Our long time contributor Johnclimber captured this image on a stormy day over in England. This is what John shared about the photo that currently occupies my computer’s desktop wallpaper. Hi Gomez, This photo was taken on my local Merseyside (England) beach and trails Fat Bike Sunday morning loop. The photo was taken on Southport […]
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The Weekly Dose of Fat News Digest – Los Días de Perro del Verano
Welcome to the Center for Kindness to Fat & Plus Bikes. A place where ‘fun’ is the prime directive. You might think of us as fat dash bike dot com, or the Weekly Dose of Fat or maybe even fat bike radio, but today we’re gonna go old school and share some fat and plus […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Moonlander (BAMF)
Is it too early to be thinking about Fall? Well, here’s a shot from Ray Walker out in Arizona to get you in the mood for nice cool fall fat-biking. Here’s what Ray shared about his shot. Howdy there, Love the site, mostly for the up-to-the minute reviews. and the wallpaper pics too! I’ve been […]
509 Cycles – Green Bay Wisconsin
There’s a fine history of of Independent Bicycle Dealers – aka : ‘Bike Shops’ creating their own fat-bike brands. Both Fatback and 9:Zero:7 were created by two enterprising bike shops in Anchorage Alaska and Bear Claw Bikes is a relatively new brand that is the creation of Einstein Cycles over in Traverse City, Michigan. Today […]
Foto Gordo – Gnome-Fest Flashback
One of my oldest riding amigos, that I’ve known, all the way back to the 1980’s, sent in this flashback to Gnomefest 9 at Nine Mile County Forest, near Wausau, Wisconsin. Andy gives credit to Marty as the photographer and the rider is his own bad self…..Andy Oleson; aka – Angry Andy. He’s riding his […]
Fat Bike Iceland
For years I’ve always had a dream of riding somewhere desolate and remote on my bike. I thought that dream was just going to stay a dream as I’m a normal guy with a wife and 3 kids. However, last December during a bivvy ride with my mate, John ‘Climber’ I planted a seed of […]
Fat Camp Show #25 — How to change the Geometry of your Fatbike
The Fat Camp is back again for another techy discussion of fat and plus bikes and this time, it’s all about geometry. No, not the class you had to take back in high school, where you sat next to smartest kid you could find, so you could pass the class. We’re talking frame geometry […]
Tribal Thursday – Reader’s Rigs
The dog days of summer brings the return of Fat-Tribe Thursday. This is where we like to show off some of the photos sent to us by our readers. We’ve been getting so many great photos in from out in the field that we thought we should go ‘old school’ and share a few. Let’s […]
Foto Gordo – Loaded Krampus
This week’s wallpaper image is my Krampus loaded for bikepacking down along the Little Fox River in Western Kenosha County in Wisconsin. The bags from our amigos at Oveja Negra and Revelate Designs. My Krampus allows me to go just about everywhere, from asphalt to dirt and gravel and I agree with Bruce Smithhammer’s view […]
Fat (video) Video Tuesday – Isle of Harris Scotland by Illya Rudkin
Our amigo Illya is back with a video of a trip to the Isle of Harris in Scotland. Here’s what Illya shared about this week’s clip. Fatbikes ride the infamous Postman’s trail on the Isle of Harris. If you live in Scotland or visiting the land of the clans then probably very high on a […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Fort Monroe
James Gipson sent us this week’s Wallpaper image. Ya’know the reason that we call this series “Wallpaper Wednesday”, is to provide our readers, with a steady stream of free bike porn* to adorn their computer’s desktop; and presumably, left click and save and then set that image as your desktop backdrop. I’ve always been curious […]
Product Spotlight – Eleven bikes light and crispy custom build – by Nick Holzem
Hello all of you fat bike buffs (and gnomes)! I’d like to take a second to introduce myself as one of the newest Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilots. My name is Nick Holzem, you may have first heard me in an interview on “The Weekly Dose of Fat episode #123”. At the time, I was wrapping up the “Hugh Jass Fat Bike Series” with one race to go. […]
Fatback Corvus Review
I’ve been riding a Fatback Corvus for the last few months and it’s ‘high time’ for me to put into words, the way I feel about the fourth carbon fat bike that I’ve reviewed over the last couple of years. You can read my initial impressions and review this bike’s impeccable racing pedigree here – https://fat-bike.com/2017/04/product-spotlight-2017-fatback-corvus/ In […]
Foto Gordo – The Green Tunnel
This week’s desktop wallpaper comes to us directly from my hard drive. You just never know what you’ll find out there in the woods. I’ve been a long time fan of utilizing bicycles for recreational exploration and possess a long time passion for photography that’s almost as old as my passion for bicycles! I used to […]
Foto Gordo – An Trá is Faide
Our new desktop image for this week came to us from Chris Heyworth. This is what Chris had to say about his portrait. Taken on the longest stretch of sand in Europe – Morriscastle beach in County Wexford, Ireland Where’s the Longest Beach on your continent? Send us your fat or plus bike photos or […]
