On the first official day of Summer, Eric Prinster sent us this perfect example of how to beat the summer heat. Here’s the story behind those handlebars. While everyone was sweating in the mid 90’s temps and wind in Grand Junction, I choose to escape to the Mesa to stay cool and make my own path on […]
Last week, we put the word out, that we were trading groovy pixels for stickers and Cheryl Weryk from London Ontario sent us this lovely example of fatbikus arborealus. Now Cheryl has groovy fat-bike stickers whisking their way, right to her door. Here’s what she had to say about the portrait she shared with us. […]
According to Flickr, this is the most interesting photo that I’ve ever posted over there. I don’t know how that works, but maybe by the powers of black magic or some algorithm that counts clicks and likes, etc., this photo has reigned supreme for a number of years. It’s a shot from a Global Fat-Bike Day […]
Now that spring is here, I’ve been warming up my sermon about the year around appeal and utility of fat-bikes, but now that we co-mingle our Plus Bike love in among our Fat-Bike love…..I’m verklempt. See what plus bikes did there? Plus bikes saved us from a sermon. So now we can go directly to […]
David Pinkerton sent us this week’s new wallpaper for your desktop. This is a portrait of his Fatboy at the base of Mt Jemima, out in the Pine Barrens of NJ! I asked David about his local fat-bike scene and this is what he shared. Oh my God fat bikes are made for the Pine Barrens! […]
This week’s desktop background was shot by Michael Schneider on the Brocken, which is the highest mountain in the Harz district in Germany. The Brocken is known for strong winds which frosted everything with snow and his Mukluk really pops, in stark contrast, from the frosty background. If you’d like to see more from Michael, he put […]
These photos were taken in Somers, Montana on the North beach formed seasonally on Flathead lake, by Hans Axelsen. Enjoy the ride! Next Week – Wednesday Could Be Yours! Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming hard drive. Send your pics and videos to […]
This week’s Foto Gordo presentation comes from South Africa! Dave Caravias owns a fat-bike, shark dive, guest house operation down there and the pictures on their web-site look amazing! Check it out at www.fatbiketours.co.za. Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming hard drive. Send your pics and videos […]
Photo description: Big Race – Tennessee Pass Night Jam Photo Credit: Justin Talbot Some people call this kind of post a wallpaper, I like to call it Foto Gordo. This week we present an image that came to us from Leadville Colorado! The image was sent to us by Kathy Burke and it totally kicks some […]
Photo description: Fat biking the Mineral Belt Trail in the mining district of Leadville, CO Photo Credit: Scott Andreson Some people call this kind of post a wallpaper, I like to call it Foto Gordo. This week we present an image that’s been my personal desktop background since Christmas. The image was created by Scott […]
We get to share some really cool stuff here, but Global Fat-Bike Day really seems to bring out the very best of fun on bikes, from all around the world. This shot was sent to us from Greenland from Jesper Regin Christensen and it contains real GFBD Holiday Magic! Hi Gomez I talked to […]
Brigi Öcsi shared this dramatic image from Semmering in Hungary. I uploaded this shot and made it the wallpaper image on the fat-computer down in the fat-cave where our digital, three ring circus gets created. (artist’s concept below) Fat-Bike Artists We can arrange a single artist showing, right here in our elegant foto gordo digital gallery and […]
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 […]
I remember when we first started posting pictures of our amigo, Colin Ford jumping snow drifts on his Gravedigger Pugsley, people would accuse us of photoshopping the bike into the air. Here we are 5 years down the road and I think most people now, take it for granted, that fat-bikes can fly! This is a sweet […]
How about a little photo stoke to get your weekend started? Kevin Breitenbach has been testing a Lauf Carbonara Fork from late Winter into Spring Winter and now…..into the ‘verde grande’! Kevin’s Fatback Corvus looks quite at home, among the pastoral beauty of the Alaskan bush. Kevin’s got some great recipes on how to […]
