Throwback Thursday – This Week in Fat-bike History from 4-12-12!

I’ve been thinking of making the Fat Bike History bit into a Throwback Thursday thing for a while. I don’t know about you but I like checking in on stuff that happened at the beginning of the fat-bike craze! Heck, Fat-bike.com was there!

Looks like the Fat-bike.com crew in 2012 was getting out on some beach rides including the April Full Moon Beach Ride which included not one but several rides over the weekend. Look for an FMBR section on the site soon. We want to hear from you about your beach ride experiences, Full Moon or otherwise! Send us a story to [email protected].


This Week in Fatbike History

The following links are from the Weekly Dose of Fat published on 4-12-12! Yes, they all still work. Amazing to see what was happening back then and that many posts from 13 years ago are still available on the web!

http://bikejerksmpls.blogspot.com/2012/04/camp-vibes.html – Camping trip on the fat.

phil wood fat-bike hub

https://theradavist.com/phil-wood-likes-it-fat/ – Phil Wood 64 spoke fatbike wheel.

http://epiceric.blogspot.com/2012/04/white-mountains-100.html – Revelate Eric on the White Mountains 100. He did it on skis but there are some fatbike photos and info.

http://joecruz.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/alaska-photo-album/ – Some fatbike pix here.

http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/04/saturday-coast-ride.html – As always, great pix!

coast rider tantallon scotland

http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-sunday-return-to-tantallon.html – Easter Sunday ride!

cottage grove ravine fat-bike

http://deathrideradventure.blogspot.com/2012/04/ravine.html – Riding “The Ravine”.


Were you around “Back in the Day?”

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Greg Smith, known to many site visitors as Sven Hammer, founded Fat-bike.com in 2011 and the site quickly became the #1 online community for all things Fat. A lifelong rider and storyteller, Greg has been covering fat-biking since 2011—sharing news, reviews, art, and adventures from the trail, beach, and back alley. Based in Milwaukee, he blends cycling culture with a punk rock edge across podcasts, blog posts, and community events.