Curtis from Retrotec sent me some shots of one of his latest hand made, custom builds rock’n the new B+ wheel size. This particular build was built to accommodate both 29r and 27.5 + wheels. Fox’s new B+ fork and a dropper post along with the brand new XTR 1 x 11 drive train round out the build. This […]
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Rocky Mountain Unveils the Sherpa Overland B+ at Sea Otter
Sven and I are at Sea Otter and we began our trip with the folks from Rocky Mountain Bikes for their launch of the Sherpa! The Sherpa is a dual suspension B+ wheeled machine designed and built for the rider that wants to explore. The overland rider is someone that RM describes as the […]
Product Spotlight – Vittoria Bomboloni 29×3.0
Luckily for those of us with 29+ bikes, new tire offereings continue to trickle in. This year at FrostBike, Vittoria joined the 29+ club and unveiled a new 29×3.0 tire called the Bomboloni (Italian for filled doughnut). Vittoria? Mountain bike tires? Yep. Vittoria, the parent company of Geax, has decided to consolidate their MTB line under […]
Fat Bike Sandy – March 21st, 2015 – East Texas
Our Amigos from Chumba USA are hosting the first fat-bike race Texas has ever seen! Benefiting: Sam Houston Trails Coalition and Erik’s Ride: Racing the Tour Divide for the Gift of Hearing Event details can be found on the Facebook Event Page (facebook.com/events/855121037873871/?fref=ts) or contact us at fatbikesandy@gmail.com for more info. To sign up visit: bikereg.com/the-fatbike-sandy […]
VMBA – Krampus Raffle
The Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) has partnered with Surly and The Old Spokes Home, to put on a bike raffle to raise money for trail grants and advocacy in Vermont. VMBA is working hard at expanding FAT bike access on state and federal land and this raffle is key to that effort. “Donate 5 […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Brandon’s Custom Titchmarsh / Rohloff 29+
Originally, Brandon sent me a single shot of his custom-built Dan Titchmarsh 29+. I immediately spied the clean cable routing, the Rohloff and the EBB, all frame elements that I really like so I asked Brandon for more info on the bike. Brendon says: First off, this bike is a handmade 29+ made by […]
30 Days with a CHUMBA Ursa
By : Spinner Ryerson Chumba USA Ursa Backcountry – The Frame. I like the simple unobtrusive paint job and simple, solid logo. There are a few neat little details that are built into the frame but overall it looks just like it is, a solid built frame without a bunch of wild graphics or some […]
Bontrager Chupacabra Mid-Term Review
Let me just get to the point and write that these tires are da bomb. They are fairly light (for a 3” 29er tire), the tread design rolls well, grips like a slot car in most conditions, seems to have good durability and has awesome tubeless characteristics. If you are looking for 29er+ tires, I […]
Julio’s New Whip
A few years back I had kicked around the idea of getting a custom 29er frame built. I even went to NAHBS (with mi hombres Gomez and Ernesto From Wisconsin at that!) when it was in Indianapolis and talked to several builders, including Curtis at Retrotec. That eventually kind of fell off the radar. Enter […]
Product Spotlight: CHUMBA USA – Ursa – Back Country
We’re lucky to have the opportunity to test out the Chumba USA Ursa Mid-fat 29+. This hand made steel, Texas native, feels like it can shred with the best of the big boys, but we’ve got something a little different in mind this time around. This dirt whip is outfitted with a co-branded Wanderlust bike packing […]
Product Spotlight – Bontrager Chupacabra 29×3.0
Luckily, after a long drought of alternatives in 29er+ tires, there has started to be a flood of options being introduced. Bontrager is the latest company to send us tires to test and it looks to be a super solid contender. Named after a mythical blood sucking creature, I can already tell you there is nothing sucky about this […]
Maxxis Chronicle 29+ – Love at First Corner
The Maxxis Chronicle was a tire I was super excited about as soon as I saw pictures of it on the interwebs. Luckily, it hasn’t disappointed and riding it has been a case of love at first corner. All of that said, this isn’t a tire I would run on both ends of my bike […]
First Look – Sarma Naran 29+ Carbon Rims
Our friends over at Schlick Cycles got in a set of the new 50mm-wide Sarma Naran 29+ Carbon Rims recently and we got a chance to check them out! The construction of the rims are similar to the Naran 80s that we’ve been riding for quite a while now; that is a double wall carbon […]
Video – Chris Sugai From Niner Bikes Introduces the ROS 9 Plus at Interbike
Chris Sugai from Niner Bikes introduces us to the new ROS 9 Plus, that’s 29-plus folks, at Interbike. Learn more – http://www.ninerbikes.com You can subscribe to our YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=fatbikedotcom to see all of our upcoming videos.
