Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Stefano Boem. This is what Stefano shared about his photograph. Here is another picture I snapped at the Summit of monte Specie, Italian Dolomiti, 2350 mt: you can see Tre Cime di Lavaredo mountain with my Fat bike Salsa Beargrease. Got your own Wallpaper Worthy Photo? We love to […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Gibby Kirwan
Here’s a great submission from Gibby Kirwan. It’s Wallpaper Wednesday (all day long) up in here. A rare opportunity for a snow ride in Western Germany. This is my Specialized Fatboy Trail Pro on a local trail in Rheinland Pfalz, Germany. It’s running pretty much stock since I bought it new in 2019. The only […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Old Man Fat Bike
Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Jens aka Old Man Fat Bike! What; Attached is a photo of my 2022 Kona Woo. Where; The image was taken at Klondike Park located near Augusta, Missouri. Why; I wanted to create a very cool Youtube thumbnail for my “New Bike Day” video which has yet to be uploaded […]
WTB is Introducing Its First Fat Bike Tire. The Bailiff – 27.5 x 4.5
Burke, Vermont – January 10th, 2024 – WTB’s all new Bailiff tire is designed for winter trail riding and checks all the boxes for your next snow-covered expedition. When the going gets cold, the Bailiff will be there to get you back home. Yeah, it’s our first snow tire – but four decades of tire […]
Fat Tuesday Video – Overnight in Aubrac
Snowy bikepacking in Aubrac, on the trails between Aveyron, Cantal, and Lozère, in France Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? 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 uncle gomez@fat-bike.com and if you include your mailing address, we’ll send you […]
Fat (video)Tuesday – Überwintern Fatbike Fest
Here’s a short video from the Überwintern Fatbike Fest in Stowe, Vermont. Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? 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 uncle gomez@fat-bike.com and if you include your mailing address, we’ll send you some stickers […]
Wisco Cyclismo’s Holiday Hit Parade
Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s time for the holidays. If you’re like me, you’re scrambling to find some gifts for friends and family up to the last minute. If you’re stuck and need some ideas, read on. I’ve curated a few of my favorite cycling-focused goodies for your gift-giving (and receiving) considerations. Maybe there’s something here […]
Global Fat Bike Day 2023 – Celebration Directory
GFBD 2023 Celebrations! December Second Two Thousand and Twenty–Three (or thereabouts) GLOBAL FAT-BIKE DAY! You are all part of the FUN! Gather your regional fat tribe for some worldwide group fun. The event is a grassroots, community-based gathering. We think that you will find that it is one of the best times, you have ever had […]
Klunkedelic Bike Dream
I’ve started to wonder or perhaps more accurately dream that klunkers are going to be the next cool bike trend. When fat bikes were going plaid, I found myself sitting across the conference table from bike industry executives. They asked me what I thought was going to be the next big thing Beyond the Ludacris […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Bikepacking Oregon’s South Coast
Back with part 2 of the series about bikepacking the Oregon Coast from Dallas Mignano. I’m going to make it out to ride the Pacific beaches again. Stream this one for some dreamy Oregon coastal beach riding! We just finished Part 2 of our Fat Bikepacking Tour! This time on the Southern Oregon Coast. I’m […]
45NRTH RAGNARÖK BOA TRANSITION SEASON CYCLING BOOT
The QBP mothership sent us their new Ragnarök Boa transition season cycling boots in March. The Ragnaröks are targeted at days that I like to call Gnome Spring. I wore them on sloppy spring solo rides because they were not released yet. I knew that if I wore them to a group ride, somebody would […]
Sizzling Summer Sunglasses
Koo Supermoto Koo is a new brand started by Kask Helmets. They sent us a couple of pairs this spring. We awarded one pair to one of our listeners on the Danger Gnome Podcast and I’ve been field testing a pair of Supernova frames. I think the name that they chose for the brand. Koo […]
Panorama Cycles is launching its latest model, the Torngat Ti,
I reviewed the steel version of the Panorama Cycles Torgat last winter and they’ve just announced that they’ve come out with a Titanium version with a unique two Q-Factor setup. Their press release is below along with some photos of the new Ti Fatty. Panorama Cycles releases the Torngat Ti, their first titanium fat bike […]
Event Spotlight – Fatober-fest