Ed Engler lights the fuse on this weekend’s ride stoke with a shot from the gateway to the Lakota’s Sacred Black Hills of South Dakota! Here’s what Ed shared with us about the shot. Passing along a photo from a rare break in the clouds on a cold day in Rapid City, South Dakota. Location […]
Our stickers for pixels trade has yielded, yet another, weekend ride stoke, booster rocket! This week’s digital super vitamin energy pill is provided by Robert V Rainville Jr, out of upstate New York. Have you ever seen a squirrel’s claws? I’ve been doing a fair bit of studded tire rides this week and I’ve been channeling my […]
Chris Dauel sent us a great shot from Utah. I think that frame bag would look good with a Bike Black Ribbon Society patch sewn on there, so we’re sending Chris a little care package along with some scooby-snacks for Kazee. Here’s what Chris had to say about his amigos, Kazee and …one of Otis’s Fatback […]
Our amigo Evan sent us a picture of his old dirt jump bud, Conor, tearing it up on a Framed Alaskan that he had borrowed from a friend. When I asked Evan if he landed the jump, he replied, “Yes indeed, this kid can rip. I know Conor from when we both started jumping the big stuff, […]
This week’s Friday foto stoke is a Wednesday, out on Great Salt Lake near Antelope Island State Park in the Bee Hive State. You may notice that this is Wednesday before any decals or badges got tattoo’d on the bike’s smooth robin’s egg blue finish. Fat-bikes take us to wild and desolate places…..sometimes, surprisingly close to […]
Our Friday Stoke was broke, so we ended up posting this up during Saturday Morning Cartoons. Hopefully you’re enjoying a good cup of coffee and looking to spend some quality time visiting the great outdoors this weekend! Our ‘Man in Moab’, Glover, rested his I-Phone on his pack and then sent his Ice Cream Truck off some […]
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. […]
Jeff MacFarlane sent us some great shots of him racing his fat-bike from this Summer and we thought that since the summer of fifteen is winding down, that we’d share one, to provide the daily recommended, dose of stoke, to get everyone’s weekend started out right. This is what Jeff shared about today’s Foto Gordo! Here’s […]
Weekend Checklist ◘ fat-bike ◘ singletrack ◘ hawaian shirt ◘ log ride ◘ ice cold beverage(s) It’s been awhile since we threw some gasoline on your Friday afternoon ride stoke, but since this is a big (US) holiday weekend, we decided to share another shot sent to us from the great summer of fifteen, sticker […]
Happy Independence Day! to all of our readers in the US and please join me in wishing our very own Sven Haamer a Happy Birthday! HOPPY BOOZE DAY! Have a great weekend! Time to go for a Ride!
Fat-Tribe Thursday is back to support the age old, adage that one picture says a thousand words! All of you have been so awesome with sharing your photos and fat-bike fun, we decided it was ‘high time’ that we post some of them to show the entire world wide, fat-bike tribe! If you’re new to fat-bikes, please […]
When I go riding, I see pictures that I can’t always capture, because I need someone to go out and ride across a sea of grass for the camera. Our hitch rack shootout has gotten me some visitors that have come out to the Colonel Steve Austin Test Bunker over the last couple of weeks […]
Todd Wright sent us this great shot from the valley of the sun, Phoenix Arizona! It sure doesn’t look like winter in Wisconsin! Most of the bike industry thinks that this sort of fat-biking doesn’t exist. They think fat-bikers are only interested in riding their fat-bikes in the snow, from December to March. Let’s help […]
Our amigo Nathan Long from over there in the Chippewa River Valley of Wisconsin sent us this psychedelic spring explosion of color that he entitled ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road’. Nathan shot this at Northwest Park in Eau Claire, WI and you can see more of his work at www.longphotoandvideo.com Have a Great Weekend! Give me your […]
It doesn’t get any fatter than an Ice Cream Truck! Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, David Glover, looks like he’s hucking off a cliff in this week’s version of Foto Gordo! The Portal Trail in Moab is the rather infamous location for this weeks fat photo stoke. Long live long rides! Send us a Post […]
