Our long time compadre, Joe Cruz, recently released what he calls a home-spun adventure film. He and a few mates explored Norway on fat and plus bikes, among the great visual splendor of the scandinavian wilderness. Have a great weekend!
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RAD Bicycle Company – Grizz
RAD Bicycle Company is a small, one-man (Matt Craig) frame builder operation out of SE Michigan. RAD’s stated mission is “I want to put people on a USA made product with above over-seas quality at a fair competitive price. Something an Average Joe can afford and ride. Something light enough and strong enough for […]
Not a Wallpaper Wednesday Club ♦ Skovli
Dan F Skovli is a brilliant landscape photographer from Norway. Lucky for us…Dan also rides fat-bikes! Got your own Wallpaper Worthy Photo? We’d like to feature fat-bikes from around the world! If you’ve got a fat-bike related image that you feel is “Wallpaper Worthy”, slap it in an email with what, where, why info as well as photographer’s […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Ancient Lakes
Rusty Knorr is back with his third trip to the Ancient Lakes in the Pacific Northwest. He shot a travelogue of the trip along with a crew that included a few of our West Coast amigos from Northwest Fatbikes. Here’s what Rusty had to say about his clip. Earth Day weekend I was fortunate enough […]
Forth Fat 2016 Report (with Bonus Video!) ♦ by Jeff Price
Forth Fat, Bruce – aka; Coastkid’s social gathering on the East Coast of Scotland in North Berwick. The idea of Forth Fat is simple, ride fat bikes and socialise. After making the journey last year I was keen to be involved again in a great weekend of bikes and beer!! After unpacking my gear in […]
Not a Wallpaper Wednesday Club ♦ Durango
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 turned out to be Riley’s sled. Riley and Mason were at worlds, as part of the herd of ‘working media’ and we […]
Video Race Report – 2016 Simpson Desert Bike Challenge – by Martin Solms
There are not many fat bike races in the world that involve complicated logistics, dedicated support crews, 3000miles of driving, and a whopping 300 miles of multi-day, one-way stage racing. But if this type of event takes your fancy, then welcome to the Australian Simpson Desert Bike Challenge. Following on, from our race reports published […]
Fat Video Tuesday ♦ 500 MPH*
Our Fatbassador to the Alaskan Wilderness and Anchorage, Mr Travis (T-bone) Hubbard recommends this clip, for your viewing pleasure. This is some footage from the 2016 Merry Marmot downhill race, from the Arctic Valley Ski Resort. Leave your featherweight carbon sled in the shed and grab the old trusty…..then Slip on your body armour and a full […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Riley’s Wyatt Driftless
Wyatt Driftless: Endless Fun The bicycle has come a long way. Going to the real definition of “balloon tires”, the fat bike has changed the game for many riders that face a tough riding condition known as winter. Wyatt Bicycle Co. out of La Crosse, Wisconsin is pumping out a bike designed for adventure biking […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Traversee Du Lac-Saint Jean a Velo – Quebec, Canada
Our amigos from Brasil that shared an incredible look at Brazilian dune riding in Sand’n’Fatty, are releasing their second video project, as a 3 part series, that features their first introduction to winter riding, in the frozen landscape of Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec Canada. We wanna party with these cowboys! This is what Jonatha, Daniel & Nata shared […]
Product Preview – A’ME Heated Grips by Dustin Carlson
Heated grips you say?! I’m interested! We all know that the fat bike is most at home in the snow and ice in the middle of winter. While most mountain bikers are at home watching reruns of Red Bull Rampage circa 2012 on YouTube, we fat bikers are out having the time of our lives! […]
Product Preview – Felt DD30 – By Ernesto Martinez-Ordaz
The day was sunny and beautiful – the screams of the mud and dirt were yelling from afar, so Heather and I, got the gear ready and went to some local trails near Chicago. She rode her trusty and popular Surly Pugsley, while I rode a newly acquired FELT DD30. This is about the FELT fatty goodness… […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – from Good Friday
Frequent site visitor, Gomez, took this shot last week after a spring snow storm flocked the local landscape in a thin layer of snow. This is what g-mez shared about his picture postcard. The snow that fell, was predicted to have a very short shelf-life, so for a few hours on Good Friday morning, Otis and I, celebrated […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – So you think you can dance?
