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Event Spotlight – 53N Adventure Festival – Ireland
Our amigos at Fat Bike Adventures in Ireland shared an event that encompasses more than cycling. 53 Degree North presents Adventurefest! Here’s a little info from 53N. At 53 Degrees ...
Black Ribbon Radio Hour – SSUSA – Dejay Birtch
Two-time SSUSA Champion, Spinner Ryerson interviews two-time SSUSA champion and recreation director of the SSUSA in Port Jervis New York this year, Mr, Dejay Birtch. It doesn’t get more seedy underbelly of cycling counter-culture than SSUSA. The event is steeped in tradition and the black arts, so to capture all of that grittiness we went down […]
The Dose of Fat Podcast – Show #136 – Gary Meyer & Roy Kranz
Fat-Bike Radio presents the Dose of Fat Podcast coming to you from behind the cheese curtain in a little place some people like to call “the big whiskey”. In show #136 we interview Gary Meyer, the winter trail guru at the Central Oregon Trail Alliance. We’talk about winter trails in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend […]
First Look – RSD Middle Child – By Dustin Carlson
What comes to mind when someone is described as a middle child? For me, I think this person is going to be wild, impulsive, and up for anything, as long as it doesn’t involve going to work! So, with the “Middle Child” moniker on the new RSD model, I’m really hoping that it lives […]
Fat Camp Podcast #33 – July 2018
Back from sabbatical, Ken and Andy present Fat Camp #33 here mid-summer, with a plethora of fat and plus bike talk to tickle your fancies. Inbetween a bunch of blah, blah, blah, they talk not only technical aspects of the bikes we love to ride, but also what they been up to and have […]
Idaho Hot Springs by Becky and Bryon Vordermann
The Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route, by Adventure Cycling, is a 517 mile main route, with several single track options. Months ago, we decided we wanted to tackle the main route in whole this summer. We picked two weeks in June after school ended and decided we would start in the Sun Valley area, […]
Mid-Term Review of the Lake MXZ400 Boots
For those not familiar with the Lake MXZ400 it is Lake’s “winter extreme” cycling boot. It takes almost every aspect of Lake’s classic MXZ300 series boots and adds features that increase the warmth of the boot. In my “out of the box” write up I detail a lot of these features if you are interested […]
Comparison of Four 29×2.6″ Tires
If you follow bike media you will know that at one point not that long ago 2.8-3″ plus tires were the greatest thing ever. Now the talk is that they are too squishy and vague but 2.6″ tires are the goldilocks size, splitting the difference between traditional MTB tires and “full” plus tires. Personally, 2.6″ […]
Bivvy a Month Challenge #6
A Quick Getaway June’s bivvy a month is the halfway mark in this year of adventures. The month of the summer solstice is the main night for spending a night under the stars but as I was too busy for that one I had to squeeze a bivvy in at the end of the month. […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – July 4th, 2018 – Independence Day!
First things first…Happy Birthday to Sven Hammer! and Happy 4th of July! aka Independence Day in the United States of America. This is a shot taken up in Port Washington, Wisconsin from a ride I did up there in the Spring of 2017. If I remember correctly, we gathered some ramps and fiddleheads that I cooked up […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ OMFB – Flat Creek
Is it to soon to dip back into the OMFB catalog? Well, it’s the day before ‘Merica’s Birffday’ and there’s nothing more ‘Merican than fat-bike funskies under the directorial supervision of Old Man Fat Bike. I’m beginning to be an OMFB fan. Maybe we should start the OMFB fan club. They have stickers for sale here. Would […]
Coast to Coast Bikepacking Michigan’s Mitten – By Andy Amstutz
Not many people drive across Michigan. It’s not on the way to anywhere. It’s the anti-Iowa in the way that I’ve driven through Iowa a dozen times to get to a destination but never had the pleasure of staying overnight. Michigan, like Florida and Maine, is a destination location, unless one is driving to Cuba, New […]
Moons Over My Chamois – June 2018
We asked our crew of contributors and product testers aka: the Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilots a couple of questions about their fantasy bicycle lifestyles and we’re going to share their answers in a new series that premiers, well…today! We asked three questions and asked everyone to send a photo, but nobody sent a photo, […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Midnight in Wisconsin
Our old friend from Eau Claire, Nathan Long took this shot on a back country road on a late night fat bike ride at 1 am. Summer does crazy things to a man’s blood. Nothing like a fat-bike ride in the country to silence the sound of the drums… Got your own Wallpaper Worthy […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Mr. Pat Smage
It’s not often that you can say honestly that someone that you know, deserves their own action figure, but Pat Smage is an expert at turning what looks to be impossible into buttery smooth transitions, where man & bike act as one in perhaps, what one might call an alternate category of dirty dancing…and for […]
Ride Report: Peekaboo Gulch – Buena Vista, CO – by Nancy & Scott Anderson