I think this is the official debut of the good work that our amigo David Glover has been sharing with us over the last couple of months! Glover works out at Moab Cyclery and sometimes at Keweenaw Adventure Company up in Copper Harbor, so he’s always surrounded by big slabs of fat-bike heaven! Happy Friday Amigos! […]
Not every fat-bike adventure involves racing or getting fat air off’a boot’r or even singletrack. Next time it snows, just ride down your driveway and go play bikes, like we all did when we were kids. Take along the dog, or teach your kids how to play bikes…..or bikes and sleds! This week’s foto stoke comes […]
Our amigo Jason from the UK took this hypnotic shot of his fatty out on the sand. I wonder where his footprints are? You can see more of Jason’s photos at www.flickr.com/jason-l Share Your Local Stoke! Send us your photos or hosted video so we can send that stoke to riders that haven’t discovered the pure unbridled […]
Mark Christensen sent us some great shots of his girlfriend, Amber Steed, riding her fat-bike on the north beach of Flathead Lake in Kalispell, Montana. I can’t get enough of winter beach riding! How ’bout you? Share Your Local Beach! Send us your photos or hosted video so we can send that stoke to riders […]
Our amigos from Chumba USA sent us a nice shot of their new titanium fatty that they call the Ursa Major to send you all off on your weekend of fat-bike funski’s Share Your Local Stoke! Send us your photos or hosted video so we can send that stoke to riders that haven’t discovered the pure […]
Our long-lost amigo, FatBikeMike, took a shot that’s sure to set your stoke-phaser to FUN! Here’s the story behind this incredible image! We’ve had a bizarre winter here in Jasper (Jasper National Park, Alberta), snow was late followed by 3 feet of it all at once. Then the big freeze came, -40 for a week! After we dug […]
Foto Gordo veteran, Noy, sent us this study of fat-bike form, en sillouette. (Rider – Roberto on a Lynskey Stratus). Along with your weekly dose of fat, we like to make sure you start your weekend with your stoke switch set to FUN! Let’s all head out and enjoy some sweet fat-ventures! Drop us a line and share your local radness! Send those cards and […]
Dave Clark sent us this great shot of his Lab, Cholo and his Mukluk from Canmore Alberta! This is what Dave shared about his shot. This is my riding buddy Cholo and my Muk Luk. I have ridden winters, for over thirty years and have never enjoyed it as much as with this bike. […]
Foto Gordo returns! to bring all of our fat-bike cousins some friday foto stoke! Let’s get ready to go play bikes all weekend! This week’s foto comes from Jeni Axelsen out in Big Sky Country. Her photo was taken while riding the North end of Flathead Lake in Somers, Montana. Jeni shared, “It’s a seasonal beach with […]
Our amigos from Fyxation are some local MKE boys, that showed us their new Blackhawk Carbon Fat-Bike at Interbike just a couple of weeks ago. Nick Ginster (from Fyxation) has been a guest on our Weekly Dose of Fat Show (#18), where he showed us his then, secret, Blackhawk Prototype, back in August. Just yesterday, Nick sent me […]
Back at the end of March, I took Otis for his first beach ride, just across the border, down in Zion Illinois. I took this shot on my way back from the Dead River. Otis is suspended off of the ground by what was once the roots of this small cluster of cottonwood trees on […]
Awhile back, I asked for some crust photos from our viewing audience and Paul Rotkis, from up in Anchorage (by way of Racine Wisconsin) sent me a couple of fresh, fat, tracks on luxurious, Alaskan, crust along with this shot of his red white and blue, polished aluminum, 9:Zero:7 that I named Captain Crust. […]
Our Amigo, John Moore got together with ten of his fat-bike friends and enjoyed a windy ride on the Merseyside Coast in the UK. You can see his whole set of photos from the ride here and you can enjoy more photos from Mr. Moore on his Flickr page, right here! Happy Friday Amigos! Why not share your […]
Tjaard Breeuwer sent us some shots from his club’s (COGGS) Monday night fatbike ride. This is what Tjaard had to say about the ride. Last week’s ride was on the beach at Park Point, right at the tip of Lake Superior. The conditions were incredible! We still have large ice floes floating around, with only small […]
