We’re stoked to introduce a new monthly series that will feature photos from the 2017 Simpson Desert Challenge Champion, Eckart Altenkamp. So once a month, we’ll flip your wigs with some incredibly beautiful images from Austrailia! This is what Eckart shared about this photo. I took this photo on a training ride for the Simpson […]
Archive | Beach Riding
Good Times on Mexican Beaches – by Pistil Pete
Ed ~ We ran a story about the Origin8 Supercell tires earlier this year, primarily, due to Pistil Pete bringing them to our attention. After our story published, we sent the tires down to Pete for some desert riding and a beach trip down in Mexico! Our story today comes as a two-part report […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Crust Ride
I shot this back in 2014 at one of the best beach crust rides that I’ve ever experienced. The rider is David Mulder and the location is Port Washington, Wisconsin. Download the image and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the photo to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to […]
Bikes, a Boat & maybe a Goat – A Traveling Fat-Bike Side Show
A couple decades back, my friend Cale and I started a bike gang called the Bike Black Ribbon Society and over the years BBR established chapters all over the US. When we started to need help with testing bikes for fat-bike dot com, we established the BBR Test Pilots from BBR Chapters and their known […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Polish Hill Climb
Today we’re proud to play a role as the international house of fat-bikes aka: fat-bike dot com and this week’s fat-Tuesday clip , comes to us from the Błędowska Desert in Poland. Makes me think that there has to be someplace nearby, where we could hold some sort of hill climb competition! Take a look […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Bikes, Boats and maybe a goat
I know that this week’s WW, doesn’t fit your monitor very well, but if you set your desktop image, drop down menu to ‘fill’, you won’t be disappointed. We pulled this shot from the archives and digitally enhanced the original vinyl pressing from a trip over to Grand Haven, Michigan, where we took a Ferry […]
Forth Fat 2017 – Jeff & Bruce’s Report
Forth Fat 2017 – Video by Bruce Mathieson Words and Pictures by Jeff Price The end of April saw Forth Fat 2017 take place on the trails of East Lothian where Bruce ‘CoastKid’ has been fatbiking for the last 10 years. This was my 3rd trip to the social gathering were its all about chatting […]
Is the Beach Back? Fatbikedotfun Wisconsin Beach Study
Beach riding is one of my favorite ways to enjoy bikes. I was born and raised on the shores of Lake Michigan and the moment that I got my hands on my first pugsley, I explored Lake Michigan and Lake Superior’s shorelines. We had 3 epic years of beach riding and then the Lake froze […]
Goodbye Winter – Hello Spring
Here’s a snapshot that captures the spring-like winter that sputtered along and laid waste to this year’s fat-bike race schedule. This particular photo was shot at the Shell Track Race up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Well, now Spring is here, and if you rode all (cough) Winter, your bike […]
The 1st European Championship Bicycle Beachrace – by Ian Nicoud
Bicycle Beachracing: Two of These Things Were Not Like the Others The 1st European Championship Bicycle Beachrace Was recently held in my new home country of The Netherlands. I’ve done my share of sand riding on fat bikes with a group of amigos on both the Washington coast and the dunes East of the […]
The Weekly Dose of Fat Show #121 with National Champions Cole House and Ami Stuart
Show # 121 was recorded in the Cloud Factory Studios, where Tio Gomez was joined by Evan Larsson, Chris Daisy and features David Glover. This week’s Special Guests are the winners of the Pro Elite USA Cycling Fat-Bike National Championships, Ami Stuart & Cole House. Tonight’s Wardrobe was Provided by sPACYcLOUD Hemp Onesie Grab grandma’s […]
Lake McConaughy Beach Ride – By Garrett Olsen
ED – Garrett Olsen is a really talented artist that we’ve worked with and when I saw the pictures of his group beach ride, I messaged him and asked if we could work together and share the story with our readers. Inspired by all the guys and gals who posted up lake picks last year, I got […]
Happy Fat 2017 from the Beaches of North Carolina by Amy “Beach Belle” Mossman
Ed – This is the first chapter in a series of articles about life at the beach, written by an old friend. What would you do with the freedom to roam? Amy moved to the beach along with her fat-bike. The series will explore the endless smiles of beach and yes….tomfoolery….along the gorgeous Atlantic coast of […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Tyninghame Beach Ride – by Coastkid
It’s been too long since we shared one of Bruce’s awesome beach videos, so today, we take a step in the right direction and present a clip that stars both the beach and the wind on the Scottish coast in nature’s sweet fury. Bruce has been kind enough to share his fat-bike adventures with us […]
Beach Ride – Rainbows & Mirrored Pill Boxes
Cédric sent us some photos from a beach ride on the coast of Belgium and Northern France. The route started at Depanne Beach in Belgium and ended in Leffrinckoucke in France. In addition to the seascape and the dunes, the shores are littered with bunkers from the second world war. An unknown artist, covered one of them with mirrors and mother […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Sunshine on the coast of Wales
