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HomeBeach Riding

Beach Riding

Fatbikes were born for this. Riding the tide line with wide tires and endless views—beach riding is fatbike freedom at its finest. Since 2011, we’ve explored sandy coastlines, tidal trails, and surfside adventures around the globe. If you’re looking to ride where the road ends, this is where the journey begins.

Beach Riding

Beach Bikers Beware: New Wisconsin Trespassing Ruling

February 6, 2026 Seeley Dave 0
Article IX of the Wisconsin Constitution declares that all navigable waters are “common highways and forever free” and held in […]
northumberland bikepacking
Beach Riding

Fat (Video) Tuesday – Chilled Out Bikepacking on the Northumberland Coast

August 12, 2025 Greg Smith 3
Jeff Price (Summittoppler) has another super video this time from the Northumberland coast in England. Jeff says “This trip was […]
michigan fatbike ride
Beach Riding

Fat (Video) Tuesday – Exploring the Beach and Hidden Dunes of Ludington Beach.

August 5, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Fat (Video) Tuesday – Exploring the Beach and Hidden Dunes of Ludington Beach.
This is Day 4, and the final day of Bikes, Boat and Goats, A Western Michigan Fatbike Beach Adventure: Fat-Bike […]
fatbike michigan trip
Beach Riding

What Happens When You Fatbike Until Sunset?

August 4, 2025 Greg Smith 1
This is Day 3 of Bikes, Boat and Goats, A Western Michigan Fatbike Sand Odyssey: Fat-Bike Beach Touring from Pentwater […]
pentwater fatbike beach
Beach Riding

Rainy Night Bikepacking Challenge!

August 1, 2025 Greg Smith 3
This is Day 2 of Bikes, Boat and Goats, A Western Michigan Fatbike Sand Odyssey: Fat-Bike Beach Touring from Silver […]
michigan fatbiking
Beach Riding

Fatbike Beach Adventure With My Bearclaw Fatbike!

July 31, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Fatbike Beach Adventure With My Bearclaw Fatbike!
This is Day 1 of Bikes, Boat and Goats, A Western Michigan Fatbike Sand Odyssey: Fat-Bike Beach Touring from Ludington […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Barrens, Blueberries and Bugs

July 23, 2025 Seeley Dave 4
It is officially berry season here in the Wisconsin Northwoods. Wild juneberries, raspberries, dewberries and blueberries can be found on […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Bikes, Boat & Goats

July 16, 2025 Seeley Dave Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Bikes, Boat & Goats
Sven recently took a trip to the other side of the big Midwest pond, tagging along with Dave, AKA Puck, […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Lake Superior’s South Shore Sand Spit Beach Route

July 9, 2025 Seeley Dave Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Lake Superior’s South Shore Sand Spit Beach Route
Yesterday, I squeezed in a fun little beach ride at Wisconsin Point on a visit to Superior, WI. I had […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday: Summertime the Living is Easy

June 11, 2025 Seeley Dave Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday: Summertime the Living is Easy
Summertime in Northern Wisconsin is synonymous with swimming in inland lakes. I love the waves of salty ocean water and […]
Adventure Bikes

2024 Salsa Cycles Fat-Bike Announcement

August 3, 2023 summittoppler 11
The marketing department at Salsa Cycles HQ have just released details of their 2024 Fat-Bike line up and if you […]
Beach Riding

Remote Scotland (100th Film!)

April 18, 2023 summittoppler 4
Back in 2019 I set off from home on what I had hoped to be a 10 hour drive to […]
B-Fat (27.5 Fat)

Shelltrack ’23 Race Report

January 9, 2023 Gomez 1
The Snow Crown Race Series kicked off its first race last weekend in Manitowoc. The Shelltrack race goes back to […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Jersey Shore

November 9, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Jersey Shore
Time to say a seasonal farewell to warm weather beach rides with a cool shot from Stan aka “Dirt Malone” […]
Beach Riding

Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Bike Thoughts from the Coastrider

August 30, 2022 Gomez 2
Bruce shares some thoughts on fat bikes, Surly, and the current state of fat bikes in the UK. It’s an […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Long Island

July 13, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Long Island
I took this shot of the Fezzari King’s Peak demo that I’ve been rolling around on lately. I’ve been completely […]
Beach Riding

Field Trip – Way Up Nort – Bayfield County – Superior Vistas

June 30, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on Field Trip – Way Up Nort – Bayfield County – Superior Vistas
You can’t get any further north in Wisconsin than Bayfield County (without a boat). A bit further north, the Apostle […]
Beach Riding

2022 Australian Fat Bike National Championships – Race Report by Simon Rimmer

June 9, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on 2022 Australian Fat Bike National Championships – Race Report by Simon Rimmer
Fat Bikes might have been crafted for the snowfields of the northern hemisphere, but they’re as equally at home on […]
Accessories

UP Field Trip – Bearclaw Bikes TŌWMAK

May 12, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on UP Field Trip – Bearclaw Bikes TŌWMAK
The second leg of my recent trip to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan took me to the east side and […]
B-Fat (27.5 Fat)

Dose of Fat April 2020

April 22, 2022 Gomez 1
It’s April and the transition from Winter to Spring shook me to the bone with what I like to call […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Surf City

March 23, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Surf City
Dave Speaker is the man behind the camera for this Week’s Atlantic variant of Wallpaper Wednesday. Dave shot this after enjoying […]
Beach Riding

US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship Returns to NC March 18-20

February 14, 2022 Gomez Comments Off on US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship Returns to NC March 18-20
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C., Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the US Open Fat Bike […]
Beach Riding

Sconny Beach Safari – Port Washington

October 21, 2021 Gomez 1
After the relative success of my recent beach safari to Michigan, I wondered how the beaches on our side of […]
Beach Riding

Third Coast Beach Safari

October 5, 2021 Gomez 1
One of our Grand Rapids amigos, Thom Goodyke gave me the thumbs up, when I asked him about beach riding […]
Beach Riding

Fat (video) Tuesday – CC Rider!

