The moment that I saw the very first Moonmen Fat-Bike, I knew that I wanted to take one for a ride! I got to meet the cats from MM at this year’s NAHBS down in Lousville and discovered that one of the five inch fatties that was in their booth was built for […]
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New 2016 Borealis Crestone!
News Release – Borealis Fat Bikes Introduces the Crestone The Crestone is a Closed Mold, Carbon Fiber Bike Frame that Represents the Most Advanced Geometry for Fat Bikes Colorado Springs, Colo. (8/15/15) – The Fat Bike Company, whose cutting edge product line includes Borealis Bikes, is set to premier the new Crestone at Interbike 2015 September […]
Field Trip to the West – Chapter 5 – Borealis Fat Bikes
Chapter 5 – Borealis Fat Bikes – Colorado Springs Colorado The last stop on my Field Trip to the West was to Borealis Fat Bikes and the Fat Bike Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Borealis is in the process to moving into their new, much larger, facility. I met the CEO of Borealis, Steve Kaczmarek, at […]
Field Trip to the West – Chapter 3 – Moots
Chapter 3 – Moots Cycle – Steamboat Springs Colorado The third stop on my trip out west led me over gorgeous mountain passes from the front range out to Steamboat Springs. The plan was to visit Moots Cycles and talk about their long history of making fat-bikes and see what goes into manufacturing their newest fat-bike the […]
Field Trip to the West – Chapter Two – REEB
Chapter 2 – REEB Cycles – Longmont Colorado While I was visiting Boo up in Fort Collins, our compadre, Chris Reichel, (aka Dirty Biker) was down at REEB Cycles in Longmont (about a half hour south of FoCo) getting ready to lauunnch the #greatwhitebuffalo tour from the Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado to the O.B. Brewery in Asheville […]
Field Trip to the West – Chapter One – Boo
Do you remember field trips back in grade school? You had to get your parents to sign a permission slip and then on the day of the trip, pack a brown bag lunch with your name written in magic marker on the outside. The idea behind field trips were probably educational, but as a kid, I […]
Fat-Bike NEWS – Borealis and Lauf form Strategic Partnership
Colorado Springs, Colo. & Reykjavik, Iceland – (June 11, 2015) – Borealis Bikes and Lauf Forks today announced a strategic partnership between the two companies. This relationship promotes the focus both companies have to the Fatbike category and answers continued requests for a high performance fork which requires no maintenance and operates in extreme conditions. “The Lauf Carbonara […]
REEB – Donk Review
Reebdonkadonk – By – Steve Meurett The days are getting ever so slightly longer, which also (usually) translates into more white on the ground here in the Midwest. This “winter” has been anything but. We’re teased with deep snow in November, lose it-gain it back, gone again, and just now, post holidays, we’re back riding ribbons […]
Product Spotlight – Alubooyah 2015
By Steve Meurett Bamboo? Seriously? Yes, I’d seen a smattering of Boo bikes on the web and was aware there must be something to them, considering the company managed to scoop up Adam Blake- (all things fat-bike) sage and consummate, cycling guru. Not just bamboo, but tam vong bamboo- “iron bamboo” which is particularly […]
BOOLOSSAL – First Look!
Our amigo, Adam Blake, from Boo Bicycles, came out to the Fat-Bike ranch to visit us on our radio show and give us a sneak peak of the new Boolossal. Adam and I have been talking about the Boolossal for the last six months, so when he built up their first production bike, he […]
REEBadonkadonk – A First Look
Editor’s Note : Our amigo Steve is a long time gear tester, race promoter and is the poster child for what we call, ‘a cool dude in loose mood’ around the campfire circle. Steve’s always lended a helping hand at rad events like Gnome-Fest. He’s been running a really fun fat-bike race called Yeti-Fest for the last […]
Builder Profile – Matter Cycles – Benefat
Today’s article is sort of a two for one dealio. In the first part of the article, I share a little builder profile action on Matter Cycles and in the second segment, Colin Ford, gives you his first impressions of the Matter Cycles, Benefat. ~Enjoy the Ride…or…Read!~ Matter Cycles is a one man custom frame fabricator […]
Surly Salvagetti Camping Weekend Extravaganza – REPORT
Story by : Colin Ford This past weekend I attended, for the second time, the Surly Bikes and Salvagetti bicycle shop’s demo camping weekend at Buffalo Creek Trail outside of Denver. I arrived on Saturday though the event started Friday. Surly Bikes, of Minnesnowta fame, sent out a horde of demo bikes to Salvagetti to […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Adam Blake’s Alubooya!