Uncle Gomez asked me if I’d like my own portal to fat dash bike dot com and this is my first solo flight. If this were one of Gomez’s posts, he might say – “This weeks video is posted by Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot Jeff ‘Summittoppler’ Price out there on the coast in […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Sandwood Bay
Last month we introduced you to Illya Rudkin and his wife, Vida and they’re back with a film about a trip to Sandwood bay near Durness in Scotland. We very pleased to announce that we’ll be featuring Illya and Vida’s adventures in a series of Fat (video) Tuesday posts over the next few months. Here’s Illya’s […]
Outer Hebrides Fat Bike Tour by Jeff Price
The Outer Hebrides are a formation of islands off the North West coast of Scotland which are joined by causeways and ferries. Since Bruce (Coastkid) put the idea in my head to go there on the fat bikes, I bought the maps which meant I was going! Unfortunately, Bruce couldn’t make it in the […]
Forth Fat 2016 Report (with Bonus Video!) ♦ by Jeff Price
Forth Fat, Bruce – aka; Coastkid’s social gathering on the East Coast of Scotland in North Berwick. The idea of Forth Fat is simple, ride fat bikes and socialise. After making the journey last year I was keen to be involved again in a great weekend of bikes and beer!! After unpacking my gear in […]
US Open Fat-bike Beach Championships Are Returning to Wrightsville Beach, NC in 2016
Ben Brown, 2015 Expert Division Champion, will defend his Championship at this year’s US Open Fat-bike Beach Championships photo by Bill Baggett Making it’s 2nd appearance on Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina event chair Shawn Spencer is finalizing details on The 2nd Annual US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship, scheduled March 11-13, 2016, in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. “Fat-biking is […]
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Fat (video) Tuesday – DEO Returns
Our amigo from the Atlantic, Deo, is back with a video that starts out nice and slow, but totally kicks into gear, right along with the soundtrack! We like to say, “Fat-Bikes and Lighthouses are like peas and carrots.” Get ready for two helpings of both! Join the Global Fat-Bike Revolution! Send us some rad […]
Andrew the Maker Handmade Goods – Custom Frame Bag
Fat-bike Radio color man, Mr’ J.K Livin’, brings us this story about his journey to the frame bag of his dreams, hand made by Andrew the Maker at http://atmhandmadegoods.com, for his Schlick Tatanka. Welcome to the ride! When out on the roads and trails, I tend to think of myself as a pack mule. You always […]
Foto Gordo – Big Fat Hurt
Joshua Macpherson sent us a shot from the mapping stage of the Big Fat Hurt. Josh was joined by riders, Brad Mertens and Ross Cairns, near Myall Lakes, New South Wales, Austalia. This is our way of suggesting that, “it’s not too late to load your bike and some gear and go explore the great outdoors this weekend!” Friday Fat-Bike Stoke…….Engaged. […]
Fat (vídeo) Terça-feira – Brasil!
FatBike in Floripa, Brazil: Sand’n’Fatty by Jonatha Jünge – jonatha@caminhosdosertao.com.br Six months ago, after a meeting on trails maintenance with local bikers, Normando Pereira took the floor to address the group. I am not sure if the high consumption of the local Ales made by the bike shop owner influenced the emotional tone of his […]
The Point to Point Beach Ride
After Labor Day and into fall is an ideal time to beach ride along the shore of Lake Michigan. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways: The lake is still warm making early morning starts 10-15 degrees warmer and a heck of a lot nicer There are generally still a lot of warm, […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – There’s Goats and Fat-Bikes in this one!
Fat-Bike.com’s, UK correspondent, Jeff Price, combined two of my favorite things in this week’s look at the gorgeous coastline of Wales. Jeff shared his Monday night ride with us, in what he calls “a quick edit of his local beach and singletrack”. How can you go wrong with a ride that has both fat-bikes and […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Video Flashback
A little over five years ago, Mike Curiak joined Eric Parsons, Dylan Kentch, Doom Fishfinder, and Roman Dial for a tour of SE Alaska. They rode the beach out of Yakutat and traveled along Alaska’s outer coast, via fat-bike and packraft to Glacier Bay. Five years ago, most of us were just trying to figure out how to put […]
Fat-Bike Destination – Free Soil Michigan
Last week, I made good on a long standing plan to continue my exploration of the Lake Michigan Shoreline, just north of where I left off on a trip in 2012. The plan was to explore the area north of Ludington to the river town of Manistee. Over the years, I’ve visited and written […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Oregon Coast
Mike Ripley tagged us in this video on twitter and it made me want to go and ride the Oregon coast, now, more than ever! Mike is the man behind mudslinger events in Oregon and our long lost fat-bike cousin. This clip is practically guaranteed to send you searching travel sites for tickets to Portland! Share your […]
Fat-Bike Beach and Dune Rides in South Africa!
