Story and Photography by Aaron W. Hautala During our previously chronicled Salsa Bucksaw test ride, part of the never ending love fest needs to be attributed to the wheels, tires, and bars (handlebars, not brownies) on this not-so-average full suspension fat-bike. Enter the Whisky No.9 – 70mm Carbon Fat Rims, Whisky No.7 Carbon No-Rise 760 mm handlebar, and […]
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Irish Cycles Out of North Carolina Introduces the Sullivan Fat-bike
Attention fat-bike fanatics! We just received the info below from Joe at Irish Cycles in Fayetteville, North Carolina about their new Sullivan fat-bike and 100mm Carolina fat-bike wheels. Take it away Joe! For 2015, Irish has added the “Sullivan” to our line up in order to answer the question of “how do I ride in […]
Video – Stan from Stan’s NoTubes Discusses the Hugo Tubeless Rim
Stan from Stan’s NoTubes discusses the Hugo Tubeless Rim that will be available in 26″ Fat-bike, 29+ and 650B/27.5+ sizes. Learn more at http://www.notubes.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.
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 – Steve Hed Talks to Gomez About New Rims From Hed Cycling Products
Steve Hed talks to Gomez about new carbon and alloy rims from Hed Cycling Products. For more information check out http://hedcycling.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 – Adam Miller from Borealis Talks About the Echo and Turnagain 100mm Rims
We caught up with Adam Miller from Borealis and in this video he talks about the Borealis Echo and Turnagain Components 100mm Rims. Look for more info at: borealisbikes.com fatbike.com turnagaincomponents.com
45NRTH VANHELGA Tire Out of the box review
When Gomez hit me up with an opportunity to test the new 45NRTH tires I was quite intrigued, seeing as how I’m still rolling on some near first gen Larrys. That said, I wanted to do them justice and review them set up in all their tubeless glory, so I made a few phone calls […]
Whisky 70mm Tubeless Rim/45NRTH Vanhelga Tire
WHISKY 70MM TUBELESS RIM/45NRTH VAN HELGA. By – Jesse LaLonde It’s only fair to preface this with a racer guy mentality. Sure, JRA is the peanut butter but pushing personal limits is the jelly. Cooking corners, jibbing rock gardens, and roosting burms, are all part of the game. While the motor is the star of […]
Whisky Tubeless-Ready 70mm Carbon Fat-bike Trail Rim
Part of the New 45NRTH Vanhelga tire’s ability to run tubeless is the pairing of it with the just introduced Whisky 70w No.9 Carbon Fat Trail Rim. Here is a bit more about No. 9 from the Q-Mothership. It was Designed and Developed In House QBP, the parent company of both Whisky and 45NRTH, has […]
Stan’s Introduces Tubless Hugo 52 Rims and Complete Wheelsets For Fat-bikes, 27.5″ and 29-plus!
You may remember that we got a sneak peak at the prototype of a new Stan’s tubeless rim aimed at the fat-bike market last fall at Interbike. In fact, the rim was so important to Stan himself that he was at Interbike to talk about it! We also met Bob Nunnink, Stan’s US Domestic Sales & Marketing […]
A visit to Jade Cycles – Holland Michigan
Earlier this month, on a trip to Michigan, I stopped in to see Jim Degracia at Jade Cycles in Holland. Jim is a real entrepreneur and runs two bike brands out of his shop. We featured a story about their rims and hubs, back in March, that you can read here. Jade’s Fat Rim is […]
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 […]
SUNringlé Enters the Fat-Bike Rim Market!
Last Sunday, I showed up to the Church of Two Wheels, out on the beach, just south of Port Washington and got a pretty cool surprise. One of the local Port crew, Ryan, showed up with a new set of prototype Sun Rims on his Lemon Krate Pugsley. SUNringlé is part of the Hayes Bicycle Group that is […]
HED’s Big Deal Carbon Rim Review
By : Jesse LaLonde I don’t recall a time in my life when the weather was ever an issue. In fact I tend to welcome the extreme with hungry lungs and an open mind. I’ll be the first to admit that this mentality can lead to a sink or swim situation but that’s the type […]
NEW – Jade Cycles Fat Rim & Hub
One of our readers sent me a shot of his Jade Cycles Ti Fat-bike last month. To get some background on the bike, I contacted the owner of Jade Cycles, Jim Degracia and found out that they had lots of new fat-bike goodies in the pipeline. Jade is located in Holland Michigan, right across the big […]
Sarma Introduces First 100mm Carbon Rims – The Naran 100
After receiving a lot of good feedback about their existing 80mm Naran rims, Sarma is working fast on a wider, 100mm version of the Naran Carbon Fatbike rim. You are probably already familiar with the promise of carbon as a bike material, lighter, stronger, faster, and now, wider! Sarma’s experience with the development of the […]