FBC’s Monday Night at the Movies – Fatbassador Travis & Al at Kinkaid
Just a couple of good ole boys ride’n bikes up in Alaska. This was shot at Kinkaid Park in Anchorage by our Fatbassador to Alaska Travis Hubbard and his amigo Al. Travis is riding his Fatback Skookum with a set of B+ Wheels. I’ve never seen so much skunk cabbage! Enjoy the ride boys! Share […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Snafu
On my way back from a recent over-night camping trip, I decided to take the scenic route, through the local rail yard, art gallery. They get some incredible artists and it changes all of the time. It seems appropriate, that during the chaos that defines “life in the year 2017” that I found this particular […]
Event Spotlight – Summer Squatch- July 1st – Neillsville, Wisconsin
Thaw your inner Yeti at the Summer Squatch. non-race weekend! Proceeds to the chalet re-build. Info here:https://summersquatch.blogspot.com/ Summer Squatch UPDATE: The SS category is now changed from race to “Social weekend” Rides, (womens, fast, slow, photo tours, guided, night etc) camping, Sand Creek Brewing Co. Brew, Pints for the first registered, Hanging out in a […]
Foto Gordo – 1st Day of Summer! (in the northern hemisphere)
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 temps and wind in Grand Junction, I choose to escape to the Mesa to stay cool and make my own path on […]
Event Spotlight – Skull 120/60 – June 24th – Burns, Oregon
If you haven’t already heard, the Skull 120/60 gravel race is taking place this month in Eastern Oregon’s Malheur National Forest. There are still registration spots available for each category. 120 mile individual / 60 mile individual / 120 mile team relay / 60 mile team relay The Skull races are being promoted by the USFS […]
Foto Gordo – Groovy Pixels & Stickers
Last week, we put the word out, that we were trading groovy pixels for stickers and Cheryl Weryk from London Ontario sent us this lovely example of fatbikus arborealus. Now Cheryl has groovy fat-bike stickers whisking their way, right to her door. Here’s what she had to say about the portrait she shared with us. […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Trippy Tuesday
Paul Scott just started his journey as a film maker. I’m a fan of this sort of thing. Triptastic Techno n’stuff. This is how Paul describes his clip. The first of a series of short ‘rushes’ created using clips from Blue Coo MTB members rides. The clips used in this little multi-layer test edit were […]
Foto Gordo – Dan’s Black Sheep
According to Flickr, this is the most interesting photo that I’ve ever posted over there. I don’t know how that works, but maybe by the powers of black magic or some algorithm that counts clicks and likes, etc., this photo has reigned supreme for a number of years. It’s a shot from a Global Fat-Bike Day […]
Susitna Bicycle Institute – Anchorage, AK – by Travis Hubbard
The Susitna Bicycle Institute (SBI) is a non-profit education center offering a wide range of classes from introductory to advance level bike mechanic classes here in Anchorage. SBI offers a sliding fee scale for classes that accommodate all levels of experience and income. All proceeds go back into the growth of SBI and the support […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Let Them Eat Cake
All that I know about this video is that the You-Tube channel is called New Mexico Outside. The music that they’ve used and the terrain are both big draws for their clips. The title that they’ve given the clip is “CCH Where Only Fat Bikes Can Go”. Enjoy this week’s presentation of Fat (video) Tuesday! Share […]
Framed Mini-Sota Kid’s Fat-Bike Review – by Andy Amstutz
Notice that the swings are empty and not moving? That’s because my kids have been on these two FRAMED Mini-Sota kids fat bikes for the past 8 weeks and don’t care about their old best friend, Mr. SwingSet, anymore. They let their friends borrow them and now their friends’ swing sets have filed for […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Canadian Mutz
Our long lost amigo Cpl. J.D.(Jeff) MacFarlane of the Red Deer City, Royal Canadian Mounted Police out in Alberta, sent us a few shots of his new Foes Mutz out for it’s shake down cruise. This is what Jeff told us about his new ride. Hey Gomez Just wanted to send you a couple pics of a […]
Occasional Dose of Fat Show #126 – with Eric from Manitou and Will from 9:Zero:7
This week’s podcast is a sightly modified version of the Weekly Dose of Fat, featuring Tio Gomez. along with Chris Daisy and Diamond Dave Krueger. The show was recorded at the pleasant prairie playboy club, in the blue velvet ballroom and features interviews with Eric Schutt and Kyle Beutin from Manitou and Will Ross […]
Take a Ride to Lunch – by David Glover
I’m pretty lucky to live in such an amazing place. Moab, Utah has world class trails such as Porcupine Rim and Captain Ahab. But one my favorite simple pleasure of Moab and working at Moab Cyclery would be the lunch ride, most days at the shop, I’m able to get out for a quick […]
2017 Sea Otter Classic Report – Part 2