There’s nobody in the world, that is more happy, for mi hermano, Adam, than Sven and I, when he was hired on to be the new GM at Boo Bicycles. You see, Boo is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and we both really look forward to visiting! In the mean time, we can always bide our time by […]
Hauck-Bicycles Hub Spacers – Converts 135 to 150mm
Folks that have plans to purchase a new Bluto and have Hope Hubs, should perk up and take notice! Our new amigo, Steve Hauck, out in Montrose, Colorado makes a sweet set of precision machined spacers that will allow you to convert your 135 mm spaced font hub to the Bluto 150 mm spacing. Right now the Hauck […]
Moonmen #M00
I’ve kept my eye on a new bike company out in the Front Range called Moonmen after I saw a bad-ass moto handlebar that they made last winter. I didn’t know then, that this was a new venture that would team Paul Knowles, Todd Heath (both formerly of Black Sheep Cycles) with Ryan Mckee to make bikes that really strike […]
Borealis Echo – Battle of Camrock – Race Test
With the success of our 80 mile – 4 person race test of the Borealis Echo, we decided to put out 6th test pilot in the saddle to race the Echo at last week’s WORS Race near Madison, Wisconsin, called the Battle of CamRock. This week’s test pilot is Aristotle Peters….the guy who pulled off […]
Borealis Upgrades Yampa for 2014!
Our amigos at Borealis shared some new updates to their YAMPA frame with us yesterday. The YAMPA was released in June of 2013, and is getting a full facelift for 2014. “Our goal at Borealis is to constantly improve our bikes to be the best fat bikes in the world. We were thrilled with the YAMPA, but wanted […]
NEW! ♦ Borealis + Bluto = Echo! ♦ NEW!
We all knew Rock Shox was coming out with a front boinger, but what we didn’t know was that our Amigos at Borealis have been working with them on the development of their Senator Blutarski (Bluto) fat-suspension fork. I bet just about everybody will have something to say about Bluto. Today we get to talk […]
Borealis/Wolftooth Front Derailleur Do-Dad
Borealis and Wolf Tooth Components have been collaborating on product ideas since the early days of both companies. The new front derailleur direct mount adapter for 190mm rear hub spacing is the first product that is a direct result of that collaboration. The adapter is designed and manufactured in Minneapolis MN just like all the […]
Event Spotlight – Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Race Series
Sterling Mudge and the Cloud City Wheelers want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and let you know that this is the 15th year of the Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Race Series, so they have to be doing something right out there in Colorado! This has to be one of the highest race series […]
Fat Foto Friday – Dos Yampas
This week’s Friday Double Feature comes from our amigos at Borealis Bikes out in Colorado. It seems that they just finished a big photo shoot and had a hard time keeping these feathery carbon fat-bikes from floating off the ground! The shots were taken at Cheyenne Mountain State Park in Colorado Springs last […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – BigAD’s Colorado 9:Zero:7
bigAD out of Denver Metro is rollin’ a Phat 9:Zero:7 and sent us these words when he discovered our stickers-for-stories post. Dig what bigAD has to say: “When life gives you lemons, YOU PAINT THAT SH*T GOLD” is a personal mantra I’ve taken from the title of Minnesota Contemporary Rabbits* Atmosphere’s fifth studio album. Like […]
Colorado ♦ Ride Report
Our Rocky mountain correspondent, James Healy, has been enjoying some time up in Leadville, Colorado, riding his Six-one-Six fat-bike along with his awesome athletic pooch named Hazel! Hazel and James rode the Colorado/Continental Divide Trail along the shores of Twin Lakes, just south of Leadville near Independence Pass. James had this to say about the […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Long’s Peak Camp
Matt Thyer emailed us a photograph from a recent fat-bike adventure. Matt had this to share with us about the trip. “Made camp at Long’s Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park after a 50-ish mile ride up from the front range last weekend. My Surly Neck Romancer Pug rolls just as fast as an […]
