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Framed Marquette Drop Bar 29r Adventure Bike Review
It’s been a month since we shared our First Look at the Framed Drop Bar 29r Marquette. You can read all of the spec’s along with the plan to center ...
¡Funduro Video!
Our friends at ZuZu Pedals worked with David Schulta on this video that captures a pretty freak’n good afternoon of bike fun! Check out more about the day at – The First Funduro Thanks again to everyone that made the day possible!
Fat (video) Tuesday – Bugging Across Finland v5
Jussi and Andrej from Entis are back in episode five of Bugging Across Finland. In this episode of Bugging Across Finland Andrej and Jussi hurry from Kalajoki to Oulu in just two days to see the Korpiklaani’s concert. Will they make it? Also, the first accident is caught on tape. Would you share your Plus […]
FBJ Creations Custom Frame Bag
Today’s product spotlight takes us on a journey to Island Park Idaho to talk about a relatively new bag company called FBJ Creations. Some of you may be familiar with them because FBJ Creations is run by none other than Bryon Vordermann, Fat Bike Jesus his own bad self (as mi amigo Russel T. Jobs […]
The Dose of Fat – Show No. 145 – Special Guests – Patty Glines Kotecki – Kurt Refsnider
This episode of the Dose of Fat was recorded at the Midwest Family Broadcast Studios in Madison Wisconsin. Leia, Spinner & tio gomez welcome CORP Vice President, Patty Glines Kotecki and Bikepacking Roots Executive Director, Kurt Refsnider to the program. Today’s Program is Brought to you by RSD Bikes The RSD Sergeant V3 Aluminum Patty’s […]
Tifosi Swank Review – by Braven
Last winter I bought a pair of (my favorite color – ORANGE!) Tifosisunglasses from Chris at Zion Cyclery after a big group beach ride. They were only $25 and really nice. So when Gomez asked me if I wanted to review a pair of Tifosi’s Swank SL sunglasses, I was like…Sure! I’ve been wearing a […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Crust Riding in the Chugach Mountains
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Brian Burnett aka: burntski, up in the AK. He also submitted the gorgeous panoramic shot below. Gaze upon the glory of the Alaskan Wilderness! Below the pano is what Brian shared with us about his eye-pleasing collection of pixels. A panorama from last week in the Chugach […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Fraser Island
Fraser Island, off Australia’s eastern Queensland coast, is the world’s largest sand island, encompassing seventy-one square miles. Our amigo Eckart Altenkamp clued our staff and readers into just how beautiful Fraser Island call look through a camera lens with his Wallpaper Wednesday Series, but this isn’t Wednesday. This is Fat Video Tuesday! So here’s a […]
First Look at New Fork Bags from Revelate Designs and Apidura
We’ve reviewed and used a variety of Fork Bags over the years and this year both Revelate Designs and Apidura introduced new fork bag models that we’re lucky enough to get a chance to test this summer. We’ll be testing the bags mounted to both Salsa Anything Cages and the King Many Things Cage. Let’s […]
MAY FOTO GORDO CONTEST
Before we get into our May Foto Gordo Contest, let’s award some prizes to some folks that attended our ultra smurfy beach bike rodeo from last weekend! Best Jello Mold Morpheus Mash-up goes to – Erv Sparks! Steve Pirelli – Puff the Magic Dragon Wins Best Costume Best Crash goes to Greg Hahn with an […]
Full Spectrum Cycling Podcast #15 – FunDuro Talk – Spinner Calls In and Makes the Show Interesting
FunDuro Coverage and Check out the Gallery Remember this oldie but Goodie? Still funny 7 years later and the Pug we Pimpped has come back home to Milwaukee to roost! We visited Rascals in Port Washington, a couple of times!http://rascalsongrand.com Kenny Wins some Wheels Funduro Sponsors include: Surly Bikes – http://surlybikes.com/ Framed Bikes – https://www.framedbikes.com/ Fatback Bikes […]
Hydro Flask Journey Series 20 L Hydration Pack Review by Dustin Marsh
