My story with helmets goes back to kindergarten. Back then I skated the outdoor hockey rinks of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range and was introduced to helmets like Pro-Tec and CCM. I learned quickly my helmets never fit quite right and they were always too warm. Since transitioning from the hockey rinks of my youth to […]
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Interbike 2012 – Live from the Show Floor
Sven has been here before, but today was my first time in the maze called Interbike. We popped my interbike cherry today, to bring you all of the fat…all of the time! Just like we promised! Phil Wood fat-bike design exercise! Custom Fork crowns on the Manitou Fork. 185mm Cassette Hub. Also available in lower […]
Shop Profile – Central District Cyclery – Grand Rapids, Michigan
My first visit to Central District Cyclery was last winter on rainy February afternoon. I was on a whirlwind tour that took me to 616, CDC and Quiring Cycles. CDC is right in the center of downtown Grand Rapids – right next to GR Police Headquarters. The shop is in a sleek 3100 square foot […]
Fat-Bike Surfari ~ Beach Riding Research
Fat-bike beach riding isn’t always peaches and cream. Sometimes you ride the beach…and sometimes the beach wears you like a prison jumpsuit. Last month, Sven, Puck and I went to explore a new section of beach north of Milwaukee. It was windier than a fifty pound bag of politics and Lake Michigan was rock’n real good. […]
Baja Beach Adventure – Part 3
Alright this is it folks, the last chapter in our saga Part 1 and Part 2 are probably important to read before this part. We woke up pretty early after our night in the RV and packed our bags thinking that we would head on down the beach to a resturant we had heard was […]
Fating the Smokies
A little fat-bike southern cooking for you from our Asheville, Norte del Carolina correspondant ~ Katy Snaks! While it’s fantastic that some cyclists enjoy hacking through the wilderness or tackling long races on their fat-bikes, that’s not quite my natural inclination. When charged with writing an article for fat-bike.com, it took a few minutes to […]
New Rack for Moonlander! from Old Man Mountain
Out of the Sierra Madre Mountains – Old Man Mountain (OMM) has a rich history in Mountain Bike touring racks that reflect their company philosophy – “don’t discriminate, innovate”. That’s why OMM built the first mountain touring racks designed to work with suspension mountain bikes and why they’ve brought that mind-set to their racks made for Fat-Bikes. […]
My Lunar Module ~ The build ~ 1st ride ~ 2nd ride ~ Words and Pictures
I took my time and nerded out all the details just so, leaving me just enough time to get a real test ride in on our new 18″ Moonlander on Tuesday afternoon. The build was easy and the fit and finish of the bike is pretty impressive. Surly knocked it out’a the park with this paint! Pictures […]
Harvest Beech Ride Report
I hatched a plan to combine a trip up to a friend’s secret mountain bike race with a group beach ride out of one of my favorite Wisconsin State Parks. Saturday night’s hi-jinks along with some very powerful and tasty home-brew, left me in a state of dis-repair that could only be partially cured with […]