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Home2015December

Month: December 2015

Destinations

Fat-Bike Destinations – Long Beach, Washington – USA

December 31, 2015 Gomez 2
Wade Whitmire has been inviting Sven and I out to come and ride the Washington coast for the last few […]
Apparel

Tread Threads First Look: Hillsound Gaiters by Siri

December 30, 2015 giantmendez 1
Letter from the editor: I’m pleased to introduce our guest contribu-tester Siri! This amazing woman got her first fat bike […]
Gallery

Wallpaper Wednesday – 2015 in Review – #fourseasonfatbikes

December 30, 2015 Gomez 2
It’s that time of year to check the rear view mirror and take a moment to stroll down memory lane […]
Videos

Fat (video) Tuesday – Rudolph

December 29, 2015 Gomez 2
Season’s Beatings! Video by Manuel Scheidegge
FatBikes

Product Preview – SURLY – Ice Cream Truck Ops

December 29, 2015 Spinner Comments Off on Product Preview – SURLY – Ice Cream Truck Ops
We’re going on a bender with Surly’s Ice Cream Truck Ops, or Iceratops for short. What I’ve always liked about […]
Reader's Rides

Reader’s Ride(s) – Todd’s Story About a Custom Carbon Beargrease

December 28, 2015 Greg Smith 1
Todd sent in this story about a custom Salsa Carbon Beargrease build that he suggested to one of his physical […]
Radio

Fat Camp Show 9 – Developing Winter Fat Bike Trails

December 26, 2015 Greg Smith 1
Fat Camp #9 – Developing Winter Fat Bike Trails: This is the “Trail Plan” that I wrote back in 2011 […]
Radio

Weekly Dose of Fat Show #86 – Best of Interviews With Fat-bike Racing Women

December 25, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat Show #86 – Best of Interviews With Fat-bike Racing Women
Chris sent in this shot of 1st tracks on a freshly groomed trail north of Duluth, MN.  A light snowfall […]
Apparel

Tread Threads First Look : Sock Guy

December 24, 2015 giantmendez 1
Hey good Fat-Bike friends! Tis the season for stuffing your stocking, or how about stocking your stockings with stockings?! As […]
Components

Issi Pedal Review by Steve Meurett

December 24, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Issi Pedal Review by Steve Meurett
The ground is covered with white-the first snowfall here in western Wisconsin. It won’t last to be sure, but it […]
Site News

Wallpaper Wednesday – Golden Colorado Fat-bike

December 23, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Golden Colorado Fat-bike
Clint sent in this shot from the 1st snow ride of the season up Green Mountain near Golden, CO! Download […]
Videos

Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Zetor Time Lapse

December 22, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Zetor Time Lapse
Watch a fat-bike come together under the magic of time lapse photography. Our second video of the day, comes from Brigi […]
Videos

Fat (video) Two ‘fer Tuesday – Fat Sunday at the Hawk

December 22, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Fat (video) Two ‘fer Tuesday – Fat Sunday at the Hawk
We love getting emails from you folks out in the field. You make our day with videos and photos of […]
Pedals

First Impressions – Catalyst Pedals from Pedaling Innovations

December 21, 2015 Greg Smith 6
I came across a story about a new pedal design, called the Catalyst, from James Wilson at Pedaling Innovations and […]
Forks

How to Choose the Correct Fork for Your Fat-bike

December 21, 2015 Greg Smith 3
Our friend from Sarma, Dmitry, made this nice info-graphic that shows the different fork configurations that you need to consider when you […]
FFF

Foto Gordo – Johnny Cash and Kazee

December 18, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Foto Gordo – Johnny Cash and Kazee
  Chris Dauel sent us a great shot from Utah. I think that frame bag would look good with a Bike […]
Radio

Weekly Dose of Fat Show #85

December 18, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat Show #85
Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 85 – Friday, December 18th 2015 The Welcoming to the Weekly Dose of […]
Apparel

Tread Threads Club Ride Review

December 17, 2015 giantmendez 2
A while back our friends at Club Ride  sent us some gear to check out and here’s what we learned since […]
Brakes

Rever MTN1 Disc Brake Review by Kevin Breitenbach

December 17, 2015 Gomez 3
Back at the beginning of the winter riding season, the old dependable mailman dropped off a box from Wisconsin. Surprised […]
Accessories

Enter Today – Win a Becker 40 Below Bag!