Hydro Flask was started ten years ago in Bend, Oregon. They are well known for insulated water bottles that keep water cold, coffee mugs that keep coffee hot, and beer growlers that keep beer delicious. The Journey Series is their introduction into the hydration pack market. The selling point for this line of packs is […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Raven
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Mark Jacobson. The shot features a murdered out Fatback Corvus FLT with a Lauf Carbonara Fork. Mark thinks that his bike is Ten Beers’ twin sister Raven. Raven sure does look nice with those killer snow-capped mountains in the background – gnome-sane? Got your own Wallpaper Worthy […]
Our First Funduro
photo by Chris Zito I’m sitting at my desk feeling exponentially luckier than I usually feel, which is saying something because I consider myself to be one of the luckiest humans on earth. The reason that I’m filled with an extra dose of gratitude is probably, in large part, enhanced by the feeling you get […]
Fatventures in Alaska and the Chugach Fat Bike Bash
By Betsy Williford Photos by Rich Loftin Alaska, the Last Frontier. A land so vast, so wild, full of beauty, wildlife, big mountains and impressive glaciers. One can only fully grasp all of these descriptors by traveling there and experiencing it for yourself. A few weeks ago I, along with my husband, finally made my […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – The Beach
Here in no particular order are my ‘editor’s choice’ shots from some recent beach riding posts. The photo above came to us from Joshua Macpherson. Josh was joined by riders, Brad Mertens and Ross Cairns, near Myall Lakes, New South Wales, Austalia. Cédric sent us this shot from a beach ride on the coast of […]
First Look – Framed Marquette – Carbon Drop-Bar Adventure
Some of our more detail-oriented readers may notice that this article is not about a plus or fat bike. We’ve decided to expand our horizons and while our site may be schpelt fat-bike.com, we’re encouraging our amigos to adopt a modified pronunciation that sounds more like fun-bike.com. This spring we’re poised to launch a series […]
Full Spectrum Cycling Podcast #14 – 414 Day in MKE Plus Madtown Checkin
Catchin Up wit da Boyz 4/14 in the 414Tommy HeldJesse and the James GangDaikiju Tommy Held on 4/14 in the 414 at Bremen Cafe CAMBA shut down their groomed winter trails after a great fatbike season. Some notes: Volunteers and staff battled record snowfall totals (over three feet in February!)Cold weathergroomer breakdownsOver 600 hours spent […]
Product Review: Chamonix Collection Cycling Gear
The Chamonix Collection Cyling Gear is well-constructed and top notch. With snow-filled winters, that range from sub-zero temps to days where the sun shines, at a mild 30 degrees, here in Teton Valley, I tested the Seeley 3L Jacket and Esker Bibs in a variety of winter conditions. The product specifications for both these products can […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Michigami Flotilla
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Bryan Coleman. Bryan caught this flotilla of fat-bikes amid some epic icicles on what looks like some sort of flume or spillway. Bryan shared a few other shots from Michigan that created a sort of kinship in my mind because of the similar settings in the photos […]
Rock’n Beach Funduro – 4/28/19 – (WI)
Beach Ride – Derby – Live Music – Beer – FUN! Our paramount mission is Fun. Fun with bikes. So in pursuit of that mission we’ve teamed up with several glorious compatriots to bring you the Rock’n Beach Funduro. You may be thinking….that sounds interesting, but what does it all mean? How far? How Fast? […]
Fat Video Tuesday – 2019 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships
The Blockade Runner Resort was the proud host hotel for the 2019 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships. For those that missed the event, or are curious about checking it out in the future, aerial videographer Peter Newman did a fantastic job capturing the highlights of the day in the week’s Fat Video Tuesday clip. You […]
2019 Sea Otter Classic SITREP
The 2019 Sea Otter Classic has become the best bike show in the US and they just announced expansion plans for Sea Otter Europe. The US version of the Sea Otter Classic is held at the Laguna Seca Race Track out near Monterrey, California about an hour drive from Silicon Valley. It’s quite beautiful there. […]
