The 2019 Sea Otter Classic has become the best bike show in the US and they just announced expansion plans for Sea Otter Europe. The US version of the Sea Otter Classic is held at the Laguna Seca Race Track out near Monterrey, California about an hour drive from Silicon Valley. It’s quite beautiful there. […]
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The Danger Gnome Podcast Show No. 1 – Fatback’s Greg Matyas – The BikeStud.com & AH135 Two Time Champ Jorden Wakeley
Welcome to the premiere of the Danger Gnome Podcast. We welcome the Godfather of the modern Omni-Terrain Bicycle and Owner of Fatback Bikes, Greg Matyas to the show. Andy Tubesing from bikestud.com talks with us about the myriad of stud choices that cyclists have to choose from these days and then Arrowhead 135 Champion, Jorden […]
My New Trek Farley – By Will Ross
(Editor’s Note) – The following is from our old friend Will Ross! Will recently made a career move to the Trek Store of Anchorage and that means that he’s riding a new bike! We asked Will if he could write a story about his new whip and the rather fantastic results are below. I have […]
JayP’s 200k Fat Pursuit- Challenging Ourselves Through Sun, Snow, and Wind
On January 4th and 5th, this year, Jay Petervary hosted the 200 mile and 200k Fat Pursuit events, in Island Park, Idaho. We are very familiar with this event. Bryon participated in the event last year and I volunteered at the West Yellowstone Checkpoint. Jay is our neighbor and we try to get out and […]
Upcoming Events – JAN-FEB ’19
Looks like everyone got the memo to run their Fat-Bike event on February 2nd this winter. I don’t know how things are percolating in your neck of the woods, but here in the big whiskey, we have a nice layer of powdery snow and I’ve been going out to play bikes every freak’n day! Here’s […]
First Look – ENVE M685 Fat-Bike Wheelset and Fat Fork
While there are currently a quite a few rim/wheel options out there in the fat-bike universe, one major player in the high-end carbon market has been noticeably absent – ENVE Composites. The same can be said for fork offerings … lots of choices but no ENVE. Well, that’s now changed with the launch of the […]
Fat Camp Show #35
For show #35 of the Fat Camp Podcast, KBS and his sidekick, Andy chat it up about some new stuff coming down the pipe in terms of tires (of course, tires), trailers and testing. Lots of testing for this winter. You’ll also get to hear Ken’s Marji Gesick race report from a couple months […]
2019 Framed Alaskan Carbon Review – -JP Syverud-
Framed Alaskan Carbon 27.5- The Good, the Bad, and the Gnomey. Long Term Review -JP Syverud- In September we introduced you to the new Framed Alaskan Carbon 27.5 Fat Bike. The version we received came with NX Eagle. Here is the link to the first look article with all the specs and my initial […]
Mid-Term Report – Pub Carbon Wheelset – 27.5 x 75mm
Uncle Gomez sent me a set of 27.5 carbon fat bike wheels recently. You can check out the “product spotlight” he wrote up but the basic stats of this wheelset are the following: Exterior width: 75mm Interior width: 69mm Front weight: 1,053g (with tape and valve stem) Rear weight: 1,164g (with tape and valve stem) […]
2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon X01 Eagle Review – By Leia Schneeberger
It’s been a long and sometimes strange journey that’s led to my review of the new Salsa Beargrease. Back in March of 2017, I had just won the Fat Bike Birkie and right after I rolled over the finish line was when I first met Gomez. He was standing there, staring at me with […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Skipton in the Mist
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Bob Wightman. The shot was taken near Skipton on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal in the north of England. Here’s what Bob had to say about this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday Autumn is starting to show its hand here in the UK and there was a mist […]
Why Cycles Big Iron Review
You may ask yourself who is Why? Why Cycles is a fairly new company, being about 2 years old. Their focus is making high-performance, titanium bicycles, with their newest release being the Big Iron fat bike. Why may be fairly new, but the company is made up a number of individuals that have extensive […]
Product Spotlight – 2019 Framed Alaskan – by JP Syverud
Product Spotlight- Framed Alaskan Carbon By JP Syverud The story of how I became the test pilot that gets to field test the new Framed Alaskan Carbon goes back to last winter. Tio Gomez and I were sitting at the bar at the Sawmill Saloon up in Seely, Wisconsin. It was the day […]
Foto Gordo ♦ Costa Rica Beaches
Will Muecke sent us this photo of Playa Esterillos Oeste on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. September is their rainy season, so this was just after the late-day thunderstorms rolled through and left the sky boiling with heavy clouds. Dusk — just around 530/6PM. Beautiful, briny warm air filled with that post-sunset in Blue […]
Mid-Term Review of the Lake MXZ400 Boots
For those not familiar with the Lake MXZ400 it is Lake’s “winter extreme” cycling boot. It takes almost every aspect of Lake’s classic MXZ300 series boots and adds features that increase the warmth of the boot. In my “out of the box” write up I detail a lot of these features if you are interested […]
Dynaplug Racer – Tubeless Tire Repair – By Seth Bell
