Every February Quality Bicycle Products invites dealers and media representatives up to their Bloomington, Minnesota, world headquarters for Seminars, Social Activities and an Expo. For those of you, that are unfamiliar, Quality (QBP) is the parent company of brands like Surly and 45NRTH (among many others). Frostbike is not open to the general public, so […]
The Kingdom Trails, Mountain Bike Vermont and Le Grand Fat Tour have teamed up for a third annual celebration of fat-bike revelry. Winterbike is the grand finale of the five part Le Grand Fat Tour and will be the largest fat bike festival the Northeast has ever seen! This year the hot toddies will be hotter, the […]
ST FATTY’S DAY GROUP BIKE RIDE MACKINAC ISLAND April 12, 2014 April 12, 2014 marks the 3rd St Fattys Day. One of the very first Fatbike Events in the midwest, St Fattys Day has always been a participant-first and fun-focused event. This year, They’re switching it up a little bit. It’s a ride, a party, […]
By – Michael McColgan Sunday January 12th was the second running of the I AM FAT, TWO Fatbike Enduro. From the amount of fun had the first two years I thinks it’s safe to say it’s gonna keep on keeping on and if you missed it, start thinking about next year. This is a seriously […]
Sweaty Yeti = Old School By Steve Meurette “Old School” : Anything that is from an earlier era and looked upon with high regard or respect. 2014 signals the maturing and legitimizing of the fatbike phenomenon. What? Well, when the bike world mega companies like Trek and Specialized finally give in, one knows this isn’t […]
Intrepid reporter, Mark Peterson, was at Day 2 of the Global Fatbike Summit in Ogden, UT Saturday for the Fatbike Race, Sponsor and Vendor Corral and ensuing festivities. Overwhelmed by the massive turnout and the sheer spectacle of the event, Mark decided to let pictures do most of the talking but did add in a […]
I spent the first full week of 2014 in Alaska with the goal of learning about the fat-bike culture of Anchorage. Anchorage is the home of two well respected fat-bike companies (9:Zero:7 & Fatback) as well as a premier frame bag manufacturer (Revelate Designs). I was fortunate enough to spend time with the folks behind […]
Grassroots Racing is still alive and kicking ass in Wisconsin! This is the race that started it all, back in the dark ages of fat-bike racing, behind the cheese curtain. The race that got booted out of Kettle Moraine for having Bikini Clad Podium Girls! The race that doesn’t charge an entry fee! The race […]
Here’s a race for all of our readers that are also fans of TPB. The CWOCC just built 7 miles of fat-bike specific trail at “Sunnyvale” Park, in Wausau, for the historic first fat-bike race of the Badger State Games! Wausau is a hot-bed for fat-biking in the state of Wisconsin. Bob Dunnahe […]
Sterling Mudge and the Cloud City Wheelers want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and let you know that this is the 15th year of the Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Race Series, so they have to be doing something right out there in Colorado! This has to be one of the highest race series […]
Our good Bud and owner of the Broken Spoke Bike Studio in Manitowoc Wisconsin, George Kapitz, has been racing fat-bikes for a while now and was good enough to send us this report from the Tuscobia Ultra in Northern Wisconsin. General Information about Tuscobia Ultra The Tuscobia Winter Ultra is a human powered run, bike […]
I just can’t resist an event flyer that features a polar bear (or any or the ursus genus) riding a fat-bike – rock’n the lederhosen with a mug of beer in it’s paw. I can’t help myself….it can’t be stopped. Race Promoters – If you’d like to see your race or festival featured in […]
(click the flyer to go to the event web-page) Get ready for the fastest and most fun fat-bike race of the season! The course is situated in one of the coolest little gems of a venue that I’ve ever seen. The Shell Track manages to squeeze in single track, double track, and beach all in […]