Video – Vince From Chumba USA Talks About the Ursa Backcountry 29+
Vince From Chumba USA talks about their made-in-the-USA Ursa Backcountry 29+ trail bike. Built from US made True Temper steel and other US sourced materials, the frames are 100% USA all the way! Learn more at – http://chumbausa.com You can subscribe to our YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=fatbikedotcom to see all of our upcoming videos.
Laying Some Tracks on the Trax Fatties
About a month ago I got a package from Fat-Bike.com world headquarters with a pair of Vee Tire Trax Fatty 29 x 3.0” tires. This is the same pair that they took a First Look at back in April and that article contains all of the numbers for the TF. I say, ‘screw the numbers’, I […]
Be Careful When You Follow the Judas Goat
Back in December I wrote about my new Quiring fat bike (Achieving Fat-Bike Versatility). That article got into how the bike can switch geometry to suit different riding conditions such as summer and winter fat biking. This summer I have been exploring another aspect of the bike: A summer fat bike setup versus a 29er+ […]
First Look! – Maxxis Chronicle 29+ Tire
Our amigos at Framed Bikes sent us a set of Maxxis Chronicle 29+ tires along to check out and share with our readers! We weighed the Chronicles on our Park Tool scale and the two tires came in at 1076 and 1062 grams. The bead to bead measurement was 188 mm and the tread to tread […]
Sarma Announces First Carbon 29+ Rim!
Sarma just announced the very first Carbon Fiber 29+ Rim to hit the market! The new Naran 29+ is tubeless ready – 50mm wide and weighs a mere 450 grams! If you were thinking about building a set of summer wheels for your fat-bike, these rims could be a game changer. The following is from the news […]
Colorado Speciality Velo Brings Singular Cycles Back to the US
After a brief hiatus while Singular Cycles worked to replace their existing US Distributor Colorado Speciality Velo is pleased to announce that they are now the US source for Singular Cycles. Colorado Speciality Velo is run by longtime bike industry vet, and Fat-bike.com contributor, Jon Severson out of Colorado Springs, CO. Jon is working hard […]
Seen at NAHBS – Groovy Cycles 29+
Rody Walter’s Groovy Cycleworks custom fabricates bicycles, bars, stems and cranks along with other specialty, one off cycling gear. With Rody being the sole builder and fabricator, they truly are unique, made to order projects. I’ve worked with Rody in the past for a set of LUV Handles handle bars for one of my rides […]
29+ Bikes at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
More 29+ bikes at the show this year. With the availability of more 29 x 3.0 tires we expect to see more 29-plus bikes coming from a lot of your favorite builders in the future. Meanwhile, here are the 29+ bikes I saw at NAHBS this year. Look for more info on most, if not […]
Frostbike 2014
Every February Quality Bicycle Products invites dealers and media representatives up to their Bloomington, Minnesota, world headquarters for Seminars, Social Activities and an Expo. For those of you, that are unfamiliar, Quality (QBP) is the parent company of brands like Surly and 45NRTH (among many others). Frostbike is not open to the general public, so […]
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 the early 90’s and still kind’a love me some burple blingage, so without further ado, we present White Mike’s Violet […]
Fat Bling – 44 Bikes – Red Convertible
We published a builder profile of Kris Henry and 44 Bikes last year and have been keeping in touch with Kris, ever since. Kris & 44 Bikes is on my short list of custom builders that I would absolutely love to work with, one day. I take a peek at Kris’ flickr photos from time to […]
Travers Bikes – Rudy Fat – New UK Titanium 29+
Mike Travers is the man behind Travers Bikes and he shared some information about his new hand-built Rudy Fat Titanium 29+. Take a look and let us know what you think! Travers Bikes Titanium 29er+ frame the “Rudy Fat” is now available. The new 29er+ standard gives you all the benefits of the Fat 3″ […]
Vibe – Ti Rex – Titanium 29+ Lefty
Our amigos, from out in Idaho (Dave & Christi), sent us their newest addition to the Vibe Cycles line of custom fat-builds. This is Dave’s personal Ti Rex. A hand built titanium 29+! Rock’n silver rabbit holes, a Lefty fork and custom paint. This rail-job features a 41″ wheelbase with very compact 16.75″ chainstays and […]
So Dude, How’s that Krampus Ride?
