Events
George’s Tuscobia Race Report
Our good Bud and owner of the Broken Spoke Bike Studio in Manitowoc Wisconsin, George Kapitz, has been racing fat-bikes for a while now and was good enough to send us this report from the […]
Year: 2013
Videos
Fat (video) Tuesday – Private Idaho
Ryan Sandy sent us this week’s fat-clip straight outta Nampa Idaho! Ryan and Adam Haynes run the local bike shop, in town, called Rolling H Cycles. Ryan told us ” Fat bikes are really hitting the […]
Events
Event Spotlight – ÜBERWINTERN (VT)
I just can’t resist an event flyer that features a polar bear (or any or the ursus genus) riding a fat-bike – rock’n the lederhosen with a mug of beer in it’s paw. I can’t […]
FFF
Fat Foto Friday ♦ ‘Holiday Ham’
[adrotate block=”7″] Our amigo, Ian, from Kona Bicycles sent us this gorgeous shot, that he took of Dale Plant and Kevin Noble, on the Pacific coast, near Bellingham, Washington. Dale is a Kona sales rep […]
Site News
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-27-13
[adrotate block=”7″] Post Holiday lounging has ensued! What did Santa (or your chosen Holiday idol) bring you for the season? There is a super ride scheduled for Sunday. The 2nd Annual Fatter by the Lake […]
FatBikes
First Look – KHS 3000 4 Season Fat-bike
I stopped by Marty Gauss’s Total Cyclery in Kenosha, WI a couple of days ago, Christmas Eve to be exact, for a bit of personal business. Fortunately, it coincided with the fact that Marty had, […]
Advocacy
Fatbike Summit News – Are You Faster on Your Fat Bike Than Mayor Mike?
Are You Faster on Your Fat Bike Than Mayor Mike? Come find out at the Global Fat Bike Summit and Festival in Ogden, UT Jan. 24/25. Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell, seen here at Saddledrive this […]
FatBikes
Fatback 190 – Product Test – Episode 1
It seems only appropriate that we publish a story about a boy and his new bike on Christmas Day! Last week we received a shiny new bicycle that has created a feeling of delightful anticipation, […]
Wallpaper
Wallpaper Wednesday – Nova Scotia Norco
[adrotate banner=”38″] Scott sent in this shot of his new new Norco Bigfoot taken December 8, 2013 at sunrise on Martinique Beach – about 45 minutes east of Halifax, NS Canada. Sweet! Download the appropriate […]
29+
Reader’s Ride(s) – White Mike’s Violet Krampus
Michael Kauk sent us six metric gnome tons of Krampus pixels the other day along with some spec’s for his Lavender? Lilac? Violet? Purple Singlespeed Krampus. I lived through the original purple anno period of […]
Videos
Fat Video Tuesday – Bicycles on Snow – Iditabike 1988
Here’s a blast from the past! Mark Forman contacted us about a television segment that he produced for the Discovery Channel about fat-biking before there were fat-bikes! We asked Mark to share some insights into […]
Events
Event Spotlight – Shell Track (WI)
(click the flyer to go to the event web-page) Get ready for the fastest and most fun fat-bike race of the season! The course is situated in one of the coolest little gems of a […]
Hubs
Initial Report – Borealis Carbondale and Industry Nine Wheelset
This “out of the box” review is a two-fer because Christmas came early for me this year. Recently a box showed up on my doorstep containing a pair of forest green Industry Nine hubs laced […]
FFF
Fat Foto Friday – Duluth Ice Shelf
[adrotate block=”7″] Pat Murphy of Pedal Minnesota sent us this shot that was taken at Park Point outside of Duluth on Lake Superior last week by Hansi Johnson. Pat told us that ‘Hansi was standing on […]
Site News
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-20-13
[adrotate block=”7″] Lots going on this week getting ready for the Holidays. I just finished an article that will be published in the next Wisconsin Bike Federation magazine introducing fat-biking to even more folks! Racing […]
Components
A Visit to Hed HQ
As soon as I scheduled my trip to Minneapolis to attend the Freewheel Winter Bike Expo, I contacted Andy from Hed to see if I could visit their production facility and possibly, demo a set […]
Site News
3rd Annual Global Fat Bike Summit Is Almost Here
The 3rd Annual Global Fat Bike Summit is gaining momentum, with registration for both exhibitors and racers growing everyday. The Global Fat Bike Summit brings together dealers, consumers, land managers, fat bike manufacturers and media […]
Wallpaper
Wallpaper Wednesday – Point Reyes Dunes
[adrotate banner=”38″] The fine folks at CycleMonkey sent us this shot from an adventure at Point Reyes in California. They also have a write up about the ride that these shots were taken on at: http://cyclemonkeytales.blogspot.com/2013/12/point-reyes-fatbike-adventure.html […]
Videos
Fat (video) Tuesday – Prince Edward Island
Shannon Burt sent us a GFBD video from Prince Edward Island (PEI), on the east coast of Canada. This is what shannon had to say about their ride. We did our fat-bike ride this morning, […]
Site News
Bonneville Shoreline Trail – North Ogden – Utah
Our man in Ogden, Utah, Mark Peterson, is working on stories for us about the rides in and around his beautiful part of the world and his first installment is about a section of the […]
Events
Event Spotlight – GRR Race Series & Michigan State Games
Our amigos from Grand Rapids are back with the GRR Fatbike Race Series. There are six races in the series that culminates with the Meijer State Games of Michigan Fatbike Race in February. For […]
FatBikes
Farley – Trek’s Fa(s)t Bike
Written and photographed by Aaron Hautala Winter fat biking came to Cuyuna Lakes, Minnesota during the fall of 2011. The first year, a wide cross-country, groomed fat bike trail, 6 miles in length was introduced […]
Advocacy
Get Your Exclusive Global Fat Bike Summit and Festival Bottle Opener!
