B-Fat (27.5 Fat)
Why Cycles Joins Revel Bikes in 2023
Revel Bikes is announcing that they’re unifying their brands. For fans of fat bikes, that means the Why Cycles Big Iron is now the Revel Big Iron. The Big Iron is one of my top […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday 2823
Hud Darrah sent in some photos of his singlespeed Why Cycles Big Iron from Cheyenne Wyoming! Here’s what they had to say about their opus. The photos are from a recent trip to Soapstone Prairie […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Lunar New Year
Kevin Noel shared a shot from a New Year’s Day ride from Colorado with twenty-seven fat bikers joining in the fun! That’s quite a lineup! We sent him some stickers and he said that he’d […]
Events
Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series (CO)
The highest fat bike race series in the gnation is hosted by the Cloud City Wheelers in Leadville, Colorado. The series features five races that have to be on every fat biker’s bucket list. Mark […]
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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 […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Winter Park
Mike Tey sent in some pictures of his Mukluk in Winter Park, Colorado and we sent him some sweet stickers! It’s what we’ve coined the sticker boondoggle. All part of the fat bike love here […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Hartman Rocks
Andrew Meyer answered the call and sent us eleven point two smurfy megabytes with reflections of fat bikes frolicking in the great outdoors. The gnomes down in the mailroom sent him some stickers (I hope). […]
Site News
2022 Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series (CO)
The Cloud City Wheelers from Leadville Colorado hosts a fat-bike race series that starts in January and goes all the way into April! For more information visit – – http://www.cloudcitywheelers.com/race Check Out the Fat-Bike Event […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Tim from Durango
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Tim Birchard. Tim hails from Durango, Colorado and he sent us quite an array of images of his hawt pink Ice Cream Truck. Tim inspired us to […]
Events
2021 Leadville Winter Race Series is a go, with a twist
The highest fat-bike race series in America […]
Destinations
Wallpaper Wednesday – Paging Dr. Healy
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday features photos from our long-time amigo, James Healy. His photo is from a ride that he and his pooch, Hazel did on the Colorado / Continental Divide Trail along the shores […]
Contests
Foto Gordo March Winner!
Justin Van Alstyne is our March Foto Gordo Contest Winner! Justin sent us a handfull of photos, each one better that the last. Justin is a pro pixel slinger from Colorado and for his efforts […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – 2/20/19
Betsy Williford sent in this week’s WW feature. Betsy appears to be a Woman of few words, yet in her brevity, she answers all of the most important questions. (see below) Photo: Jill Homer Rider: […]
Bike Black Ribbon
Reader’s Ride(s) – JP’s Ti REEB DonkaDonk
JP gets REEB’ed by JP Syverud Well, it finally happened. My dream has finally come true. I got REEB’d! I have always wanted to have a custom fat bike built just for me. I sold a few bikes and other things lying around the house […]
Bike Culture
Event Spotlight – 2019 Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series (CO)
2019 LEADVILLE WINTER MTB SERIES TENNESSEE PASS NIGHT JAM JAN 19TH REG. AT 4 PM RACE STARTS at 6 PM $25 / $20 for CCW Members 12 MILE COURSE THROUGH THE TREES WITH A MIX […]
Bikepacking
Fat (video) Tuesday – #BAMfatbike2018 – By Tom Ice
Tom Ice sent us a compilation video that covers all twelve of his Bivvy a Month trips from 2018. If this doesn’t get you stoked to take up the quest to complete the Bivvy a […]
B-Fat (27.5 Fat)
Road Trip 2018 – Visit to Why Cycles – Carbondale Colorado
This is the second report from a Road Trip to points west of the Mississippi last month. After spending a rainy weekend in Fruita, to visit some friends, I made my way to Carbondale Colorado […]
Destinations
Wallpaper Wednesday – Great Sand Dunes
[adrotate banner=”38″] One of the places that captivated my imagination, ever since I was a kid, is The Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. My last visit to Great Sand Dunes was over […]
Videos
Fat (video) Tuesday – Hartman Rocks
Here’s a pretty sweet video to up your stoke for singletrack. New Mexico Outside snuck across the border and explored the trails at Hartman Rocks in Colorado. The recreational area there has scenic granite rock […]
FatBikes
Why Cycles Big Iron Review
[adrotate banner=”192″] 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 […]
Destinations
Monarch Crest Trail with South Fooses Creek Descent – By Nancy & Scott Anderson
Scott and I first rode the Crest back in 2009 and have ridden it several times since. Though any version of riding Monarch Crest is typically a shuttle adventure, we have always ridden out-&-back from […]
FatBikes
Product Spotlight Why Cycles Big Iron
[adrotate banner=”192″] The Big Iron, is the newest addition to the fleet over at Why Cycles. Named after a Marty Robbins ballad, this titanium bike has our stoke levels off the charts. Last Monday, a […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday ♦ 7/25/18
[adrotate banner=”38″] Betsy Williford shared this week’s Wallpaper with us from Colorado and here’s a little bit about this week’s photo. Freshly into bikepacking I loaded up my fatty to test out my setup […]
Destinations
Fourmile Travel Management Area – Colorado – By Scott & Nancy Anderson
[adrotate banner=”192″] Fourmile Travel Management Area: 100,000 acres of “spaghetti-western” scenery plus over 100 miles of dirt roads and trail equals fat biking paradise! Words: Nancy Anderson Photos: Scott Anderson Fourmile is located east […]