Dave Caravias contacted us about his guided fat-bike adventures in South Africa. In addition to fat-bike beach riding that rivals anything that we’ve seen, the area also boasts, world class, whale watching and great white shark, cage dives! I’m going to let Dave describe his South African, beach ride, slice of heaven! Our area is extremely special with […]
Forth Fat Report
By Jeff Price During the brief 19 months of owning my Mukluk, most of my rides have been solo with just the odd one being with fellow large-girth-tyre-lovers. So when details of the 2015 Forth Fat was announced a few months back I made a note in the diary. After loading the gear in […]
Fat (video) Tuesday from Estonia!
Arto Keipi sent us a video of his time on the northern coast of Estonia. You may want to turn down your volume on this one, because the surf sound is pretty loud intermittently through the clip. The scenery is gorgeous and I have to admit, that I had to go to the word atlas […]
The BIG FAT BIKE FEST Situation Report
My first recollection of the Big Fat Bike Festival came about 3 years ago. It was either sister-Kim or Hayley that contacted me to let us know that the Homer Cycling Club was holding an event in their picturesque corner of the world along the shores of the Kachemak Bay in Homer Alaska. Homer is […]
Event Spotlight – Big Fat Bike Festival – Feb 6 – 8, 2015 – Homer AK
Any fat-bike festival with a gnome in the flyer gets extra points with me! I say this every year…..I really want to go to this! This festival has captured my imagination for 3 years! Is this the year that I get to go? Is this the year that you go? Bad Ass Beach Rides! Bonfires! […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ The Perfect Ride ♦ November Beach Bivvy at Newborough, North Wales, UK
Our main man, Jeff Price, got together with a friend from work and few riders that he met through the UK Fat Bike Forums to conduct his Monthly Bivy in Wales. One of those other riders is our amigo John Moore. John’s photos have been featured on the site multiple times. You can check out […]
Religion On The River – a MPLS Tale
Religion on the River Written By – Mark Sirek Photos by – Nathan Swanson I’m Mark and I live in Minnehopelessness, Minnesota. My lady, The Instigator, and I try, whenever we’re going to be in town for the weekend, to assemble our friends on Sundays and spend the day in the woods, near rivers, and […]
Fatty Quiring Tandem
I recently had the pleasure of stopping by Quiring Cycles World Headquarters in Freesoil, MI and picking up our new fat tandem. We asked Scott to build up the frame to fit the widest tires and rims available because Wifey and I are planning to play on this beasty during all four seasons. On a […]
Not a Wallpaper Wednesday Club ♦ Fat-Bikes from the Planet Gnometron
I met Pat Smage at this year’s Mountain Bike Prom back in June. I seem to remember that he hopped his Mukluk with the skill and grace of a bicycle ninja. He sent me some great shots of he and his amiga on their fat-bikes, but this one really captured my imagination. The scores of rock […]
Riders of the fall
We´re leaving an epic summer behind. Temperatures has been the highest in 50 years. Riding has been amazing, from archipelago beach riding to big mountain fat bike adventures. And all of a sudden fall hits you in the head like a sledge hammer. Work, school for the kids, everything piles up and the weeks just […]
A Traverse of the Namib Desert – by Bill Fleming
Written By : Bill Fleming How I found myself riding my fat bike across the mind-bending dunes of the Namib desert is at least as entertaining as the actual ride itself. It started last December in the bathroom with a smart phone. I started searching for areas with sparse population densities, like in Alaska.The long and […]
A Pugsley in Poland!
Our post last week about Polish fat-biker Norbert Jędrzejczyk, inspired Jarek Chincz to send me a shot of his Pugsley on the beach of the Baltic Sea, from Poland. I asked Jarek to fill us in a little bit about the riding in his area and he replied with this great story of how he got […]
Not a Wallpaper Wednesday ♦ Mirror Mirror
Wally Hufford sent us this shot that his amigo Doug Armstrong took on a multi day fatpack trip up in Alaska. This is what Wally had to say about the shot. This photo was taken on July 24, 2014, by my buddy Doug Armstrong on our trip along the beach from Nikiski, Alaska, to Homer, Alaska, […]
The Mouth to Mouth Race Report – Homer AK
The Mouth to Mouth Fat Bike Race Report By – Kaitlin Vadla & Zach Brown Celebrating clean water, healthy salmon, and healthy people, 67 runners and bikers (and a few of their canine friends) from Anchorage to Soldotna to Homer turned out Saturday, June 14th for the first Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride. Participants […]