Our amigos from the Mitchel County Mountain Goats are hosting a weekend of bike fun out in Osage, Iowa. This is an event run by the same folks that brought you the Mayday Mayhem Klunker event that shone so bright earlier this year so it stands to reason that the Fatober-Fest should be one hell […]
Fat Video Favorites Part Two
Here’s the second video in the fat-bike favorite, F(v)T videographers of all time and the universe series. Deo and his wheelie-rich videos from the East Coast of Canada and have been one of my favorites for a long time. Check out his latest clip above or dig into his youtube archives. Would you share your […]
Foto Gordo – Summer Solstice 2023
It’s been a hell of a great spring for riding in the Big Whiskey. Drought conditions make for some really buff dirt ribbons at Kettle, JeffCo, and Camrock. What have trail conditions been like in your region recently? Let’s get right to some of the photos that we received over the last few weeks from […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Fatbike Touring – Southwestern USA
Good stuff from Foresty Forest. A great film about Freedom to roam the backcountry on a loaded fat bike. through Death Valley, with Ghost Towns, and endless scenic vistas. Check him out on YouTube and Instagram. Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The […]
Book review, Bikepacking Scotland by Markus Stitz
Back in 2015, Markus set off from the UK and headed east on his singlespeed Surly Ogre and nearly 12 months later became the first person to cycle singlespeed around the world. So with that, you could say he knows how to plot a route! Since his return, Markus has been busy riding the lesser-known […]
#ridepdw May Giveaway
For the next two weeks, we’re helping the cool cats from Portland Design Works give away a prize package that includes a set of Mud Shovels (any in-stock variety), a Fatty Object CO2 inflator, 2 packs of Zit Bits, and a sweet new Groovy Wool Hat. We put our creative team together to come up […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – The Dude
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from The Dude, His Dudeness, or, uh, Duder, or maybe El Duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing. This is what he shared about his WW submission – “Tumalo Creek Trail. Taken 4/12/23. Bend (Oregon) has had an abundant year of snowfall in the hills. Yet […]
Esker Cycles: Walden Ti GX – by Greg Gentle
The Dose of Fat News Digest – March 2023
MY23 Trek Farley – Framed Bikes is Dead – 28 Below Results – Jorden Wakeley Wins FBB
Cedaero Space Heater Pogies
There’s a new pair of pogies in the test lab. The Space Heater Pogies from Cedaero. We’ve had a bit of a cold snap over the Christmas break, so I’ve had a chance to field test them in temps as low as the single digits. I’m a fan and long-time user of pogies for winter […]
C5 GORE-TEX THERMO GLOVES Review – by Summittoppler
C5 GORE-TEX THERMO GLOVES I’ll get straight to the point about these gloves, fantastic once again by GORE! I’ve used these gloves down to -4c here in the UK and they kept the cold air from getting to my hands which is a great indication of their insulation and windproofing. When I did wear them […]
Framed Minnesota gets a Makeover
Back in the winter of 2014 Framed bikes released its first fat bike and it had a significant impact on the fat bike market to this day. The Framed Minnesota was the first thousand-dollar fatty and that affected the price points of the other few bike companies that were producing fat bikes back then. The […]
Old Man Mountain Elkhorn Rack Review – by Greg Gentle
Old Man Mountain Elkhorn Rack $148 The first cargo rack I put on a bike was a rear Blackburn rack on my 1984 Trek touring bike. And yes—It was 1984. A couple of years before that Specialized Bikes released its first production mountain bike. Growing up a BMX bandit in the early 1980s, I knew […]
Atwood Park Fat Bike Race Series (IL)
Here’s a race series held by some of our friendly Illinois brothers and sisters down in Rockford, Illinois. Here are their edited plans for the three events. Hey Hey!It’s that time of the season. Let’s air those giant clown tires pumped up and get ready for a great season of fat biking in Northern Illinois.A […]
The Fat Bike Triple Crown Sponsored by Wren
Fat Bike Race Season is heating up with the Fat-Bike Triple Crown sponsored by Wren! Wisconsin seems like the center of the fat bike racing galaxy, because the Fat Bike World Championships, the Fat Bike Birkie, along with with the US Fat Bike Open are all in America’s Dairyland. Wisconsin is hosting all three of […]
The Dose of Fat – Rocktober 2022
Five out of seven wizards recommend a healthy steaming dose of fat to their patients, and this dose has all kinds of fun packed events for you to choose from. Fat is where it’s at!