It’s been a month since we built our test Krampus that I named Thilver. I’m legally changing the bike’s name to Silver from this day forward. This bike is just too much of a bad ass to carry a comedic name. The Ride Big tires + wide bars + short stem = fast, confidence inspiring, fun! […]
29+ Testing – Mukluk vs. Krampus
Written By Andy Oleson About 2 months ago, I built up a set of 29+ wheels to run on my Ti Mukluk for the summer, I did some side by side comparisons between the 29+ and my fat tires, you can read the review here: (http://fat-bike.com/2013/05/ride-reflections-rabbit-holes-in-my-mukluk/) The outcome was a bit like what I […]
Fatbiking the Alaska Beach
Written By Josh Spice ‘Camp at clam gulch rec area on the 8th of june. Ride beach through the 11th. Super duper casual. A rolling beach party.’ ~ Jason Boucher’s invitation to ride the beach with the Salsa crew & friends to Homer Three guys from Salsa Bikes, one of their contest winners, members […]
¡NEW! 38 Frameworks – Mastodon – 29+
We’re thrilled to be able to share with our readers, in a Fat-Bike.com exclusive: 38 Frameworks is releasing their new Mastodon 29+ complete bike. The Mastodon will feature a made in the USA, 7005 series, double butted aluminum frame and a White Brothers Carbon Fork. The build kit on the Mastodon is pretty darn impressive and […]
Writer’s Ride(s) ~ Thilver the house Krampus
We started hearing rumors about Surly’s new 29+ bike about this time last year and by the time Interbike rolled around we were all frothing at the mouths in anticipation of getting a chance to throw a leg over one and take it for a ride. If you haven’t heard…..Twenty-Nine Plus is an expansion of […]
¡SPRING CONTEST! – One Month Left to Enter
Entries must be in by June 21st, 2013 Krampus Photo Contest We’ve teamed up with los gauchos del Surly to get you all a chance to win a sparkly new Krampus Frame and Fork! But that’s not all! In addition to the the Krampus frame and fork, we’ll be awarding a pair of Surly’s new Rabbit Hole Rims […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Something Wicked This Way Comes
Written by Spinner Ryerson This is my Krampus. It’s my coolest bike ever. I think it’s cooler than yours, but that’s arguably arguable. The only things cooler that I can think of are: Absolute Zero and possibly Bill Murray. In that order. With the green frame I had a few ideas for color combos. I […]
Ride Reflections – Rabbit Holes on My Mukluk
Written by : Andy Oleson I’ve been able to log some decent single track mileage on my 29+ wheelset up at the Southern Kettle trail system, and have done some side by side comparison testing, swapping wheelsets between laps, and one thing is for sure, the 29+ Rabbit Hole/Knards are faster than the 26” Darryl/HuskerDu […]
KramPug – Cale’s Initial Ride Report
Mi primo y Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Cale built up a set of offset Rabbit Hole rims for his Pugsley, last week and today he shared his initial impressions along with time/speed comparisons to both his 29r and his pug with traditional fat bike wheels. He rode his local 30 mile pavement/dirt loop out in […]
Twenty-Niner-Plus Preview
We’ve got big plans for the 29r+ platform this summer! The Spinner Ryerson is currently testing the hell out of his Krampus. We’re just about ready to start building up a Krampus with all sorts of shiney bits for ‘yours truely’, while Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Angry Andy has already been testing a set of […]