The marketing department at Salsa Cycles HQ have just released details of their 2024 Fat-Bike line up and if you didn’t know, there’s some big news… We’ve got new spec, new colors, and a new […]
Back in 2019 I set off from home on what I had hoped to be a 10 hour drive to a destination I wanted to ride, Sandwood Bay in the far north west of Scotland. […]
The Snow Crown Race Series kicked off its first race last weekend in Manitowoc. The Shelltrack race goes back to the beginning of fat bike racing in Wisconsin. It’s one of my favorite spots that […]
Time to say a seasonal farewell to warm weather beach rides with a cool shot from Stan aka “Dirt Malone” from Ortley NJ. I remember ten years ago when we posted the first shots of […]
Bruce shares some thoughts on fat bikes, Surly, and the current state of fat bikes in the UK. It’s an interesting glimpse into the mind of one of fat bike’s early adopters and the beach […]
I took this shot of the Fezzari King’s Peak demo that I’ve been rolling around on lately. I’ve been completely immersing my saddle time into the last couple of test bikes. Ten Beers hasn’t gotten […]
You can’t get any further north in Wisconsin than Bayfield County (without a boat). A bit further north, the Apostle Islands are offshore out in Lake Superior and probably worth a whole ‘nuther adventure but […]
Fat Bikes might have been crafted for the snowfields of the northern hemisphere, but they’re as equally at home on loose trails, muddy tracks and sandy beaches……….and that’s where they’ve captured the attention of Aussie […]
The second leg of my recent trip to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan took me to the east side and the tiny hamlet of Moran, home of Bearclaw Bikes. Moran is near the gateway to […]
It’s April and the transition from Winter to Spring shook me to the bone with what I like to call Prescription-Strength weather. My bike rides provided a front-row seat to the epic battles between the […]
Dave Speaker is the man behind the camera for this Week’s Atlantic variant of Wallpaper Wednesday. Dave shot this after enjoying some time in Surf City and Top Sail Island, North Carolina. The beaches of North […]
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C., Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship rolls into Wrightsville Beach, March 18-20. The biggest race of its type on […]
After the relative success of my recent beach safari to Michigan, I wondered how the beaches on our side of Lake Michigan were riding. The thing about beach riding is you really have very little […]
One of our Grand Rapids amigos, Thom Goodyke gave me the thumbs up, when I asked him about beach riding conditions on the Michigan side of the Great Lake with the same name. That set […]
All of you should be familiar with Bruce Mathieson, the Coastkid. He’s the godfather of beach riding over in Scotland. Tommy from the Netherlands sent me an email asking me if I’d seen his latest […]
Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Diamond Dave Miller and features the Atlantic Ocean for gnome’s sake! Dave’s from Wilmington North Carolina which is the home of the US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships. […]
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! […]
We’re back with another Faturday morning post featuring photos from our readers from all over the place. Let’s get right to it! My friend, David Tinnes, suggested I submit some pics to your site. Yesterday’s […]
Due to local lock down restrictions here in Wales, all exercise has to be done starting and finishing from home. Luckily for me, the coast isn’t too far away and to get there is pretty […]
Craig Hays from Holland, Michigan sent us a video that brings back memories of a bikepacking trip where a bunch of us rode long tails and trailer hacks to Silver Lake a few years back. […]
The godfather of fat-bike beach riding, Mr. Bruce Mathieson, catalogues Scotland’s incredible coastal paradise with videos that have been an inspiration for around the last ten years. He’s really been cranking out some great stuff […]
Ride along with Summittoppler for a cruise along fabulous Newborough Beach on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales […]
Hi, my nombre esta es Gomez and I’m a gadgetaholic. I’m especially addicted to gadgets that play music. I remember all the way back to the 1960’s, when I was just a kid, we would […]
It’s August amigos! It’s almost time for the great gnome migration to begin and we’re smack dab, in the middle of them ‘dog days of summer’. Check out the Cedaero Dog Days of Summer Contest […]
Video Interviews with Charlie Hobbs, Jeff Price, John Climber, and the Coast Kid, Bruce Mathieson about the UK Fat-Bike Scene, Packrafting, and more. […]
Last month I was fortunate enough to get an invitation to come out and ride fat-bikes on the beach with some old friends in Ocean Shores, Washington. Beach riding in the Great Lakes has been […]
Spinner Ryerson is the host of our new podcast called the Burning Bike Podcast. The premier episode was recorded at Silver Lake State Park on the shores of Lake Michigan in the State of Michigan. […]
Words by Tony Berger, Photos Tony and Greg Smith Were you a fan of “That Seventies Show” like I was? Do you remember the episode where Hyde made the pot brownies to sell at the […]
Our friends at ZuZu Pedals worked with David Schulta on this video that captures a pretty freak’n good afternoon of bike fun! Check out more about the day at – The First Funduro Thanks again […]
Here in no particular order are my ‘editor’s choice’ shots from some recent beach riding posts. The photo above came to us from Joshua Macpherson. Josh was joined by riders, Brad Mertens and Ross Cairns, […]
Beach Ride – Derby – Live Music – Beer – FUN! Our paramount mission is Fun. Fun with bikes. So in pursuit of that mission we’ve teamed up with several glorious compatriots to bring you […]
The Blockade Runner Resort was the proud host hotel for the 2019 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships. For those that missed the event, or are curious about checking it out in the future, aerial […]
Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday feature comes to us from Gregg Murray from the beaches of Staten Island, New York. Gregg doesn’t mention gnomes in the description of his portrait, but the trained eye can detect the handiwork of […]
Jeff Price sent us a compilation video that covers all twelve of his Bivvy a Month trips from 2018. If this doesn’t get you stoked to take up the quest to complete the Bivvy a […]
Fatter by the Lake January 6th, 2019 – Zion Illinois How often do you get to be the poster gnome for a fat-bike event? No not the gnome in the left-hand corner the rider way […]
Bivvy a Month Challenge Global Fat Bike Day 2018 We all know December 1st 2018 was ‘our’ special day as it was this year’s Global Fat Bike Day. However it was made even more […]
[adrotate banner=”231″] What better way to get everyone stoked to celebrate Global Fat-Bike Day than to share a video from last year’s celebration from the beaches of South Africa? Last December Dawie posted this […]
Bivvy a Month #8 – Take Two!! Well, when I set out to do the Bivvy a Month Challenge I knew they’d be challenges. Despite a so far successful year with my rides and […]
Fat Bike Jura I had a few days spare at the end of May for my 5/12 of #BAMfatbike2018. I must admit I wasn’t feeling like using them up as I wasn’t in the zone […]
[adrotate banner=”192″] Mountain Bike Australia in conjunction with Karunjie Event Management is pleased to present the inaugural Fat Bike National Championships to be held at Cable Beach, near Broom, Western Australia. Fat-Bike beach racing […]
Road Trip The Balkans (Part 3 of 3) (from Part 2) The shower session was quite hilarious as what first looked like an alright spot on the side of the road turned out to be […]
[adrotate banner=”38″] I don’t know if you cats are hip to March being Fat Bike Beach Month, but one cat that lives in the bullseye of knowing is David Hartman Jr. Dave and his bride […]
[adrotate banner=”192″] I’ve wanted to attend the US Oen Fat Bike Beach Championships since it was first introduced back in 2015. I’ve done a bit of riding on the North Carolina Atlantic Coast a […]
Spring is in the air, but for the last few weeks, the Dose of Fat Crew have been visiting Winter on the weekends at events like the Sweaty Yeti – the Hugh Jass @ Trek […]
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