The North Coast Cycling Association invites you to race across Chequamegon Bay. There’s a 10k and 20k route that probably turns into flat-out drag race at the front end and a fun tour for the rest. The course goes out on the windswept ice of Lake Superior! For more information you can visit the North […]
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Danger Gnome Podcast with George Kapitz at the Broken Spoke Crash Course in Green Bay and International Superstar – Hugh Jass!
The Crash Course Coaches at Broken Spoke Bike StudioKelly, Chris, George, David, and Robb. For this episode of the Danger Gnome Podcast Tio Gomez hit the road up to the Green Bay Area to meet up with our old friend George Kapitz and his Broken Spoke Bike Studio crew for a fat bike skills workshop […]
Ridge Merino – Hyde Merino Wool Pants
It’s going to sound crazy, but it’s really more like a no-brainer. This new pair of merino wool sweatpants have changed my life! I totally love wearing this pair of Men’s Hyde Merino Joggers from Ridge Merino. It’s like a merino wool jersey for my butt! I don’t know if these are going to be […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – El Duderino
The Dude! aka Mike Ashby – Or maybe El Duderino sent us a gorgeous shot that might be a first for Wallpaper Wednesday. A wallpaper with a fat bike that’s fully cloaked! The Dude describes his portrait as “Couple years back (in) Bend Ore. – Groomers@Wanoga – All thanks to Gary Meyer and the Groom […]
Lake McBride Fat Tire Classic (IA)
Click the photo for more information 6th Annual Lake Macbride Fat Tire Classic Saturday, February 11th, 2023 – Solon, Iowa The Lake Macbride Fat Tire Classic is a Fat Bike race like no other. Presented by Sugar Bottom Bikes and The Solon Centennial Lions Club, the race will take you around scenic Lake Macbride on […]
Fatbike to the cottage
Some of you may have seen a few of my previous trips to this little cottage in the heart of Snowdonia in Wales before. I had intended on using it again for last weekend’s Global Fat Bike Day but unfortunately, it was already booked so I got to have it for the following weekend. Luckily […]
Trek Winter Fat Bike Series (AK)
TREK WINTER FAT BIKE SERIES Merry Masher – DEC 28, 2022 Icy River Rampage – FEB 4, 2023 Blue Booty Blitz – MAR 1, 2023 Click the Flyer for more Information Our amigos at the Trek Store of Anchorage and Billy Flamingo Stud Nuggets host a 3 race series in the birthplace of fat bikes, Anchorage, Alaska. I want to send a big shout-out and thanks to our Fatbassador to Alaska, Travis, for giving us the […]
Kona Unit Singlespeed 29(+)
In an effort to keep things weird and one’derful, we tracked down the deets on the latest release of the Kona Unit from Kona! I’m a huge sucker for metal singlespeed mountain bikes and the new Kona Unit is a real ‘looker’! The ’23 Unit comes in a Gloss Metallic Grey w/ Chocolate & Tan […]
Trailyard Valparaiso (IN) Winter Race Series
The Hoosier State has a really cool fat bike race series run by a coffee shop/restaurant & bar/outpost called Trailyard located just outside of Valparaiso, Indiana. Trailyard is located next to a 14-mile groomed set of trails called the Creekside Trails. Their race series features 4 races. Click the photo for more information about the […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Global Fat Bike Day in your own private Idaho
Our amigo Jeff Davis celebrated Global Fat Bike Day out in Idaho last weekend and one of his shots is today’s Wallpaper Wednesday! I love the B-52’s! Feel free to download this image and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the image to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Global Fat Bike Day 2022 in Scotland with CoastKid
The king of fat bike beach riding (Bruce Mathieson) shared a link to this clip on the GFBD Card that I put up on facebook and that got me thinking about beach riding in Scotland. I started to dream about how we could all go over to Scotland and ride with Bruce. In my dream, […]
Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series (CO)
Click the Flyer for more Information 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 your calendars and start sewing your costume! Check Out the Fat-Bike Event Calendar We’ve […]
Dose of Fat – December 2022
A new fat bike from MKE Bicycle Co – New Gloves from 45NRTH and a New GFBD Tradition!