Manuel Scheidegger is a two time Fat (video) Tuesday contributor from Switzerland. Here’s what Mänu shared about his clip. How good are fatbikes really? No one can give a better answer then the judges of the fox tv show “so you think you can dance” (Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul, Jason Derulo, Maddie Ziegler). And the verdict […]
Kuroshiro Enso 685 Wheel Review by – Andrea Cohen
All the way back in November a fancy box of Kuroshiro Enso 685 wheels showed up at World of Bikes. The ever-growing fat-bike market is constantly evolving to fit the needs of all sorts of riders, and high end components are definitely being asked for. Fat-bikes are getting faster. The rise of fat-bike dedicated […]
Chugach Fat Bike Bash Report – By Lee Hart
Mother Nature did not play fair with the inaugural edition of the Chugach Fat Bike Bash March 18 – 20 in Valdez, AK. Here’s a couple videos from the crit and the finale of the rodeo, the Big Air, Big Splash. We had a great time during the Ursa Major Northern Lights Criterium that kicked […]
Event Spotlight – White Mountains 100 – By Matias Saari
The White Mountains 100 starts Sunday north of Fairbanks and boasts perhaps the strongest field in its six-year history. “The competitiveness is incredible in almost all categories this year,” race director Joel Homan said in an email. “Of the three categories (ski, bike and run) for both male and female racers, all but one winner from last […]
Chumba URSA Major Product Preview By: David Glover
In this Tec-GNAR Media video we look at the snow set up and the, more aggressive, trail set up on the white stuff and dirt. Our amigos in Texas at Chumba were kind enough to allow us to ride their new made in the USA steel fat bike for an extended period of time. Join us […]
PSA ♦ Kids, Teach your Parents to Derby
I’ve been noticing lately that when I attend local fat-bike gatherings, there are either very few participants or (gasp!) no derby, called – or celebrated. A fat-bike group ride without a derby or three, is the slippery slope to the dark side of the force – the tiny leak that eventually let’s the all the […]
The Best Pump on the Market is Getting Fatter
We did a little test of portable tire pumps last year (link) and the company that makes the pump that won our 3 pump shootout, Lezyne, has plans to enlarge the air chamber and quite literally make the best fat-bike pump, in the market, even Fatter! These are shots of the prototype and we should be able […]
Product Preview ♦ Atomik Phatty 85 Carbon Rims w/ I9 Hubs by Steve Meurett
There is hardly anything as sexy as slipping some carbon fiber of some sort onto your fatbike ride. Sure, fatbikes in the early days were pretty “big boned” and maybe not the most performance orientated as they are evolving to today. In the past, why slap spendy light pieces and parts on a tug boat […]
Product Preview – Maxxis Colossus and Minion FBFront & FBRear – By David Glover
Last year Maxxis announced they would be adding some more big rubber to the fat bike scene, a snow specific tire and a pair of front and rear specific trail tires. The Colossus, Minion FBF, and Minion FBR, all available in 26 x 4.80 with EXO protection available. A slimmer 26 x 4.0 Minion […]
Surly 24-Pack Rack Review By: LT LarSSon
With a name that says it all, the Surly 24-Pack Rack has moved the proverbial bar up a notch. After opening up the package, I immediately could see the fine craftsmanship in each weld. Coated in all black, including a stylish Surly sticker on the top, this rack is butter smooth (black gold ~ texas tea). […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Pat & Hannah Go West
Our amigo and Fatback Ambassador, Pat Smage shared an edit from a trip, that he and Hannah took last month. Fair warning to any human powered, purists – There’s a little bit of throttle twist’n braaap in the clip. We’re going to be working with Pat on a video of him working his particularly […]
Event Spotlight ♦ Big Fat Bike Festival ♦ Homer AK
The Big Fat Bike Festival is a low-pressure fundraiser for the Homer Cycling Club, 2016 will be the 5th annual BFBF! Highlights include a 16 mile beach ride and transportation, obstacle course, t-shirt, good food and brew, raffle and silent auction, bon fires and good time. The ride for the 2016 Big Fat Bike Festival is on Saturday […]
Borealis Crestone – First Impressions
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 just a paved urban spin from their former location to their new location, but my first impressions were positive. The ride felt familiar […]
Iditarod Trail Guide by Kevin Breitenbach
The Iditarod Trail Invitational is coming up at the end of February. With options of 130 miles to Finger Lake, 350 miles to McGrath, or 1000 miles to Nome. I was lucky enough to ride to McGrath the past three years. Since im not racing it this year, I thought I’d write up a little […]
2016 ROVANIEMI ARCTIC WINTER RACE VIDEO
The Rovanemi 150 Arctic Winter Race is Europe’s ITI Qualifier and is in it’s fifth year! Check out the action from this year’s competition in this video that the event shared today. More than 100 racers signed up this year. There are three different distances (66k, 150k and 300k) and three different categories (on foot, by fatbike or […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Fatbike vs New Brunswick