First Ride – Borealis Carbon Fat-bike
Folks, we are pre-empting our normal Wallpaper Wednesday to bring you this special report. Wallpaper Wednesday will resume next week at it’s regular time. On with the story! Colorado Springs is the home of Borealis Bikes and also the home of our bud Sevo who had a chance to take a pre-production Borealis Fat-bike out […]
¡NEW! 38 Frameworks – Mastodon – 29+
We’re thrilled to be able to share with our readers, in a Fat-Bike.com exclusive: 38 Frameworks is releasing their new Mastodon 29+ complete bike. The Mastodon will feature a made in the USA, 7005 series, double butted aluminum frame and a White Brothers Carbon Fork. The build kit on the Mastodon is pretty darn impressive and […]
New Fat Bike! – Borealis Yampa
A brand new fat bike-dedicated brand, Borealis Bikes has introduced a sleek and extremely light carbon fiber frame and fork to the fat bike world. Borealis Bikes, a subsidiary of The Fat Bike Company, identified their first bike as the YAMPA. Company founders stated their goal was simply to have the best and lightest Fat […]
Event Spotlight ♦ Rat Bike Face
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The Fat Side of NAHBS 2013
Show Coverage by James Healy Twenty Two Cycles Ti & Steel Bully 38 Frameworks Carbon Hogback and Aluminum Jakelope Funk 29+ Front and Fat Rear AMPeirce Overlander – 29+ or 4″ fatty compliant Tandem Black Sheep Fat Cargo Blacksheep Dually Fat – Note the Wolf Tooth Chain-ring Blacksheep 29+ Tandem Jen Green Custom Headbadge on […]
Event Spotlight ~ ToHellURide FatBike Challenge
This sounds like so much fun! Click the Flyer to open the event web-page. For more races, demos and festivals, visit our Event Calendar sponsored by 45NRTH for more Fat-Bike Fun!
Event Spotlight – Crested Butte Fat Bike Race
The first Fat Bike/Snow Bike Race in downtown Crested Butte, utilizing the finest of Nordic Trail Systems on the PLANET – those of the Crested Butte Nordic Center. Details on the poster above – feel free to print and distribute or hang at your leisure. Solo race, Team/Relay race, Demo’s available, libations by Oskar […]
Get Demo’d – Surly/Salvagetti Style
This will probably be the best time you’ve ever had in your entire life…….just say’n…. For more races, demos and festivals, visit our Event Calendar sponsored by 45NRTH for more Fat-Bike Fun! Do you know about a fat-bike event in your area? Send us your event info and we’ll add it to our Event Calendar. Email the event information […]
Custom Fat – Black Sheep Bikes
Black Sheep Bikes is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and is well known for their titanium, rolling, works of art. We contacted BSB and asked if we could feature one of their fat-bikes for our readers and Todd sent us these stunning shots of their current ‘shop bike’. The bike is called Two Face and […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Gypsy by Trade
Mushroom Rock, Carbondale, CO; snow falls on Mt. Sopris in the background. Nicholas Carman sent us in a few pix from his adventures riding his fat-bike all over the west. Nicholas says: I have been riding a secondhand purple Pugsley daily for ten months. First, I rode through a winter in Anchorage, commuting and exploring snowy […]
New Custom Bag Maker – Oveja Negra Threadworks
As you read this, mi amigo James and I are starting a fat-packing trip from Whitefish Point to Grand Marais in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. James will be testing some Oveja Negra bags on our 3 day, seventy mile journey. James took a few preview shots on his test run of the Oveja Negra set-up – […]
Fat (Video) Tuesday – Purgatory Fat-Biking
Kevin Sainio sent us a video of an event held at Purgatory Ski Area on March 25th in Durango, Colorado. Kevin sent us this – “Our local ski area allowed us to load up the fatbikes at the end of the day and take a run. There was something around 30 fatbikers in all. […]
Sevo’s Test Rig: 9:Zero:7 135mm
Well my goal last fall was to build up a rig I’d never ridden before and could tinker with over the season. I wanted something light for the base and play around after that. Build ended up being as follows: 2012 9:Zero:7 frame/fork, Large, Yellow, 135mm Wheels: Rolling Daryl’s, Salsa Front Hub, XT Rear Tires: […]