Peekaboo Gulch – Buena Vista, CO Words: Nancy Anderson Photos: Scott Anderson except where noted Wednesday was the second time we fat biked South Fork Lake Creek (SFLC) Road into Peekaboo Gulch. But we have played on SFLC road many times before; from there we hike to the summit of 14,336′ La Plata […]
The Weekly Dose of Fat – Solstice +1 – 2018
The first full day of Summer and there are literally scads of things happening in the Plus and Fat bike lanes these days. But…one thing that’s not happening is a dose of fat podcast. At least not this month. The next episode of the dose will happen in July. Kristie Fore took the photo above at Bishop’s […]
Northshore Rack NSR-4 Review
I first came across the unique verticle Northshore hitch-style rack out in Long Beach, Washington back in the autumn of 2015. I rented a Salsa Mukluk from Northwest Bicycle Improvement out of Roslyn Washington and they had one of these kick-ass racks on the back of the shop van. (photo below) Since then we’ve tested and highlighted […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Aussie Series No. 6
Our amigo from Australia, Eckart Altenkamp is back for his sixth Wallpaper Wednesday in our monthly Aussie Wallpaper Series. This what Eckart shared about this month’s image. This picture was taken riding the “Sky Trek” in a 270 square km farm in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. We encountered many Emus and kangaroos, but […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Old Man ~ Fat Bike
Today’s feature on Fat Video Tuesday comes to us from a cat that calls hizself ‘Old Man Fat Bike’. This is from a warm snap from back in January, down in Missouri. More of that #fourseasonfatbikes campaign that we mention (constantly). I wonder if Old Man Fat Bike knows Old Bear? Missouri has some gorgeous freshwater […]
Event Spotlight – Wausau 24 – July 28-29, 2018
Here’s an event for our fat-bike readers! The Wausau 24 at Nine Mile County Forest! Check out all of the Fat-Bike Categories! 6 Hour Racing Categories Solo Male Fat Bike Solo Women Fat Bike Solo Female Fat Bike Junior Solo Male Fat Bike Junior 12 Hour Categories Solo Male Fat Bike Solo Women Fat […]
Fat Tire Tour of Milwaukeestein – June16th, 2018
If you’re anywhere near Milwaukee and you’re looking for a fun fat bike ride this Saturday, join me and a few thousand others at this year’s Fat Tire Tour of Milwaukee. The ride starts at the old Pabst Brewery and then hits a brewery and a distillery. They don’t divulge all of the stops until the […]
Fat Fish 40 Race Report
Late last winter, the Fat Fish 40 Race Director, Alan Hane, listed their event on our fat-bike.com event calendar. The first thing that caught my eye was the aquatic name and then the fact that the race venue was in Wisconsin. (I thought to myself) Where the heck is Webster, Wisconsin? I hit up google maps and […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Le Grand Teton
Over the years, we’ve been incredibly fortunate to meet folks from all over the world that share our passion for plus and fat-bikes. More recently (about a year ago) I was introduced to Becky & Byron Vordemann and their Wee Lass April through Black Ribbon (Plus-Bike) Test Pilot, Bruce (best name ever) Smithhammer. Last winter […]
Fat Video Tuesday – Fatbike Touring Southwestern USA
Fat (video) Tuesday returns with the new live double album from ForestyForest recorded on his tour of the Southwestern US. This one sort of grabs you and pulls you in with poignant quotes and beautiful imagery. Check out the Route: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Rzm… Follow ForestyForest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forestyforest/ Share your Plus or Fat Pixels Give us your tired, your […]
Fat Camp – Interview With Adam Miller of Why Cycles
Where the hell ya been? Some of you may have been wondering about the Fat Camp podcast and what the heck Captain Ken and his sidekick, Andy, are up to these days. Let’s just say it’s been an interesting spring…but the boys are back with some technical talk about fat and plus bikes. In […]
The First 60 Days with a Surly Midnight Special – By Ron Stawicki
60 Days of a Midnight Special (Disclaimer: This is my personal bike I purchased from my local bike shop. Since it’s a “fat road” bike I offered to write up my take on it for fat-bike.com. I changed some of the parts to suit my needs but it’s not far off from original. Here are […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – #BAMfatbike2018 By Tom Ice
Tom Ice sent us pics from his Bivvy a Month Challenge – #5 BAM for May in picturesque Crystal, Colorado. We debuted the new design for the #BAMfatbike2018 merit badge last week. I should get cracking on getting some of those made. Speaking of getting things made…we were temporarily out of Otis stickers, but we […]
Bivvy a Month Challenge #5
Fat Bike Jura I had a few days spare at the end of May for my 5/12 of #BAMfatbike2018. I must admit I wasn’t feeling like using them up as I wasn’t in the zone for a trip away. However as the weather forecast was looking hot here in the UK it would have been […]
Teravail Coronado 26 x 4.0 Mid-Term Review – By Seth Bell
Hello, lovelies. Coming atcha fresh from the Fat-bike.com testing grounds is our review of Teravail’s 26×4.0 “Light and Supple” Coronado tires. To give the Coronados the best test possible over the course of just a few weeks, I swapped them between three different bikes for a more well rounded review. Testing was done mostly […]