Howdy Fat-bike Friends! I received a little care package from Fat-Bike.com World HQ today containing one of Dynaplug’s “Racer” tubeless tire repair kits with the task of giving it a whirl and then letting y’all know how it works. Before we jump right in, I must confess, tubeless tires aren’t really my thing (go ahead and […]
Lake MXZ 400 Out of the Box
A pair of Lake MXZ 400 boots, size 50 recently arrived on my doorstep. Many fat bikers are familiar with their MXZ 300 line (the current version is the MXZ 303) because it has been the go to winter cycling boot for as long as I can remember (well over a decade now). The MXZ […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – How to drop your tire sponsor
The trend of bicycle tire manufacturers choosing to stamp their tires with enormous logos has reached pretty ridiculous (Hi-Viz Yellow) levels. But fear not fellow unsponsored riders…we’re here to show you how to cover up sidewall hot stamps permanently. When it comes to this particular category of dirty tricks, we generally turn to Bike Black Ribbon […]
The Dose of Fat – Show # 131 – Special Guest Pete Basinger
Show #131 was recorded at the Midwest Family Marketing Radio Studios in the City Named After Oscar Madison. Episode #131 is hosted by Leia and Gomez along with Spinner. The crew talks with Jackie Hering and we’re proud to welcome ultra-marathon race legend Pete Basinger to the show. So put us in your ear (hop […]
Fat Camp Show #29
Welcome to Fat Camp show #29, just in time for the holiday season and hopefully some gosh darn snow in the land of the hand. Here’s what’s on tap for this most recent episode: Need warm feet? flats pedals and boots or spend the dough for 45 NRTH Lake Cold Cycling Shoes ESI grip […]
2017 Fat-Bike Holiday Gift Guide
This year we polled the folks that write the reviews and produce the podcasts, that we publish here at fat dash bike dot com. It stands to reason, that they’re all experienced fat-bikers and our group has a wide variety of riding styles and habits, so I think what they may want….could be what you […]
First Look – Specialized Fatboy Expert
Specialized sent us a Fatboy Expert to review and since it’s a light, carbon, top tier component equipped, sexy beast, I just had to ride it for a couple of weeks. So I’m going to introduce you to the bike that we’ll be testing, but we’re going to engage a panel of three test pilots […]
2017 Sea Otter Classic Report – Part 1
With the near death of Interbike, the Sea Otter Classic has become the pinnacle of the bicycle industry ‘show & tell’ in these United States of America. In addition to every kind of bike racing known to mankind, the Sea Otter presents an exposition area that features every cool bicycle company that you’ve ever […]
Fat Camp Special – Ken and Andy Interview 2017 Arrowhead Champion Jill Martindale
Recently, Jill Martindale broke the record for the Arrowhead 135 in the female supported category. Ken and Andy of FatCamp Podcast sat down with her and got all the nitty gritty about her record setting results. Listen in as Ken, Andy and Jill have a conversation about the Arrowhead 135 Links: http://jillmartindale.blogspot.com/ http://45nrth.com/ http://www.grandrapidsbicycles.com/ https://www.niterider.com/
*NEW* Maxxis Summit – Moosetrak 4.8 Studded Tire
Maxxis recently held their annual “Summit” in the mountains of Northern Georgia at the Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Resort. Maxxis had some exciting news to announce on the fat bike tire front so my podcasting partner Andy and I got to head down and get the skinny on their fat. There will be a following […]
Mid-Term Review – Terrene Wazia 4.6
This has been one of those winters where I have been pretty darned stoked to be testing studded tires. It seems like every other weekend has been “studded tire only” conditions due to a big melt and freeze cycle. During this time the 4.6″ studded Terrene Wazia tires have become my best friend because they […]
Borealis Flume Review by Dustin Carlson
Borealis Flume Review By Dustin Carlson Do you ever find yourself looking out the kitchen window at a barren wasteland of frozen tundra covered in snow? Do you ever think to yourself, while looking out that window, why can’t it be spring, so I can start riding my bike again? If this sounds like you, […]
Fat Camp Show 20 with Ken and Andy – The Stud Show!
Fat Camp with Ken and Andy – The Stud Show (Notes) Show 20! During their holiday break, Ken and Andy slap on the studs and take advantage of their recent riding conditions. Listen to KBS and Andy (he’s got defense for his opinions in this episode finally) dissect the nitty-gritty and split hairs of three […]
Weekly Dose of Bruce – 1-6-17
We find ourselves, once again, in prime time, fat-bike race season! There’s an event every weekend, between now and the Ides of March. This week, I worked on my travel schedule and I’m visiting Michigan and Minnesota for starters, but first……we’re going to slip over the border and record the Weekly Dose of Fat Show […]
Product Spotlight 2017 Fatback Rhino FLT – by Travis Hubbard
In late October Gomez reached out to me with the proposition of testing the Fatback Rhino FLT, my immediate answer was a resounding “Hell Yeah”! Having the opportunity to test a Fatback in Alaska, during winter, was an exciting proposition. I got the call in late November to swing by Speedway Cycles in Anchorage […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-9-16
Howdy, y’all! Sven here, out on a gig in Las Vegas awaiting the delivery of my bike from the home front that got shipped via Bikeflights on Monday. Should be there today! Whoo, hooo! I’ve used Bikeflights many times and have always been happy with the service. If you have to send a […]
Terrene Wazia – First Look!