Danger Gnome Podcast – 2019 Birkie Champion Corey Stelljes
On this episode of the DGP we start the show with the launch of our new segment called “Ask Adam” where real-life bike shop professional – mi hermano de otra mamacita, Adam Blake from World of Bikes out in Iowa City, Iowa answers questions from folks like you! Then we welcome Corey Stelljes to the […]
Mission Workshop Advanced Projects: Seamless Base Layer Review
This winter I have been testing the Mission Workshop Advanced Projects: Seamless Base Layers. The product specifications for this one of a kind base layer can be found in here on fat-bike.com. I am 6′ 3″ and very slim. I ordered a size large for both the shirt and bottoms for the Seamless Base Layers. […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Beehive Hairdoo State
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from the land of milk and honey! Joshua Earl sent us this shot of his 2019 Kona WoZo perched high above Ogden, Utah to enter our Foto Gordo contest and his striking image ended up as this week’s WW! Got your own Wallpaper Worthy Photo? We love to feature […]
Tuesday Night at the Movies – Blue
The fat bike film, Blue is now available for sharing with friends, family, fellow fat bike enthusiasts, neighbors and all the lovely ladies in your life. The short film was directed by Aly Palmer Nicklas. The film’s sponsors include: Fatback Bikes, Adidas Outdoor USA, City of Valdez, Alaska – Government, PeopleForBikes.org, REI, Ursa Major Distilling, HooDoo Brewing Company Click the […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Bugging Across Finland
Greetings from freezing Finland fat bikers of the world. Jussi and Andrej from Entis are on a mission to spread the word of ecological and protein-rich insect food by biking 1500 kilometers in Finland. These bug crusaders encountered freezing cold, tough blizzards and some huge freaking trucks on the way from Turku to Nuorgam. In […]
The Dose of Fat Podcast – Show #144 – with Special Guest Crystal Kovacs
Crystal Kovacs – Land Run 100 – photos courtesy of Salsa Cycles Leia, Spinner and tio gomez saddle up once again in the luxury executive recording suite located at the Midwest Family Broadcasting Studios on the ‘West Side’ of Wisconsin’s State Capitol to record our take on a variety show dedicated to racing, beer and […]
Full Spectrum Cycling Podcast #13 – Spring Weather Gets Milwaukee Rolling
Spring has sprung, folks are coming into the shop Tony brought Landoaeger sausage from Held’s Resurrection of Fatberger, Schlick Cycles fat-bike #1! Trailer Park Boys Greasy Money Pabst Brewery and Best Place Pub and tours of the old brewery• Starting place of the Fat Tire Tour of Milwaukee Ride on Saturday June 15th, 2019• Theme […]
Fatback/Knight Wide Ride Wheel Review – By JP Syverud
Back in January the Secret Underground Fat-Bike Test labs received a set of Fatback Carbon Wheels. What can I say? Fatback continues to innovate the market with their latest product. This time they partnered up with Knight Composite to make this glorious love child of a carbon fat bike wheel set. I was super pumped […]
Fat Bike The Ridge-Y Cribau
This year’s bivvy a month campaign hasn’t really got going as much as I had planned. In January I managed to get a couple of days riding in the heart of mid Wales on my gravel bike. February saw me ride to a mountain cottage in the local snowy hills which was great on the […]
ENVE M685 Wheelset and Fat Fork Review – by Julio
Way back in December I wrote an introduction to a new wheelset and fork from the carbon fiber maestros over at ENVE. This was big news given that one of the biggest names in carbon fiber was (finally) getting into the fat game. You can read all about the M685 wheels and Fat Fork here […]
Sûrly unearths Fester
In the movies, Fester was lost during a Typhoon in the Bermuda Triangle, but we dug this fester out of a big corrugated cardboard box. E-Bikes, Aluminum Handlebars and now Titanium? It’s beginning to look like an all too familiar slippery slope of full-grown bicycle geekery. So like…steel is real, but titanium is real light? […]
Foto Gordo March Winner!
