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Ibex Lizzi Tights by Thumbelena
Buy Less, Buy Better. That is the moto at Ibex and I absolutely love it! All their wool comes from farms in Australia and New Zealand. The farms are regularly checked to ensure the sheep […]
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Titan ShootOut: 45NRTH vs Endura- by Greg Gentle
Okay, so this isn’t an actual shootout. There will be no gunplay or violence. However, after landing the newest kits from Endura and 45NRTH, two of the biggest names in the biz, I thought it […]
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Ridge Merino – Hyde Merino Wool Pants
It’s going to sound crazy, but it’s really more like a no-brainer. This new pair of merino wool sweatpants have changed my life! I totally love wearing this pair of Men’s Hyde Merino Joggers from […]
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What to Wear this Winter – by Greg Gentle
The snow is falling, the temperatures are dropping, and you’re wondering how to transition from fall to winter without freezing like Jack Nicholson in the final scene from The Shining. Everyone regulates differently, so take […]
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2022 Fat Biker’s Holiday Gift Guide
It’s the Fat-Bike.com Holiday Gift Guide with something for everyone that has a fat bike enthusiast on their holiday shopping list. This year, we surveyed our Bike Black Ribbon Society brain-trust for what they’d like […]
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45NRTH Unveils the New Naughtvind Winter Apparel Collection
NAUGHTVIND COLLECTION FEATURES & BENEFITS: Naughtvind Bibs are a cozy layer for riding and training in everything from chilly weather to extreme cold (when paired with our Naughtvind Pants). The Naughtvind Bibs are made of a […]
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Showers Pass-Leading the Shift to Sustainability – by Greg Gentle
The Green Movement is making headways in the apparel industry pushing manufacturers to consider their carbon footprint. The environmental cost of looking good is catching up. A 2021 report by the Environmental Protection Agency reports […]
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Cycorld Pro Softshell Pants & MTB Shorts
A month or two ago, Cycorld Pro asked if they could send us some winter softshell pants and a pair of stretchy MTB shorts. I looked at their website and it looked like the sort […]
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2022 Sea Otter Classic Bike Expo (Part 1)
The 2022 Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental was last week. Racers, fans, and our favorite brands gathered at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey California! I walked the aisles of the expo […]
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Ride PANTS! by Greg Gentle
What Are You Wearing? Print Edition: Riding Pants It’s that time of year in the north country. The snow is melting, the trails are (most likely) unrideable, and most roads are a messy soup of […]
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The Danger Gnome Podcast – the Head-Hands & Feet Show
Today’s Danger Gnome Podcast provides a rich mosaic storyboard that chronicles what our Bike Black Ribbon gang members wear on their Head, Hands & Feet on winter bike rides. We wanted to give you a […]
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Gorewear Winter Apparel Review
A couple of our crew wear Gore bibs and jerseys and this year, Greg Gentle and I are working together on a review of the new Winter line. We published a first look at the […]
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New GORE® Fall and Winter Apparel keeps you riding all year long
Winter ride gear should never get in the way of performance. The new GORE® C5 line that we’re about to share with y’all is more streamlined than ever before, to offer warmth and weather-protection without a […]
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Showers Pass Refuge Collection Review by Greg Gentle
Showers Pass Refuge Collection The COVID-19 lockdown continues in Wisconsin, but fortunately, our Governor sees the wisdom in getting outside, so with a lot of time and no-where-to-go I’ve been able to stack up some […]
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45 NRTH Naughtvind Clothing System – by Greg Gentle
FBc Apparel Editor Greg Gentle reviews the 45NRTH Naughtvind Jacket, Pants and Bibs! […]
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Winter Bib Tight – Three Way Test Jam
Three Pairs or Winter Bib Tights Enter the Fat-Bike Thunderdome! […]
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Old Man Winter Jacket & Pants from Bontrager
Our amigos from Bontrager (Sam & Alex) are grizzled veterans in the winter cyclist’s war with wind and weather. It has to have been three or four years ago Bontrager launched their Old Man Winter […]
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The 2019 Fat Bike Holiday Gift Guide
The 2019 Fat-Bike Holiday Gift Guide […]
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Stio Apparel Review – by Greg Gentle
The kind folks at Stio shared a few products for us to preview for our “What to Wear” series here at Fat-Bike.com. To be clear, there is no series called, “What to Wear”, but I […]
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Shouldering the Shoulder Season: Bontrager Velocis Apparel Line by Greg Gentle
[adrotate banner=”192″] During the final days of October, a box of joy landed on my doorstep full of cold weather riding gear from the kind and generous folks at Trek/Bontrager. Earlier in the month […]