ABUS MoDrop Helmet
I’ve been using the ABUS Modrop helmet for about 3 months now and here’s my take on it. Firstly, I think this helmet looks pretty cool and with that it does keep you cool with the 14 vents dotted around the wonderfully manufactured lid. The front 3 vents feature a protective netting so as to […]
Global Fat Bike Day – December Third Two Thousand and Twenty–Two (or thereabouts) – Worldwide!
GFBD 2022 Celebrations! December Third Two Thousand and Twenty–Two (or thereabouts) GLOBAL FAT-BIKE DAY! You are all part of the FUN! Gather your regional fat-tribe for some worldwide group fun. The event is a grassroots, community-based dealio. Just, one of the best times, you have ever had on a fat-bike! GFBD belongs to everyone that […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Sylvan Park
Here’s a video produced by the City of Wausau, Wisconsin about their Sylvan Park pump track and trail cluster. People ask me what the hell progressive geometry means and this clip made me think about the symmetry between advanced trails and the aptly named, ‘progressive geometry. It all sort of revolves around the fact that […]
Reader’s Ride(s) Six One Six Twenty Four Fat
Wilhelm Rumpf sent us some shots of his new custom Twenty Four inch steel fat bike. It’s an interesting build that’s worth a closer look. Here’s Red’s story told by its owner, Wilhelm Rumpf. I wanted to share my new fat tire bike Red. Red is a custom build by John at 616 cycles in […]
Fat (Video) Tuesday – Formby Fatbikers
Graham Foot is back with the second video from the UK where fat bikers are gathering for fun with fat bikes! We love that sort of thing, so we made this our FvT to celebrate fat bike fun! That’s two videos from the UK back to back. Maybe this is UK week here at the […]
Foto Gordo – Le Tour de Gnome
Lode Crommen sent us a shot of his fatty and dog out hunting beach gnomes in Belgium. It’s almost the dog days of summer…so go jump in the lake! Sticker it Forward How do you like the new sticker and jersey design? If you’d like some stickers for you…your ride buddies…or maybe the bartender with […]
Gore Trail KPR Gloves
Lovely Glovely I’ve been using these gloves for a few weeks now, both on the fat bike and on the commuter gravel bike. The Gore Trail KPR gloves are designed to be a robust but lightweight summer glove. Gore says that “Trail gloves have multiple needs: they should be lightweight, offer grip and tactility while […]
The Dose of Fat – Summer 2022
It’s Summer cats and kitties! Have you ridden your bike to a large body of water and then gone swimming? Time to do a cannonball into the deep end!
Foto Gordo – Tom Ice
Is there a better fat bike name than Tom Ice? I think not. Tom sent us a shot of his bike from last winter in Colorado and I love nothing more than to exploit the contrast between a hot sunny summer day with a cold crisp winter portrait of a fat bike in the Colorado […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – What to do when your trails are closed
Our amigo and Fatbassador to the Ozarks, Old Man Fat Bike rides everything except dirt in this clip. It looks like he’s upgraded his wheels and bars to Enve carbon fiber since I’ve seen him last. Nothing but the best for Jens! Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? Give us your tired, your poor, Your […]
Dose of Fat – May 2022
Is everybody ready for Summer? Unless you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, Summer is here starting this weekend! There are a ton of things going on as far as field test updates from the Colonel Steve Austin underground test bunker get ready to receive your Dose of Fat for the Month of May 2022! May might […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – What modifications do you make to your fat-bike for Summer?
We haven’t featured a film from our long-time amigo, Bruce the Coastkid Mathieson, for a few months, so here’s his latest bike film. Bruce switches to a 29+ set-up in the summer, which made me continue to think about the subject of….What modifications do you make to your fat-bike for Summer? I’m in the middle […]
Lad and Dad in Scotland
We all love making plans of future bikepacking trips, don’t we? Back in October 2019, I set off with a plan of heading up to the Assynt which is in the far north of Scotland for a few days bikepacking. However, after 5 hours of driving, an engine warning light decided to throw those plans […]
Dose of Fat April 2020
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 seasons until I high-tailed it to Sunny California for Sea Otter. I came back to Wisconsin and Winter continued to […]
Dose of Fat – March ’22
The calendar says that it’s Spring but Winter isn’t over until the fat-bike sings. The Dose of Fat is back with a look at what’s going on in the fat-bike.com test bunker and what our colleagues are working on out in the field. Stand by for Spring….wait for it….It’s snowing again….remember that gnomes control the […]