Justin Van Alstyne is our March Foto Gordo Contest Winner! Justin sent us a handfull of photos, each one better that the last. Justin is a pro pixel slinger from Colorado and for his efforts wins all of the fabulous prizes below. If you entered and your name isn’t Justin Van Alstyne, the gnomes down […]
RSD Mayor Review – By Andy Amstutz
For the past two months, I’ve been riding the newest version of the RSD Mayor Aluminum fat bike, appropriately named V4 (version 4). If my local riding crew is any indicator of how much I enjoyed riding and testing this fat bike, I’d bet they’d all agree that I was thoroughly stoked during the time […]
Quiring Rhymes with Bike Bling
Editor’s Note: There are so many builders of exquisite bicycles located all over the US that can’t take the time or expense to hit NAHBS every year. Other shows like the one in Philly draw regional builders. The great lakes or the mid-west area doesn’t have a regional handbuilt show and it’s been a while […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Aussie Series 3/27/19
We’re stoked to continue our monthly series that features photos from our amigo – 2017 Simpson Desert Challenge Champion, Eckart Altenkamp. So once a month, we get to delight your retinas with some incredibly beautiful images from Australia! This is what Eckart shared about this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday photo. This shot was taken at the […]
Valdez Fat Bike Bash – April 5th – 7th – (AK)
Valdez Alaska hosts a parade, rodeo, cross-country and downhill events all in one action-packed weekend! The pictures from this event are incredible! This one is on my bucket list. Check out these images courtesy of the Chugach Fat Bike Bash. Fat-Bike Event Calendar We’ve been loading some of our favorite events onto our Event Schedule. […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Morocco
It looks like fat-bike tourism has taken off in Northern Africa. Fat-Bike Poland and United Cyclists sent us this video clip that’s narrated in Polish with English subtitles. You can read more about their time touring in the Sahara Desert on their blog – https://www.fat-bike-sahara.pl/english-info. Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? Give us your […]
Danger Gnome Podcast – The Trek Session
Danger Gnome Podcast from Trek HQ This episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast was recorded at Trek World Headquarters. We pose questions that came from you folks through our Instagram and fakebook page. If you want to hear what the largest bike company in the world has to say on the subject of fat-bikes. wheel size […]
Full Spectrum Cycling Podcast #12 – St Paddy’s Day Rides
Playing bikes on the skating rink – Photo courtesy of Fyxation! Full Spectrum Cycling Podcast #12 Justin Timberline’s REAL Birthday Ride Growler Holder – http://growlergrabber.com The best cycling route from the Eastside MKE to McBob’s St Paddy’s Day Parade – Windy and Rainy Held’s Beef Jerky Our Beer – Founder’s All Day IPA There’s always […]
Surly Terminal Bar – By Spinner
Let’s be honest here, Surly is trying a few new things that you might not have expected. Sure, they’re usually one of the first to get weird when compared to other companies in the bike industry when they introduced fat bikes, fatter bikes, 29+ bikes and fat cargo bikes but it appears they’re willing to […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Vernal Equinox
JohnClimber aka John Moore has been a frequent contributor to our Wall Paper Wednesday Parade of Stupendous Pixels over the years. This week’s feature coincides with the Vernal Equinox and I think John has captured the terse handshake between old man winter and the promise of spring. Here’s what John shared about this weeks WW feature photo. The […]
Win a Fatback Rhino FLT – Snowball’s Chance – 3/30/19 – (NY)
This is a Fun-Raising Poker Ride for the WaterShed Trails of Port Jervis. Everyone has a chance to win this NOT race event, so come and take your chances. It will showcase the WaterShed Trails in Port Jervis, NY. Fat Bikers will get special treatment on this day, but the ride is open to all […]