Dig this Throwback Thursday! It’s all about fat-bike history! 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! Reliving the “good ol’ days” while writing these columns sure brings back good memories and reminds me that there are many more to come! Vive les fat-bikes !
This Week in Fatbike History
The following links are from the Weekly Dose of Fat published on 5-4-12! Yes, they all still work. 13 years ago are still available on the web! Fat-bike.com endures!
Looks like the new Surly 120tpi Nate tires were the hard to find item in May of 2012 but Bikeman had them!
We’ve been doing Wallpapers for a long time! There are now over 500 sweet fat-bike photos in the Gallery in 2025! In 2012 we were already adding new pix to the Wallpaper Gallery. There are some good ones in there!
http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/05/uk-fatbike-gathering-2-south-lakes.html – Report on the UK Fat Bike Gathering #2.
http://alaskabikeblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/gadgets.html – On do we really need gadgets on a ride PLUS a fat-bike.com sticker sighting!
http://drunkcyclist.com/2012/04/24/tuesdays-with-dirty-new-bike-stoke/ – Dirty gets a 616.
http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/05/mid-week-beach-ride.html – Mid-week Beach Ride.
Were you riding a fat-bike “Back in the Day?”
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Don’t forget about Fat Bike events!
If you’ve checked our Event Calendar recently you may notice the Fatbike specific event fervor of the winter season has subsided some. If you are promoting an event that includes fatbike specific classes for racing or any other fatbike specific event within the context of the larger event, let us know! We’d like to get your info on the calendar. Send a note to [email protected] with details.