Our amigos from Grand Rapids are back with the GRR Fatbike Race Series. There are six races in the series that culminates with the Meijer State Games of Michigan Fatbike Race in February. For more information visit – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Winter-Rush/286421224724526 Race Promoters – If you’d like to see your race or festival featured in an […]
You may already know that the The 3rd Annual Global Fat Bike Summit will take place over 2 days in Ogden, UT on January 24th and 25th, 2014. Now hear this! Register early and get your exclusive Global Fat Bike Summit and Festival Bottle Opener! The Global Fatbike Summit brings together dealers, consumers, land managers, fat-bike […]
The 3rd Annual Global Fat Bike Summit will take place over 2 days in Ogden, UT on January 24th and 25th, 2014. The event brings together dealers, consumers, land managers, fat bike manufacturers and media representatives to promote fat bikes’ low environmental impact, seek access to lands currently off limits to bikes, and explores the potential for […]
The world record holder for the Iditirod Trail Invitaional and the 1100 mile Iditirod to Nome race and the 2012 Tour Divide champ – would like to invite you to come and do a race in his backyard. Of course we’re talking about the one and only- Jay Petervary – aka JayP! He’d like to […]
The Solstice Chase – 50k/25k Fatbike Race – December 21st, 2013 Kick off the Holidays at the Solstice Chase! A 50k/25k Fat Bike race at Big Rock Creek Retreat in beautiful St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin – only a 50 minute drive from downtown Minneapolis! What: Fat Bike Race 50k/25k The first race of the Great […]
The Midwest Fat Bike Access and Grooming Workshop will take place Jan 9th and 10th on the CAMBA Trail System in Cable, Wisconsin, at The Rivers Eatery in the Ideal Market. QBP, MORC, CAMBA and IMBA are hosting this event. The main event will be held Jan 10th. The Summit is focused on clubs and individuals that are grooming […]
It’s going to be cold. There might be a foot of snow. Some ice might be thrown into the mix. There may be moments of misery, and, mid-ride, you will probably wonder what on earth you are doing. But as you sit by a bonfire and drink a craft brew at the end of the […]
Welcome back to continuing coverage of the 2013 Fat La Ruta race from Costa Rica with words and pix provided by Team CoreCo’s Will Muecke. You can look back at Day 1 here and Day 2 here. NO ESCAPING THE HEAT: FAT LA RUTA, DAY 3 (CATIE TO PLAYA BONITA, 120KM, +2,200M ASCENT) Day 3 […]
This is continuing coverage of the Fat La Ruta race that was recently completed in Costa Rica. Thanks to Will Muecke of Team CoreCo for the story! You can see Part 1 of the Fat La Ruta coverage here. MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON: FAT LA RUTA, DAY 2 (TERRAMALL TO CATIE, 80KM, +3,200M ASCENT) Day […]
Friend of fat-bike.com, resident of Costa Rica and leader of Team CoreCo, Will Muecke, wrote over 10,000 words on his experiences racing the La Ruta de los Conquistaodres on a fat-bike, forming the team of fat-bike riders who joined him on the odyssey and the genisis of the idea of attacking this race on a fat-bike […]
The 2014 Cuyuna Lakes Whiteout returns with a mixed bag of social rides and races that have made this event incredibly popular. Great trails and huge snow potential make Cuyuna Lakes a perfect venue for a winter fat-bike race and festival. The Whiteout is a part of the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series so you can […]
…Looks Fat & Fun! In one month the world wide, fat-bike community is going for a ride. A little something called Global Fat-Bike Day! Find your Celebration or Plan Your Own! Check out tomorrow’s Weekly Dose of Fat for links to GFBD Celebrations!
