordo – 1st Day of Summer! (in the northern hemisphere)
On the first official day of Summer, Eric Prinster sent us this perfect example of how to beat the summer heat. Here’s the story behind those handlebars. While everyone was sweating in the mid 90’s temps and wind in Grand Junction, I choose to escape to the Mesa to stay cool and make my own path on […]
Event Spotlight – Skull 120/60 – June 24th – Burns, Oregon
If you haven’t already heard, the Skull 120/60 gravel race is taking place this month in Eastern Oregon’s Malheur National Forest. There are still registration spots available for each category. 120 mile individual / 60 mile individual / 120 mile team relay / 60 mile team relay The Skull races are being promoted by the USFS […]
Wide World of BIKES! Show #2 – Chris Canfield Interview
Episode Two of Wide World of Bikes Dusty Ott interviews Chris Canfield of Canfield Brothers’ Bikes about all the happenings in today’s bike world. Everything from chain stay length to pedal bob to production costs. Canfield bikes are known for their downhill handling and overall toughness when it comes to hitting the trail at […]
Product Spotlight – RSD Sergeant 27.5+ – By Andy Amstutz
Ah, summer….finally. Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the family. Time for reunions and trips to the beach. Time for some happy home owner projects and a good book. And of course, shred up some soil at the dirt church and roost some gnar in the woods. But for the next couple months it […]
Foto Gordo – Groovy Pixels & Stickers
Last week, we put the word out, that we were trading groovy pixels for stickers and Cheryl Weryk from London Ontario sent us this lovely example of fatbikus arborealus. Now Cheryl has groovy fat-bike stickers whisking their way, right to her door. Here’s what she had to say about the portrait she shared with us. […]