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Just a Dude who got tired of riding his fatbike in snow all the time. AKA Fat-Bike.com West Coast Correspondent.
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45NRTH VANHELGA Tire Out of the box review

August 11, 2014 the locust 2
When Gomez hit me up with an opportunity to test the new 45NRTH tires I was quite intrigued, seeing as […]
Components

Wolf Tooth Components – Drop-Stop 1×10/11 Chainring Review

August 12, 2013 the locust 3
We’ve had this ring on Cale’s KramPugs for a few months now and what can we say? Does this thing […]
Apparel

Zoic Convertible Cycling Pant and Paramount Jersey – Out of The Box

April 25, 2013 the locust Comments Off on Zoic Convertible Cycling Pant and Paramount Jersey – Out of The Box
Editor’s Note – The cats at Zoic clothing showed us their 2013 line of MTB clothing and since their home […]
FatBikes

Is The Walmart Fatbike Really That Bad Part II – The Rebuild

April 15, 2013 the locust 9
Editor’s Note – We’re back with part 2 of the Walgoose challenge. In Part 1, we took it out of the […]
FatBikes

Is The Walmart Fatbike Really That Bad?

April 2, 2013 the locust 25
Editor’s Note: After seeing the truly insane hubbub the Walmart fatbike (henceforth referred to as the WalGoose) generated on MTBR, Test Pilot […]
Accessories

Fender Review – PDW Daves Mud Shovels

October 23, 2012 the locust 4
We’ve been riding The PDW Daves mud shovels all over creation out here on the west coast. from desert rides […]
Accessories

Porcelain Rocket Bags – Long Term Review

May 16, 2012 the locust 3
So, you may remember an intro post waaay back in the day on some bikepacking bags made by a small […]
Beach Riding

Baja Beach Adventure – Part 3

May 7, 2012 the locust 1
Alright this is it folks, the last chapter in our saga Part 1 and Part 2 are probably important to […]
Beach Riding

Baja Beach Adventure – Part 2

April 23, 2012 the locust 1
When we last left we were bedding down for the evening in a crazy windstorm. Well, the next morning wasn’t any different, […]
Beach Riding

Baja Beach Adventure – Part 1

April 12, 2012 the locust 3
For years I’ve been sort of captivated by the idea of multi day bikepack trips on the beach, starting with […]
Accessories

Out of the Box: Porcelain Rocket Bags

February 13, 2012 the locust 4
Bikepacking has been Experiencing a huge jump in popularity lately thanks to events like the Great Divide Race, Arrowhead 135, […]
How To

HOW TO ~ Unstick a Stuck Seatpost

January 25, 2012 the locust 9
We ride Fatbikes in all sorts of nasty conditions. You might be up to the toptube in swamp water or […]
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West Coast Beachride Report

December 29, 2011 the locust 1
Since I’m going to be heading back to the snowy Midwest for a few weeks I figured I’d better get […]
Site News

Tech: Drilling Fat Rims

November 11, 2011 the locust 24
So you have a sweet set of super fat wheels for that snowbike of yours but they seem a bit […]

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