GORE C5 GORE-TEX INFINIUM™ THERMO JACKET Review
I’ve been wearing Gore Wear kit for nearly 20 years now so you could say I’m a keen user. What I’ve like about Gore is it ‘works’. So if they say its windproof, it will be. If they say its breathable, it will be. You get the idea. So a few months back a care […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Montagne Verte Mercredi
A green Wednesday from our amigo Peter Bezek. Peter lives and rides in Vermont. Down the trail a little bit, he might be sharing more about fat bikes in Vermont here on fat dash bike dot com. My caption for Peter’s picture is “Sometimes you have to take your fat bike out to the woodshed […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – What to pack for a Wisconsin GFBD Celebration
It was cyber Monday so I made a silly video. The clip takes a well-hydrated look at what one might bring to a GLFB Celebration behind the cheese curtain. It’s an attempt to share what you might find in the pack of the well-equipped Global Fat Bike Day Celebrant here in America’s Dairyland and perhaps […]
Short’s Brewing Fat Bike Series (MI)
Back for another winter, the Short’s Brewing Fat Bike Series offers some of the best fat bike races in Michigan! The mission of SBFBS is to highlight groomed fat bike trails in Northern Michigan and to get more people outside when the snow flies. Fat bike racing is laid back, friendly and fun. Few types […]
What to Wear this Winter – by Greg Gentle
The snow is falling, the temperatures are dropping, and you’re wondering how to transition from fall to winter without freezing like Jack Nicholson in the final scene from The Shining. Everyone regulates differently, so take what I have to offer as a mere suggestion and adjust accordingly. In this article I will share are a […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – NoDak
Our long-time amigo Jason Durick sent in a painted sky portrait of his fatty from NoDak. Jason shared, “Here’s a shot of my Borealis taken today at Wildwood Park which is located near Columbus, ND.” That’s all it takes to be featured on Wallpaper Wednesday. A little bike porn for your computer screen back home […]
2022 Fat Biker’s Holiday Gift Guide
It’s the Fat-Bike.com Holiday Gift Guide with something for everyone that has a fat bike enthusiast on their holiday shopping list. This year, we surveyed our Bike Black Ribbon Society brain-trust for what they’d like to see under the tree and researched diverse and creative gifting solutions for months on end. We started working on […]
aeroe spider FAT rack – Backpack any Bike
Mi gnomefest primo, Dustin, and myself, have been giving the new Aero Spider Fat Racks a try for the last few weeks and today Aeroe announced the official release of the new (wider) Fat rear rack that works seamlessly with their handlebar cradle and extra-heavy-duty dry bags that allow even full suspension fat bikes to […]
JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit 2023 (ID)
January 6-8, 2023 – 60K or 200K | Bike, Ski, Run – Island Park, Idaho The world record holder for the Iditarod Trail Invitational and the 2012 Tour Divide champ – would like to invite you to come and do a race in his backyard. Of course, we’re talking about the one and only- Jay Petervary […]
Pie Burner – Toy4Tots Ride – Nov. 26th (MN)
Click Here for more Information! Get your holidays started out on the right foot at the Pie Burner Fat Bike Ride and Toys for Tots (toy drive) up in the Iron Range in Minnesota. Just go ahead and click on the flyer to visit the event page for all of the details on how you […]
HUGH JASS Fat Bike Racing starts TOMORROW!
Fat Bike Racing in Wisconsin starts Tomorrow!
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 […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Eleven Year Anniversary
It’s the eleventh anniversary of our Wallpaper Wednesday Column! To celebrate, we’ve gathered the wallpaper images that we’ve shared over the years on or around the middle of November of each year along the way. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Today’s Wallpaper comes to us from Jim Fisher […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – The Friendly Arctic
I’ve been lucky enough to get to meet some of the most incredibly talented people in the fat bike world. Two of the most talented are Bjørn Olson and Kim McNett. I met them at the Homer Big Fat Bike Fest in Alaska before big corporate fat bikes started sponsoring their expeditions. I’ve followed them […]
Event Spotlignt – La Fat-Lac Traversée du lac Saint-Jean 2023 (Quebec)
Our quest to share fabulously fun fat bike events takes us to Quebec Canada! La Fat-Lac Traversée du lac Saint-Jean is a fat tire bike cycling event category cyclosportive in Canada, province Québec and was organized for the first time in 2017. The edition La Fat-Lac Traversée du lac Saint-Jean 2023 will take place on Saturday […]
Danger Gnome Podcast with Chris Stevens from Fat Bike Worlds and Travis fatbassador to Alaska
On this episode of the Danger Gnome, tio Gomez talks with the race director of the Borealis Fat Bike World Championships presented by Pure Fuel and our fatbassador to Alaska and the Yukon Territories, Travis Hubbard!