Bikepacking
Wallpaper Wednesday ♦ Tom Ice ♦ #BAMfatbike2018
[adrotate banner=”38″] Last December we announced the Bivvy a Month Challenge and our amigo, Tom Ice, has stepped up to the plate and is over half way to earning the Bivvy a Month Challenge […]
Destinations
Ride Report: Peekaboo Gulch – Buena Vista, CO – by Nancy & Scott Anderson
[adrotate banner=”192″] Peekaboo Gulch – Buena Vista, CO Words: Nancy Anderson Photos: Scott Anderson except where noted Wednesday was the second time we fat biked South Fork Lake Creek (SFLC) Road into Peekaboo […]
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Foto Gordo – Denver on the River Trail
Let’s roll into Mudder’s Day Weekend with a festive shot from Tim Birchard. Tim rides a sweet OG Salsa Mukluk and shared this about his Foto Gordo photo. I just discovered your “foto gordo” gallery […]
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The Bear: A new fat bike experience – by Becky Vordermann
Editor’s Note: Becky Vordermann shares her first crack at fat-bike racing in Colorado. Last month, just outside of Steamboat Springs, CO, the Bear, a 105 and 50-mile fat bike race, took place. The race […]
Events
Event Spotlight – The Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series
There are 3 races to go in the Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series and the Mineral Belt Mayhem is this weekend. Get ready for FUN at the highest fat-bike race series in Colorado! Visit www.cloudcitywheelers.com […]
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Event Spotlight – Silverton Whiteout / Tiki Time
[adrotate banner=”192″] Here’s an event coming to Silverton, Colorado! I love everything about these celebrations of winter recreation! Check out the Tiki Time Schedule of Events for a weekend full of FUN! We like and […]
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Fat Video Tuesday – Crested Butte Fat Bike Worlds
Crested Butte Colorado is throwing their version of the Fat-Bike Whirrled Champ-peen-ships this weekend and it’s an event like no other fat-bike event (at least that I’ve ever been to) Crested Butte is a Colorado mountain […]
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Fat Bike World Championships – Crested Butte Co – January 24-28, 2018
[adrotate banner=”192″] If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, Crested Butte is holding the Borealis Fat Bike World Championships. Crested Butte is the closest thing that there is to (fat-bike) heaven on […]
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Fat Camp #27: Bikepacking the Colorado Trail, Part 2
[adrotate banner=”141″] Welcome to episode 27 of the Fat Camp Podcast all you gnome hunters out there. It’s time to settle in for part deux of KBS’s recap of his August bikepacking adventure on […]
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Spotlight – Guerrilla Gravity ‘Pedalhead’ – by Smithhammer
It doesn’t take more than a glance at Guerilla Gravity’s “Pedalhead” to quickly see that it is one of the more unique plus hardtails on the market right now. Follow this up with a look […]
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Foto Gordo – 1st Day of Summer! (in the northern hemisphere)
[adrotate banner=”38″] 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 […]
Destinations
Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat-Bike Worlds in Crested Butte
We worked with our amigos at Borealis Fat Bikes and Dirt Components to make sure that we shared the unmistakable beauty of the Fat-Bike World Championships in Colorado. Let’s take a quick look at all […]
Events
Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series
[adrotate banner=”192″] This is the longest running and highest (elevation) Fat-Bike Race series in this great land! Just click on the flyer (above) and you’ll be transferred to the Cloud City Wheelers web page, where […]
FatBikes
First Look – 2017 Borealis Flume – by Dustin Carlson
Borealis is known for making top notch fat bikes. Their design and attention to detail is best in the business. We all know that the high end, carbon “Crestone” models are great, but […]
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Not a Wallpaper Wednesday Club ♦ High Above Durango
[adrotate banner=”38″] Brett Davis sent us a shot of his Salsa Blackborow out on an early morning training ride above Durango, Colorado. Brett is a Wallpaper Wednesday veteran. We featured a photo from Brett’s trip to Iceland. […]
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Not a Wallpaper Wednesday Club ♦ Durango
[adrotate banner=”38″] I met Mason & Riley at the Fat-Bike Worlds this February in Crested Butte. I had seen Mason, riding a fat-bike that I recognized from a small Wisconsin bike company, Wyatt Bicycles, and it […]
FatBikes
Borealis Crestone – First Impressions
[adrotate banner=”133″] Way back in July – I got the opportunity to ride one of the early samples of the new Borealis Crestone at the Borealis Fat Bike World Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was […]
Destinations
Fat-biking Destination – Snow Mountain Ranch
Fat-bike.com contributor, Jason Mead, headed to Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park Colorado for a race and sent in this report on this super fat-bike destination just a couple of hours from Denver. Snow Mountain […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Striped Socks Titaniium Switchback
[adrotate banner=”38″] My long time friend and singlespeed outlaw, RickyD, has a long and bright history within the world of mountain bikes. Ricky took a Summer trip out west and his amigo Tejen Shrestha shot this […]
Components
News Release – Borealis and Reynolds – NEW! – ELITE Carbon Wheels
I nabbed a sneak preview of these new ELITE carbon, double wall, rims, when I visited Borealis at the end of July. The spy shots don’t show the final graphics, but these are the new wheels that have […]