Terrene is a new name on the fat bike block but is a company that brings some street cred to the neighborhood. Terrene is managed by Tim Krueger who previously worked as a brand manager for Salsa Cycles and is the founder of Advocate Cycles. Terrene recently came out with three tires: the Wazia which […]
Blackjack Bikes Fate Review
Back in July, I began testing my Amigo Jack’s new Blackjack Fate. We published a first look about the Fate in August – https://fat-bike.com/2016/08/first-look-fate-from-blackjack-bikes/. I pursued this review to see if an open mold, carbon fat-bike could hold a candle to the performance of two proprietary, high end, carbon fat-bikes that I spent time testing last […]
Fresh from the Show Floor – Interbike 2016
Direct from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, we have all of the freshest fat and plus bike hotness for y’all! I was going to try to separate the plus from the fat, but there’s a lot of cross-over. I saw fat-bikes that were designed to run plus and even one plus-bike that can run, […]
Fat Camp Show 16 with Ken and Andy
Notes and stuff for the Fat Camp Dog’s Days of Summer show. #16 brah! http://upmtb.com/ http://surlybikes.com/bikes/karate_monkey_27.5 http://salsacycles.com/culture/introducing_woodsmoke http://salsacycles.com/culture/introducing_timberjack http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/mountain-bikes/trail-mountain-bikes/stache/stache-9-29/p/2024000-2016 http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/08/01/45nrth-teases-revised-husker-du-and-dillinger-4-fat-bike-tires/#more-133982 http://www.wtb.com/products/rangerplus
Blackburn Chamber HV Floor Pump
Blackburn’s new Chamber HV floor pump is purpose-built for lower pressure applications like mountain bike and fat-bike use. It has an high-volume, oversized, steel barrel for quick fills of the fatter tires popular today and a HUGE 4-inch-diameter gauge that reads to 50 psi maximum in the Chamber HV’s steel base. Attached to the 28 […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Fatback in Anchorage
Buster Brown sent in this shot from this past winter of his Fatback on the icy Queen Bee trails in Anchorage Alaska, studs not optional! The ice gods did their best last winter in the Anchorage bowl! Thanks to fat-bikes and 45Nrth studded tires, we are winning this battle. Download the appropriate size and use it as […]
Bontrager Barbegazi Review
Back in December, we received our set of Barbegazi tires from our amigos at Bontrager and I called dibs on them, because I prefer to run 4.8’s that are moderately knobbed and that accurately describes the Barbegazi (BBZ). I had lost one of my favorite 45NRTH Dillinger 5 tires to a finger sized hole, no doubt, […]
Tires Our BBR Testers are Digging
While getting to test the latest and greatest gear is one of the perks of being a Bike Black Ribbon test rider, all our riders have their own fat-bikes, some more than one, so let’s take a look at what a few of them ride on their personal rigs starting with where the rubber meets […]
Event Report – Fat Bike Expo and Big Fat Ride Anchorage, AK
Fat-bike.com’s Fatbassador, Travis, from Anchorage took in the Fat Bike Expo and Big Fat Ride that was held in Anchorage, AK this past February. Check out the happenings and then make a plan to be there next year! The Fat Bike Expo The Fat Bike Expo and Big Fat Ride was hosted by Iditarod […]
Weekly Dose of Fat Show #101 – White Mountains 100 Winners Will Ross and Megan Chelf
The Imaginary Dose of Fat – Show Number 101 – Friday April 15th – 2016 Will Ross and Megan Chelf, 2016 White Mountains 100 Champions from Team 9:Zero:7, HED Cycling, 45NRTH join Sven, Gomez and JK who are back in the studio after the big, Live Weekly Dose of Fat Show #100 Gig. The Weekly […]
Who would you nominate for the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame?
We think it’s high time that some folks from the fat-bike realm get recognized for their contributions to the mountain bike world and, it just so happens, that the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for this year’s inductees. So we’re asking folks to call into our Imaginary Dose of Fat Show this week […]
Fat Biking Denali! WTF?
9:ZERO:7, 45NRTH, and HED Cycling team up to support a one of a kind arctic ultra expedition After a long season of fat bike racing, from the brutal Arrowhead 135 to the popular Fat Bike Birkie, 9:ZERO:7 Factory Team rider Will Ross still isn’t ready for the season to be over. His next adventure is […]
Fat Bike Birkie Report and Gallery of Photos
This year the 4th running of the Fat Bike Birkie, officially tagged The 45NRTH Fat Bike Birkie, presented by Freewheel Bike, was raced on Saturday March 4th. With 1000 riders registered and a few more on comped entries this was, by far, the largest field in the 4-year history of the Fat Bike Birkie and, […]