NEW! Esker Cycles Introduces the Walden Ti
Esker Cycles introduces the Walden Ti fat bike. Following their entry into Titanium with the popular Japhy Ti and Hayduke Ti models, Esker is bringing out the Walden fat bike in the wonder metal, with the Portage Dropout, refined geometry, and excellent ride quality that all Esker models are known for. “At Esker, we strive […]
Green Bay Winter Ultra 100
Wisconsin’s newest fat bike ultra race. The Green Bay Winter Ultra 100
Wallpaper Wednesday – Jersey Shore
Time to say a seasonal farewell to warm weather beach rides with a cool shot from Stan aka “Dirt Malone” from Ortley NJ. I remember ten years ago when we posted the first shots of our friends jumping their fat bikes at the beach, our readers accused us of photoshopping them. Here’s what Stan had […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Old Man Fat Bike Fifty-Five
We’ve been fans of Old Man Fat Bike (Jens) for a few years now and we’ve featured some of his videos on FvT. After watching his newest release I’m a little worried that we’ve been a “bad influence” Old Man Fat Bike is our official Fatbassador to the Ozarks! So you can look forward to […]
Triple D Winter Endurance Race (Iowa)
Join the circus! January 14th, 2023 A true one-of-a-kind original! This is the first winter race where I saw riders use aero bars on their fat bikes! It’s a crazy course full of surprises and sprinkled with country stores and saloons! The course takes riders and runners From Dubuque (Iowa) to Dyersville and Durango back […]
Foto Gordo – Porky Point
We managed to make it through another week of product testing and writing stories about fat bikes. The photo above was taken at Levis Mounds on the Porky Point Trail. For some reason, I don’t ride Porky Point very often. It’s really close to the trailhead and gives you the feel of being all 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 […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Full Suspension Fat
Justin Pare is back with his second Wallpaper Wednesday feature from the Kingdom Trails in Vermont. The shot features JP’s Foes Racing Mutz full-suspension fat bike with a Wren Inverted suspension fork. It looks like Justin has mastered the art of the random stick lean. Nobody loves a good stick lean more than your tio […]
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 […]
8th Annual Snow Bully Night Race (WI)
***Friday night February 3rd, 2023***All Races start at 6pm! The 8th Annual Snow Bully Fat Bike Race is hosted by the great members of the Iola Winter Sports Club. The Club invites everyone to be a part of this fun event that kicks off the Iola Winter Carnival weekend! Event proceeds go towards helping the […]
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 […]
Corvus Cycles – Crow Pass
I spent the summer of ’22 riding a Corvus Crow Pass. Corvus calls the Crow Pass an adventure bike and it lives up to that classification. My typical week includes three or four rides on a drop bar gravel/adventure bike. I have excellent mixed surface riding right out my front door. It’s not the Baja […]
45NRTH Unveils the New Naughtvind Winter Apparel Collection
NAUGHTVIND COLLECTION FEATURES & BENEFITS: Naughtvind Bibs are a cozy layer for riding and training in everything from chilly weather to extreme cold (when paired with our Naughtvind Pants). The Naughtvind Bibs are made of a wind-, water-, and abrasion-resistant fabric lined with thermal fleece to retain body heat. A breathable mesh back helps vent excess […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – ¡Fat Bike!
One of our favorite videographers that we’ve featured on F(v)T is back with a short clip simply entitled Fat Bike! It’s not the length of the clip that should really matter, but rather the amount of fun that Deo’s videos exude. That’s probably a fairly universal statement about everything to do with fat bikes. In […]
Global Fat Bike Day 2022 – Celebration Directory
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 gathering. We think that you will find that it is one of the best times, you have ever […]