I think that they purposfully set up trade shows and expo’s in a maze to confuse and delight the folks that attend and Sea Otter is no exception. So I set out to cover all of the things that I might have missed in part one of this year’s Sea Otter coverage. You can view part […]
2017 Jamis Roughneck Review – By Ward Whitmire
The six weeks that I tested the Roughneck, just happened, to fall at the tail end of the best Winter (snow wise) we’ve had here in the Pacific Northwest in several years. I had the pleasure of riding it in a lot of different snow conditions including a week and a half of icy stuff, […]
Framed Wolftrax Carbon Custom Review
Back in January, a Framed Wolftrax Carbon Custom landed in the Fat-Bike.com Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot hanger bay. You can read the initial product spotlight with all the details of the build and other minutia here. Over the next two plus months, I’ve proceeded to put the Wolftrax Carbon through its paces. To say that […]
Foto Gordo from Germany
This week’s desktop background was shot by Michael Schneider on the Brocken, which is the highest mountain in the Harz district in Germany. The Brocken is known for strong winds which frosted everything with snow and his Mukluk really pops, in stark contrast, from the frosty background. If you’d like to see more from Michael, he put […]
2017 Talkeetna Trio – The Original Fat-Bike World Championships – By Travis Hubbard
The 5th Annual Talkeetna Trio Fat Bike World Championships were held on Saturday March 11th, 2017 in the cozy Alaskan hamlet of Talkeetna, AK. Talkeetna is a 2.5 hour drive north of Anchorage. The town was formed in 1916 as a district headquarters for the Alaska Railroad. It’s an amazingly scenic small town that sits […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Fugleberg, Finnmark, Norway
GeirB sent us an open invitation to share his incredible arctic riding shots from 70 degrees north in Norway. Here’s what Geir shared about his shot. “This place is just named Hut 345. It’s 345 meters above sea level. The hut can be used as a shelter in bad weather and it’s left open all year […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Seven Summits in Wales
Winter in the UK, the time were riding seems to be a wet affair. However, with spring showing its face one Saturday late in March I thought I’d hatch a plan. Now I’ve took in this route at the start of the ride a few times before. Starting at 1,200 feet I made my way […]
Miércoles Fondo de Pantalla – Montaña
These photos were taken in Somers, Montana on the North beach formed seasonally on Flathead lake, by Hans Axelsen. Enjoy the ride! Next Week – Wednesday Could Be Yours! Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming hard drive. Send your pics and videos to […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Throwback to 2009!
Let’s take a stroll back to 2009 at re-introduce our newer readers to the the documentary film by Carl Battreall entitled Fat Bike! This week’s Fat Video is a blast from the past! We first shared Carl’s film back in 2013 and it’s been viewed over fifty thousand times and we think that it’s one […]
The Robert Axle Project – How to Mod a BoB Trailer to Work with your Fatty
I might have a slight bicycle trailer obsession. Maybe it’s because I spent a good long while, pulling my kids in a burley, back there, in the last century, and I associate pulling a trailer with good times. I remember…back in the day, just me and my boys, out on the Palatine Bike Trail, dodging […]
A Parable about a Viking and the Big Fat Dummy
In the fat-bike marketplace, we’ve seen a lot of gimmicks in the past couple of years. For example: carbon, full suspension, symmetrical rear ends, the color Orange, etc. etc. More and more I’ve been seeing fat bikes on the trails all year long. Fat Bikes are becoming THE choice for riders that want a bike […]
Black Ribbon Fat Foto – South Africa
This week’s Foto Gordo presentation comes from South Africa! Dave Caravias owns a fat-bike, shark dive, guest house operation down there and the pictures on their web-site look amazing! Check it out at www.fatbiketours.co.za. Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming hard drive. Send your pics and videos […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – From Sweden with Fat
This week’s Fat (video) Tuesday presentation comes to us from Sweden. Our new amigo, Viktor Linnerö shared this rock’n little clip and the music coupled with the ski-slope style session…. well they go together like peas and carrots. As is our custom, here at the fat dash bike dot com, we’ll let Viktor tell you […]
Goodbye Winter – Hello Spring
Here’s a snapshot that captures the spring-like winter that sputtered along and laid waste to this year’s fat-bike race schedule. This particular photo was shot at the Shell Track Race up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Well, now Spring is here, and if you rode all (cough) Winter, your bike […]
2017 Fatback Rhino FLT Review – By Travis Hubbard
After a thorough 2 month shakedown of the 2017 Fatback Rhino FLT during a very snowy Alaskan winter I came to the conclusion that this bike has made the shortlist for the next fat-bike in my quiver. The build kit on the bike I tested is the GX1 with an MSRP of $2,399.00. The bike […]