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Product Review: Chamonix Collection Cycling Gear
The Chamonix Collection Cyling Gear is well-constructed and top notch. With snow-filled winters, that range from sub-zero temps to days where the sun shines, at a mild 30 degrees, here in Teton Valley, I tested […]
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Product Spotlight: Chamonix Collection Cycling Gear
[adrotate banner=”192″] The Chamonix Collection is based out of St. Paul, Minnesota. It is described as, “A collection of affordable performance apparel and gear inspired by the vibrancy and personality of Chamonix, France.” They […]
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2018 Holiday Gift Guide by – Tio Gomez
[adrotate banner=”192″] We’ve done a few of these holiday gift guides over the years. In the past, we’ve had our testers chime in with what they wanted as gifts and we’ve done the ‘what’s […]
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Product Spotlight: Mission Workshop Advanced Projects Seamless Baselayers
Mission Workshop Advanced Project: Seamless Base Layers (MWAP/SBL) [em-wap’-say-bul] are truly one of a kind, with their technological and futuristic appearance, paired with high-performance specifications. I had never heard of this San Francisco based bag and […]
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Qloom Winter Apparel Review by K8
[adrotate banner=”192″] Winter riding just got a little sweeter while dressed in Qloom’s Cayley Pant and Jacket. It’s as if someone who really knew their shiznitz from cycling, sailing and skiing and put it […]
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Product Spotlight – Qloom Cayley Winter Pant – by K8
Editor’s Note – Allow us to introduce you to our new Apparel Editor, K8! K8’s been riding a fat-bike as long as I can remember, and she’ll be sharing some apparel reviews with all of […]
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Twin Six Green Wednesday!
Just in time for the holidays Minneapolis company Twin-Six is having a sale TODAY, Wednesday 11/23 on all of their gear with the idea that if you shop today you can ride your bike on Friday […]
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First Look– Shebeest Spring Line – by KitCat Montana
[adrotate banner=”169″] Hi Fat-bike.com readers! I’m bringing to you a sneak pre-view at Shebeest’s spring line up of women’s cycling wear. Shebeest is unique in that they only make women’s cycling gear and are […]
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Gnome-Proof Gear – Gore Bike Wear Fusion Trousers – Ibex Shak Wool Vest – Sven Saw
In this episode of Gnome-Proof Gear, we hear from Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Jeff Price, about his recipient of the GPG Seal of Approval. Jeff shares his thoughts on some Gore Bike Wear Trousers (slacks, […]
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Bontrager Winter Boots & Apparel Review by Scott Peterson
[adrotate banner=”114″] Fat-bike.com readers and riders…I’m on a mission from Bontrager this month. Gomez has handed me the motherlode of winter gear for testing, and I have been putting it through the ringer to […]
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Tread Threads Club Ride Review
A while back our friends at Club Ride sent us some gear to check out and here’s what we learned since our first look! I spent a lot of the end of my summer in the […]
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Tread Threads: Canari in the Moonlight, a review
[adrotate banner=”133″] A while back I assigned Buddy Ted the task of riding his bike withe some Canari gear. I’m glad to say he’s getting a gold star for putting his butt on the line […]
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Tread Threads First Look: Giddyup with Club Ride
[adrotate banner=”134″] Yeehaw! Club Ride is a brand I was first introduced to when I rolled into the famed One on One Bike Shop a few years ago. I walked in to order my coffee […]
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Tread Threads First Look: The Canari has landed!
I repeat, THE CANARI HAS LANDED! I’m pretty excited for us to be testing gear for a brand whose motto is “Go Ride, Have Fun, Look Good,” which is a goal I can accomplish the first […]
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Tread Threads! – Back to School Special
[adrotate banner=”133″] Hey! I’m your new apparel editor Natalia “Giant Mendez,” and I’m super stoked to be bringing you products, info, and news on all things clothing related! I’m based in Minneapolis and there’s no […]
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Hills and Beaches
[adrotate banner=”134″] By Jeff Price My local favourite loop this one. There’s nothing better than leaving the house in the early evening, riding some of the hills and dropping down onto the beach for the […]
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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 office is just a short bike ride away from BBR Test Pilot Cale’s house, we […]
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Ibex Equipo Pants
For the last couple of seasons, I’ve been looking for something to wear over my winter tights when the temps/wind chill takes an extra nasty turn. Everything I found either ended up being too bulky, […]
Pants
Product Preview – Ibex Breakaway 2 Pants
After getting our ladies some test gear earlier (K8’s review and Snaks review), Ibex recently hooked us menfolk up with some samples as well. I’ll hip you to a bit of a product preview here […]