December 16, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Enter Today – Win a Becker 40 Below Bag!
Weekly (Dose of Fat) Contest! Wanna win a Becker Sewing and Design 40 Below Bag? For the next 3 shows […]
Ride Report

BBR Test Pilot(s) – Global Fat-Bike Day – Sit/Rep

December 15, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on BBR Test Pilot(s) – Global Fat-Bike Day – Sit/Rep
  We asked our crew of test pilots to send us a report of their GFBD celebrations to share with all […]
eFat

First Impressions – Surface 604 Boar E350, Yep, It Is An Electric Fat-bike

December 15, 2015 Greg Smith 7
Our time with the Surface 604 Boar E350, the first eBike we’ve had in for testing here at fat-bike.com, began […]
Videos

Pat Smage Video – Fatback Rhino – Local Woods

December 14, 2015 Gomez 1
Pat Smage is a Fatback brand ambassador that lives just up the road from us. Pat’s also the current United States NATC […]
Components

Product Preview – 3 NEW Tires from Bontrager

December 14, 2015 Gomez 10
The folks up in Waterloo sent us some of their new tires this week and we thought that we might just […]
Radio

Weekly Dose of Fat Show # 84 – Surly Reveals New Fat-bike Pricing!

December 11, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat Show # 84 – Surly Reveals New Fat-bike Pricing!
Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 84 – Friday, December 11th 2015 This week we have a special announcement […]
Site News

Chequamegon Area Groomed Fat Bike Trails Expand

December 10, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Chequamegon Area Groomed Fat Bike Trails Expand
Chequamegon Area Groomed Fat Bike Trails Expand The 2015-2016 winter season will see a significant expansion of the groomed fat-bike […]
Business Profiles

Builder Interview – Vlad Dolinsky from Vlad Cycles

December 10, 2015 Greg Smith 1
Vlad from Vlad Cycles recently sent us some shots of his new fat-bike, called the Impaler, from the Philly Bike […]
Events

Freewheel’s Winter Bike Expo Sit/Rep by Deathrider

December 9, 2015 Gomez 2
The Freewheel Winter Bike Expo, located on the Midtown Greenway in the heart of Minneapolis recently concluded. The Expo, in […]
Site News

Global Fat-bike Day Anchorage Report

December 9, 2015 Greg Smith 2
Fatbassador, Travis, from Anchorage sent us this report form the Global Fat-bike Day happenings up that way. Thanks, Travis! I […]
Site News

Wallpaper Wednesday – Moonlander in New Hampshire

December 9, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Moonlander in New Hampshire
Taylor sent in this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday shot of his Single Speed Moonlander in silent repose after riding some awesome rocky […]
Videos

Fat (video) Tuesday – Fairyland/Encounter Creek

December 8, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Fat (video) Tuesday – Fairyland/Encounter Creek
Our old amigo, Shannon Burt is back along with his dog, Detroit! They sent us this week’s clip along with […]
27+

Carbon beauty meets a single-track beast — Get to know the Trek Farley 9.8

December 8, 2015 Aaron Hautala 3
The long-term red dirt review Having reviewed the original baby blue Farley and now it’s cousin, the 9.8, I’d like […]
FatBikes

The Cake Bike Launch – By Lilah

December 7, 2015 Gomez 4
Editor’s Note :  We interviewed Erik Noren about his new venture, Cake Bikes, on the Weekly Dose of Fat – […]
Site News

Video Intro – RSD Mayor Test Bike

December 7, 2015 Greg Smith 9
This video is a first look the RSD Mayor that recently entered our test fleet. Our test bike is equipped […]
FatBikes

Cannondale Fat CAAD – First Ride

December 4, 2015 Gomez 9
On monday, my gnome-cousin up in Wausau, Travis, sent me a shot of one of Cannondale’s new Fat CAAD fat-bikes […]
Radio

Weekly Dose of Fat Radio – Show #83 – Special Guest Nate Phelps

December 4, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat Radio – Show #83 – Special Guest Nate Phelps
 Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 83 – Friday, December 4th, 2015 Two of your potentially favorite Bike Black […]
Footwear

Tread Threads First Look: Kitsbow

December 3, 2015 giantmendez 1
When I ran into Kitsbow‘s nomadic Sales Manager Adam in their souped up Sprinter van at a local race, I knew these folks […]
FatBikes

Framed Wolftrax Review – By Dave Krueger

December 3, 2015 Gomez 6
So it’s been a few of weeks since we announced here at Fat-Bike.com that I have been parking a Framed […]
Site News

The Surly Secret Word Contest #4 – Prizes and Stickers

December 2, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on The Surly Secret Word Contest #4 – Prizes and Stickers
Welcome to WEEK Four of the Secret Word Contest! Every week ’till Global Fat-Bike Day we will be giving away […]
Site News

Wallpaper Wednesday – Fresh Snow in Red Deer Alberta

December 2, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Fresh Snow in Red Deer Alberta
Doug sent in this shot of his Rocky Mountain Blizzard from a recent, fresh-snow ride in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. […]
FatBikes

Product Spotlight – Fatback Rhino

December 1, 2015 Gomez 4
Editor’s Note :  David glover has been a steady contributor of fat photography over the last couple of years and […]

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