The Midnight Dose of Fat – Gone Riding
Lo siento amigos…it was so nice out today…I went riding most of the afternoon out at Kettle. So we’re burning the midnight oil listening to some tunes getting set to share some stuff that caught our eye of late. First, let’s wish everyone headed out to ride the Dirty Kanza – ¡Buena Suerte! Drop in […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – 5/30/18
JohnClimber aka John Moore is a legacy contributor to the site. This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday features John’s Titanium Traverse Fat-Bike on Formby Beach. I’ve seen photos of this Antony Gormley sculpture many times before I looked up the artist. Click that link if you want to see more of Gormley’s sculptures. I enjoyed quite a […]
Experiment – Jones Loop Bars
I know that bars like the Jones loop have been around for a long time, but I had never really given one a chance. I ride flat or low rise bars with 9/10 degree sweep for fat/mountain biking, but my current routine includes a lot of asphalt, gravel, and dirt. I live on the Glacial […]
DMR Lacon Vault Platform Pedals by Kitty
Originally these pedals were bought for a cruiser bike with ‘old-school’ slippery sneaker pedals. Hey, they matched the look of the bike! Just trying to accessorize. Anyway, they didn’t fit, so I put them on my favorite fat bike instead. Turns out the fatty is way more worthy of this pedal adornment level. (Don’t underestimate […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – 5/23/18
This is eleven-year-old Landon Showalter getting a little air off of a gnome up in Alaska. His mom, Jen captured the shot. We ask that this be admitted into evidence as our first visual aid in our latest #stickerboondoggle focused like a laser beam on displaying #fourseasonfatbikes in their natural habitat(s) from all over the […]
Ottolock Bike Cinch Lock Your Everyday Carry Lock (ECL)
The Ottolock is a unique bike lock that resembles a reusable Ziptie in operation but is A LOT more secure. Ottolock says it is a “Lightweight, compact cinch lock that is stronger than a cable lock and lighter than a U-Lock. Made with steel and Kevlar® bands. Ideal for cycling and outdoor gear to […]
Up.Bike Bicycle Storage Solutions
A couple weeks ago the folks at up.bike contacted us and asked if we’d be interested in testing out their new stainless steel rack system. I sent them a photo of the corner of the garage where we keep the bikes that we regularly ride. Like many of you out there, we own a pile […]
Dose of Fat Podcast Show #135 – The 2018 Gnomies Awards Show!
It’s the Gnomies! Hosted by Leia Schneeberger! Leia’s joined in the studio by Spinner, Gomez and Brett Stepanik. Through the magic of new media we welcome Colin Ford, Mark Peterson, Kevin Wren, Ryan Krueger, Chris Daisy, Lt. Evan LarSSon, Samsquantch, and Amelia Kegel to the show! Sit back, crack a beer and put a gnome in […]
The 2018 Summer Sticker Boondoggle
If you’ve been a reader of Fat-Bike dot com, over the last several years, you know that we love to give away stickers. We’ve had some doozies over the years and this latest batch might just be, the best ever. These designs were created by fine artists that have created sticker art worthy of the term […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Aussie Series 5
The week’s Wallpaper Wednesday is the 5th installment in our Aussie Series from Eckart Altenkamp. This is a shot of Eckart’s campsite on the edge of a large salt lake in Southern Australia. Eckart rides the salt lake to train for the Simpson Desert Challenge. Got your own Wallpaper Worthy Photo? We love to feature […]
The Shadow of Ausangate By Iohan Gueorguiev
It has been almost 5 months here in Peru and just like any other long stay like that I had the urge to change country, scenery, and experience. Eventually, the constant up and down in the rain can get tedious and all these beautiful mountains and remote mines start blending together into something less […]
Foto Gordo – Denver on the River Trail
Let’s roll into Mudder’s Day Weekend with a festive shot from Tim Birchard. Tim rides a sweet OG Salsa Mukluk and shared this about his Foto Gordo photo. I just discovered your “foto gordo” gallery and wanted to share this shot of my 2013 Mukluk 3 up in Denver, on the river trail. My rear […]
Salsa Blackborow Review by DosRenshos
The Family Truxter. The Shaggin Wagon. The Grocery Getter. I’m a wagon guy so the idea of this bike appealed to me right off the bat. Plenty of room out back to toss a bunch of junk in and go. I made it a point to use it for as many local errands as I […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Squamish, British Columbia
Alan Young shot this week’s spectacular Wallpaper Wednesday image. Alan shared the story behind his stunning photo (below). The riders: Joe Purves-Smith, Brian Helem, and Johnny Oshika. The location: The summit of the Elfin Lakes Trail in Garibaldi Provincial Park near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada which is 1590m altitude. The summit is about 7km in from […]
Dynaplug Racer – Tubeless Tire Repair – By Seth Bell
Howdy Fat-bike Friends! I received a little care package from Fat-Bike.com World HQ today containing one of Dynaplug’s “Racer” tubeless tire repair kits with the task of giving it a whirl and then letting y’all know how it works. Before we jump right in, I must confess, tubeless tires aren’t really my thing (go ahead and […]