Our man Deo is back with his unique perspective on fat-bike fun from the Coastal Atlantic Province of New Brunswick, Canada! El Niño has opened up spring beach riding a little early on Lake Michigan, in our region and we’d love to see how folks around this shiny blue marble celebrate fat-bike fun, as the […]
Apidura Food Pouch & Half Frame Bag Preview by Jeff Price
It’s always a special moment when I’m awaiting the arrival of a new product to review for our readers and this postal drop was no exception. I’ve taken delivery of Apidura’s half frame bag and two of their new food pouches for a few weeks. The half frame bag is Apidura’s small Road Frame Bag […]
Wolftooth Components Singletrack Pogies Review
We spotlighted the new Wolftooth Components Singletrack Pogies (WCSP) back in November. That story featured a really nice video that Wolftooth put together. We’ve shared it again below because it highlights the unique features of this Gnomie Award winning accessory. You read that correctly, just last month, the (WCSP) won the Gnomie for the […]
Tread Threads Pearl Izumi review
Hey folks, a while ago I did an intro to some of the new Pearl Izumi gear and I’m back with a full report! I had high hopes for them, as I’ve had good experience with their stuff in the past and they seem to have come through for me again. Let’s begin with base […]
Iceratops – Full Review
The opinions and views described below are strictly those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of fat-bike.com What is this the ICT Ops? With so many fat bike models in the Surly line up, what can this bike possibly offer that isn’t already accounted for with an existing model? […]
Event Spotlight – 2016 USA Cycling Fat Bike National Championships – Ogden, Utah
There are a few changes this year. The race organizers have added an indoor expo for registration/packet pick up that also includes a consumer show. It will be held at the Courtyard Marriott on Friday, February 26th from 12-6pm. There will also be a community ride at the Ogden Amphitheater beginning at 5:00pm that night. The […]
Quiring Triple B Mid-Term Report
This is only “kind of” a mid-term report on my Quiring Triple B. There really was never an initial report on it but if you follow the Fat Camp Podcast here on Fat-Bike.com you will undoubtably have heard me talk about it and it is tough to talk about the Vee Tire 2XL tires […]
Cuyuna Yurt Adventuring: Year-Round Fat-Bike Fun
It was four years ago. I was in my first meeting as the newly elected volunteer president of the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew. The meeting was with the Advisory Council of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (CCSRA) in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) Parks and Trail Division. The MN […]
Sarma Vortex Review
Sarma first came onto the scene with the carbon Shaman, a fat-bike (as seen right here on FatdashBikedotCom) followed by several carbon rim offerings. Now Sarma (a company with roots in Siberia and manufacturing ties in Taiwan) has introduced the aluminum Vortex to their line. The Vortex is available as a complete bike (starting at […]
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Foto Gordo – Rapid City
Ed Engler lights the fuse on this weekend’s ride stoke with a shot from the gateway to the Lakota’s Sacred Black Hills of South Dakota! Here’s what Ed shared with us about the shot. Passing along a photo from a rare break in the clouds on a cold day in Rapid City, South Dakota. Location […]
Bontrager Old Man Mountain Boot Review by Andrea Cohen
The Bontrager Old Man Winter boot. What a boot. While it took a while for winter to show up in Iowa I knew it was right around the corner, and I would be prepared! One of the most important things about winter boots for me is how easy they are to get off and on. […]
Product Preview – Specialized Hellga by Kim Thomas
Leave it to Specialized to be among the first to market with a women’s specific fat bike. Thanks Specialized! Of course, with “Fat Boy” as your fat bike branding, we knew it had to be coming, right? When Fat-Bike.com asked me if I would ride this bike for 6 weeks and review it, I said […]
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Flask Season
Garrett Olsen sent us a video to enter our wacky Becker Forty Below Bag contest back in December. I like this vid, because it reminds me of the early days of fat-biking. He calls his clip ‘Guiding the Flask’. I’m a fan of stickers and that’s probably why we’ve given so many of them away! Garrett […]
Bontrager Winter Boots & Apparel Review by Scott Peterson
Fat-bike.com readers and riders…I’m on a mission from Bontrager this month. Gomez has handed me the motherlode of winter gear for testing, and I have been putting it through the ringer to find the cream of the Fat-bike crop for you. First up we have the all important base layers. The Bontrager B2 Short […]
Heller Bloodhound Review by Evan LarSSon
I arrived at the Fat-Bike.com fortress of solitude to take possession of the new Heller Bloodhound. Heller is the newest addition to QBP’s lineup and I most graciously accepted responsibility to put it through some paces. I squeezed the Heller into my eco-friendly compact shitbox and sped out into the Milwaukee night wondering about […]