Would you like Fat-Bike to sponsor your event? We can’t sponsor every event, but drop us an email with all of the details about your event , like name, location, date, the number of participants and the type of race/festival/ gathering that you have planned and we’ll see if we can find a way […]
45NRTH, a leader in winter cycling gear, has become the title sponsor of the 2014 Great Lakes Fatbike Series. The company, based in Minneapolis, has created award-winning products that provide enhanced comfort and control for the fast-growing sport of winter fatbiking. “The number of people riding fatbikes in the winter is rising at an unbelieveable […]
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Fat-bike brother, Ben Swift, sent us this report from his participation in the Dakota Five-O on his fat-bike. Thanks, Ben! A few week-ends ago I was lucky enough to get to ride the Dakota Five-O So, of course, I rode it FAT! I got to go because a friend dropped out, and I wasn’t particularly […]
With an afternoon flight scheduled for my return to the gnomelands of Wisconsin, I had a short list of things to go and cover before heading to the aeropuerto. This year’s show was the fat-bike market’s cotillion. Interbike 2013 was what I had hoped that last year’s show would look like through my personal pair […]
Day 3 at Interbike takes us to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center and the rat maze of booths, aisles and streets lined with every sort of bike paraphernalia you ever imagined. The show is so huge that we’re gonna split our coverage into a couple of posts. We hope you enjoy our coverage as much […]
Day two of the demo is usually a little more busy and crowded, so Sven, Lars, The Captain and I hit the show as early as we could. Sven and I had a mental list of what we wanted to ride and shoot. The two carbon bikes and a couple of Surlys followed by the […]
In the first 5 minutes of Day 1 of the Interbike Outdoor Demo we saw more fat-bikes than we saw all of last year. The number of companies entering the fat-bike market is exploding! All this means different directions, more choices and more fat for all! The photos below are just the tip of the iceberg […]
About a year, ago a couple of very clever Brits came up with an idea for a grass roots – worldwide – fat-bike holiday, that would bring the fat-bike community together, like nothing we’ve ever seen before or since! That, of course, is until, December 7th, which will be this year’s – GLOBAL FAT-BIKE DAY! […]
I suppose if there is a “traditional” fat-bike event it would have something to do with snow, suffering, proximity to dogs and would probably be above at least the 45th parallel, although a lot of the winter snow bike action is now below that line on the map. However, we have been seeing fat-bikes in […]
The improvement engines are always churning away here at FB.c World HQ and the latest improvement we’ve got for you is a new page that has an on-line portal, to allow fat-bike event promotors the opportunity to add their events to our very popular Fat-bike.com Events Calendar. There are instructions on the page about the […]
We’ve been riding fat-bikes in the Fat tire Tour of Milwaukee for several years now but this was the first year that I did not know all the fat-bike riders! Our little niche is getting bigger! Enjoy these pix of FTTM action from a fatter perspective!
Written by: Ken Blakey-Shell Race promoter: Fun Promotions When: June 8th, 2013 Where: Cannonsburg Ski Area A couple weeks ago a friend and riding partner named James Gomez tossed out the idea of riding the 8 Hours of Cannonsburg to Scott Quiring and I. The race is held at the Cannonsburg Ski Area by Grand […]
Written By George Kapitz Photos By Kari Lewis Scheppman I ran a new set of race wheels on the Beargrease at the Red Eye Rondezvous in Wausau. Friday night I went through the routine of setting up the new Northpaw rims and Knard tires tubeless. With the help of Dave Powell, Jimmy K, and “Busch […]
Our amigo, Nakashima Kurato checked in today to share some photos and results from this past weekend’s Fat Bike Championship at the 26ism Asagiri trail park” near Toyota City, Japan. The Fat Bike Championship was run in conjuction with the Singlespeed Japan Championships and some the racers in the fat-bike category embraced the weird, wild and […]
It is now official! Fat-bikes will have their own category at La Ruta de Los Conquistadores in Costa Rica this year from October 24th to 26th, 2013. Billed as “The Toughest Race in the World” the La Ruta has been going on for 20 years and this year you can grab your rig and 3+” […]
Fat Bike Japan Champs, May 11th! The First Fat Bike Japan Championships will be held in Toyota City , May 11th, 2013 Fat bike is really catching these days all around the world and in Japan too!! Fee: 2500 yen (about 30USD) Distance: about 15km Registration: 13:00~ Start: 15:00~ Location: Asagiri Camp, […]
QUAD CITY ENCHANTED FAT BIKE STOMP – (QCEFBS) Written By: Jake Ralfs & Aaron Mielke Photos By: Drew Hanson / Hanson | Photo · Design It all started out as an idea over a few craft beers at Great River Brewery in Davenport, IA (as all great ideas do) one cool afternoon, post-fat bike ride with a few […]
FAT SAND RACING comes to South West Michigan! The start time is 1:00 P.M. You have two hours to finish an 18 mile route directly along the shore of Lake Michigan. (South from Grand Haven to Port Sheldon and back) Successful completion of the challenge puts you in the running for fab prizes! You must check-in at […]