September 28, 2021 Gomez Comments Off on Fat (video) Tuesday – CC Rider!
All of you should be familiar with Bruce Mathieson, the Coastkid. He’s the godfather of beach riding over in Scotland. […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday North Carolina

June 30, 2021 Gomez 1
Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Diamond Dave Miller and features the Atlantic Ocean for gnome’s sake! Dave’s from […]
Beach Riding

Fat (video) Tuesday – Choose Your Future… by Coastkid

April 6, 2021 Gomez 1
Bruce Mathieson is back with a Fat Tuesday Video with a message and Shimano’s All Bodies on Bikes – Something that we support with all of our hearts!

[…]

Beach Riding

Fat-Tribe Funskis

February 13, 2021 Gomez Comments Off on Fat-Tribe Funskis
We’re back with another Faturday morning post featuring photos from our readers from all over the place. Let’s get right […]
Beach Riding

Lock down ride to the beach

January 26, 2021 summittoppler 2
Due to local lock down restrictions here in Wales, all exercise has to be done starting and finishing from home. […]
Beach Riding

Fat(video)Tuesday – Ag H2O

January 12, 2021 Gomez Comments Off on Fat(video)Tuesday – Ag H2O
Craig Hays from Holland, Michigan sent us a video that brings back memories of a bikepacking trip where a bunch […]
Beach Riding

Lockdown Video Escape to Scotland by Bruce Mathieson

January 7, 2021 Gomez Comments Off on Lockdown Video Escape to Scotland by Bruce Mathieson
The godfather of fat-bike beach riding, Mr. Bruce Mathieson, catalogues Scotland’s incredible coastal paradise with videos that have been an […]
Beach Riding

Return to the coast (Video)

November 24, 2020 summittoppler 4
Ride along with Summittoppler for a cruise along fabulous Newborough Beach on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales

[…]

Accessories

Gnomeproof Gadgets – Noxgear 39g Wearable Bluetooth Speaker

October 6, 2020 Gomez 2
Hi, my nombre esta es Gomez and I’m a gadgetaholic. I’m especially addicted to gadgets that play music. I remember […]
Beach Riding

Fat Tribe Tuesday

August 18, 2020 Gomez Comments Off on Fat Tribe Tuesday
It’s August amigos! It’s almost time for the great gnome migration to begin and we’re smack dab, in the middle […]
Adventure Bikes

Danger Gnome Zoomcast – UK Special

May 12, 2020 Gomez Comments Off on Danger Gnome Zoomcast – UK Special
Video Interviews with Charlie Hobbs, Jeff Price, John Climber, and the Coast Kid, Bruce Mathieson about the UK Fat-Bike Scene, Packrafting, and more.

[…]

Beach Riding

Fat (video) Tuesday – Ocean Shores Beach Blanket Bingo

October 8, 2019 Gomez Comments Off on Fat (video) Tuesday – Ocean Shores Beach Blanket Bingo
Last month I was fortunate enough to get an invitation to come out and ride fat-bikes on the beach with […]
Beach Riding

The Burning Bike Podcast – Bikes-Boat~Goat

August 5, 2019 Gomez 5
Spinner Ryerson is the host of our new podcast called the Burning Bike Podcast. The premier episode was recorded at […]
Accessories

Growler Grabber – Secure Transport – Easy Access!

May 23, 2019 Greg Smith 1
Words by Tony Berger, Photos Tony and Greg Smith Were you a fan of “That Seventies Show” like I was? […]
Beach Riding

¡Funduro Video!

May 14, 2019 Gomez 2
Our friends at ZuZu Pedals worked with David Schulta on this video that captures a pretty freak’n good afternoon of […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – The Beach

April 24, 2019 Gomez 2
Here in no particular order are my ‘editor’s choice’ shots from some recent beach riding posts. The photo above came […]
Beach Riding

Rock’n Beach Funduro – 4/28/19 – (WI)

April 16, 2019 Gomez 6
Beach Ride – Derby – Live Music – Beer – FUN! Our paramount mission is Fun. Fun with bikes. So […]
Beach Riding

Fat Video Tuesday – 2019 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships

April 16, 2019 Gomez Comments Off on Fat Video Tuesday – 2019 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships
The Blockade Runner Resort was the proud host hotel for the 2019 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships. For those […]
Beach Riding

Wallpaper Wednesday – Staten Island

February 27, 2019 Gomez 1
Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday feature comes to us from Gregg Murray from the beaches of Staten Island, New York. Gregg doesn’t mention […]
Beach Riding

Fat (video) Tuesday – Bivvy a Month 2018, the best bits!

January 22, 2019 summittoppler 3
Jeff Price sent us a compilation video that covers all twelve of his Bivvy a Month trips from 2018. If […]

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