You may already know that the The 3rd Annual Global Fat Bike Summit will take place over 2 days in Ogden, UT on January 24th and 25th, 2014. Now hear this! Register early and get […]
FFF
Foto Gordo – The Great Schrabinski
[adrotate block=”7″] This is Martin Dinse’s second trip to our fat foto friday, photo stoke – aka foto gordo! If you’d like to see more of Martin’s work, you should visit www.allmartn.de. Now, let’s hear what […]
Site News
The Weekly Dose of Fat – 12/13/2013 – Friday the 13th Special Edition
[adrotate block=”7″] Race Season Kicks into gear this weekend and we’re enjoying some good old fashioned winter, whip and chill, like we used to have when we were kids. Global Fat-Bike Day’s sophomore year blossomed […]
Site News
Global Fat-bike Day Pix 1
Pix and reports from all over have been coming in to the FB.c Global Headquarters for a few days. Here is what we’ve seen so far… Shawne sent the above from Upstate NY where they did […]
FatBikes
The Squatch – Captured & Ridden
Written and Photographed by : Andy Oleson BBR Test Pilot, Angry Andy, shares the results of a one week demo of the new Squatch fatty. Squatch is fat bike company that follows in the tradition […]
FatBikes
Kona WO – Mid-Term Testing
We’re about two thirds of the way around the testing of Kona’s first foray into the fat bike genre. I shared a product intro of the Kona back in October. We’ve given two new contributors […]
Wallpaper
Wallpaper Wednesday – Virginia Beach at the “Pier”
[adrotate banner=”38″] Frank took this photo of his Ops Model Pugsley at the “Pier” surfing spot, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Frank says “My love of surfing has been surpassed by my passion for fat-biking!” Download the […]
Site News
Zito on the Krampus
Regular fat-bike.com contributor, Chris Zito, penned up the following review of his time spent with a borrowed Krampus. Check it! I knew it would come to me. If I bided my time, and waited patiently, […]
Advocacy
Event Spotlight – Fat Bike Summit & Festival – Ogden Utah
The 3rd Annual Global Fat Bike Summit will take place over 2 days in Ogden, UT on January 24th and 25th, 2014. The event brings together dealers, consumers, land managers, fat bike manufacturers and media representatives to […]
Components
Achieving Fat-bike Versatility
Please welcome one of our newest Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilots, Ken Blakey-Shell. Ken will be testing gear and sharing his adventures and racing from the fat-bike paradise of Northern Michigan and beyond! Written and […]
FFF
Triple F – Beach Echelon
[adrotate block=”7″] I don’t know anyone that can choreograph a rolling beach echelon, like John Moore. John’s photos have graced our pages quite a few times over the past two years. Here’s what John […]
Site News
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12/6/12
[adrotate block=”7″] Tomorrow is Global Fat-Bike Day! Sven & Puck are headed up north to ride the beach. Julio, Angry Andy and most of our other homies (Gnorme, Ox, Amy & Bethany) will be riding […]
Events
Event Spotlight – JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit – 60K-200K (ID)
The world record holder for the Iditirod Trail Invitaional and the 1100 mile Iditirod to Nome race and the 2012 Tour Divide champ – would like to invite you to come and do a race […]
Wheels
Sarma Announces New 80mm Carbon Fat-bike Rim
Sarma, a new player in the fat-bike game, sent us an announcement about their upcoming 80mm Carbon Fat-bike Rim called the Naran. With a projected availability in Mid-December, these could make a few fat-bikers happy […]
Accessories
Boombotix Bike Mount 2.0
You may have noticed that we are fond of Boombotix Bluetooth speakers for certain kinds of rides and, in the past, we’ve simply clipped the speaker to our backpack strap but Boombotix figured we need […]
Events
Event Spotlight – The Solstice Chase – 50k/25k – (WI)
The Solstice Chase – 50k/25k Fatbike Race – December 21st, 2013 Kick off the Holidays at the Solstice Chase! A 50k/25k Fat Bike race at Big Rock Creek Retreat in beautiful St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin […]
Tires
First Impressions – Fatback Sterling 4.25″ Fat-bike Tire
The Fatback Sterling is a new tire for your fat-bike from long time fat-bike purveyor, Greg Matyas at Fatback Bikes and we’ve got our hands on a pair for testing. Labeled as a 4.25” with […]
Wallpaper
Wallpaper Wednesday – Nova Scotia Mukluk2
[adrotate banner=”38″] Jeff sent us the photo for this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday from Nova Scotia, CA. He had this to say about the shot: Hi there, this is a Pic of my Mukluk 2 I […]
Videos
Fat Video Tuesday – Turkey Ride
On Thanksgiving morning in Southern MN a group of fat bikers got together for a pre-fattening ride along the Minnesota river. Dan Oachs was the only one not on a fat bike so he did […]
Videos
Cold Rolled Fatbike Film Release Details
The action documentary “Cold Rolled” will be released in five weekly installments beginning Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 (Global Fatbike Day). Total length of the film is approximately 20 minutes, however Cold Rolled has been developed […]
Advocacy
Event Spotlight – 2014 Midwest Fat Bike Access and Grooming Workshop
The Midwest Fat Bike Access and Grooming Workshop will take place Jan 9th and 10th on the CAMBA Trail System in Cable, Wisconsin, at The Rivers Eatery in the Ideal Market. QBP, MORC, CAMBA and IMBA are hosting this […]
Components
Snowshoe Tires – The First Dozen Rides
About a month ago we threw the spotlight on Vee’s new fat-bike tire called the Snowshoe. We saw the snowshoe at interbike this year and because of the 26 x 4.7 label on the sidewall, […]