Mountain Bike Australia in conjunction with Karunjie Event Management is pleased to present the inaugural Fat Bike National Championships to be held at Cable Beach, near Broom, Western Australia. Fat-Bike beach racing is coming to Western Australia next Saturday! You can register for the race here and you can visit the event page here. […]
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First Look – Teravail Coronado 26 x 4.0 Tires
The expedition team of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is credited with the discovery of the Grand Canyon and several other famous landmarks in the American Southwest while searching for the legendary Seven Golden Cities of Cíbola. Exploration and discovery are two of my favorite things that go hand in hand with turning the pedals […]
Fat-Bike Van Life – Balkan Holiday by – Stephan Spruyt (Part 3 of 3)
Road Trip The Balkans (Part 3 of 3) (from Part 2) The shower session was quite hilarious as what first looked like an alright spot on the side of the road turned out to be a peepshow with ourselves playing the main characters haha 😆.. A bit later we set off, the scenery was really […]
Fat-Bike Van Life – Balkan Holiday by – Stephan Spruyt (Part 2 of 3)
Road Trip The Balkans (Part 2 of 3) (from part one) – We continued exploring the city a bit more and then left to visit my new Serbian friends… Having no idea what to expect, I was pleased to see a house with a little garage next to it and a Type 3 fastback on […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Long Island in Spring
Greg Murray shot this week’s Wallpaper at Southampton, Long Island, New York. Spring provides a target rich environment for fat-bike beachventures! I think that I’ll try to get together with the willing and ride the beach this weekend. Spring is here. I know because I already have a mosquito bite on my ankle. But most […]
Fat Fish 40 – Webster WI – May 5th, 2018
Rustic ~Authentic ~Scenic ~Breathtaking Simply one of a kind. Visit https://www.fatfishrace.com/ for more information Check Out the Fat-Bike Event Calendar We’ve been getting loaded at some of our favorite events and adding them onto our Event Schedule. Everything on our event schedule was hugged onto the interwebs and represents super smurfy good times! […]
Put Faith in Your Fatbike – by Daniel Smith
Within the first hour of our five-day bikepacking trip through the White Mountains, north of Fairbanks, we shared the trail with skiers, snowmachiners, one dog team, and a flock of fellow fat-bikers. The area is an oasis for such users, where one can penetrate into the winter-laden woods from the comfort of a groomed […]
2018 Sea Otter Classic – Special Report
In addition to hosting every denomination of bicycle racing, the 2018 Sea Otter Classic has become the best bicycle industry trade show in these United States. Even the corporate giants of the industry come out and show their wares and simultaneously support their race teams. Along with the big boys, the Sea Otter expo area features […]
WHY CYCLES ANNOUNCES THE BIG IRON TITANIUM FAT BIKE
WHY CYCLES ANNOUNCES THE BIG IRON, A TITANIUM FAT BIKE Tuesday, April 17, Carbondale, CO. Why Cycles, the two-year-old Colorado-based company that designs, manufactures, and distributes high-end titanium bikes, today announced the official release of its brand new fat bike, the BIG IRON. Why Cycles is a small company that is quickly picking up […]
Spring into Bikepacking: Grand Staircase-Escalante – by Becky and Bryon Vordermann
A few months ago, we had decided we wanted to bikepack in Grand Staircase-Escalante. After many weeks of cold and clouds, our family was ready to head south to the desert for spring break. Neither Bryon nor myself had heard of the national monument, until this past year. After spending 3 days riding close […]
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 was put on by Jon Kowlasky, of Steamboat Springs. The race was sponsored by numerous local businesses from the area, […]
Saratoga Fat Bike Rally Report – by Bob Rainville
Located just north of New York’s Capital District is the town of Saratoga. Although Saratoga is known for its thoroughbred racing fame, a different type of beast graced the area for the 4th running of the Saratoga Fat Bike Rally. On Saturday, February 10th, Fat-bike riders from across upstate NY descended upon what is known […]
SkiPulk Fat-Bike Pulk Kit Review by -JP Syverud-
Last January we introduced you to the SkiPulk FatBike Pulk Kit. The version we received in the test lab came with the original orange Paris pulk, a black Paris duffle bag, a mountable seat post hitch, and 2 fiberglass poles. Here is the link to the product spotlight for all the specs and initial […]
Terrene 26×4″ Studded Cake Eater – Mid-Term Update
This winter I have been testing out a pair of studded 26×4″ Terrene Cake Eater “light” casing tires. For full specs on these tires, check out my Initial Look. My neck of the woods got bombarded with snow in December and early January but then Mother Nature turned off the snow spigot and gave us […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – #fatbackbikes #denali #tonightsthenight #Iditarodtrail
Our longtime amigo and contributor Kevin Breitenbach sent me a few shots under the heading “gnome hunting near the Alaska Range”. Kevin took this amazing shot of fellow Fatback riders, Tim Berntson and Kevin Murphy, presumably out stretching the legs in preparation for the ITI. The Iditarod Trail Invitational is happening as I type this […]
Event Spotlight – Lake MacBride Fat Tire Classic – March 3rd, 2018
This is a first-year event out in Iowa that looks like a real hoot! We used to have a Bike Black Ribbon Chapter out in Iowa, but they’re all in jail old farts now. The race is presented by Sugar Bottom Bikes and The Solon Centennial Lions Club, the competition will take you around fragrant Lake Macbride on […]
Surly Big Fat Dummy Long Term Review – by Seth Bell
Editors Note: Seth Bell is an eighteen year veteran of the bike industry and makes his home in Mason City Iowa. He currently owns six or seven fat-bikes and he spends his days working on the frontlines of what can go spurious with your average fat-bike. Those two things alone should put him […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Truckee California
This week’s wallpaper image comes to us from Scott Berelson and it’s a bit of a “Where’s Waldo?”….or maybe Where’s Dora? We’ll let Scott explain in his own words. I recently took this shot of my bamboo fatbike “Cali Grown” and my dog Dora out early morning on our backyard trail. Not a lot […]
906 POLAR ROLL RACE REPORT – by Leia Schneeberger
The 906 Polar Roll is the final race of the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series. It’s advertised as a 35 Mile race (Actually 41, Thanks Todd) which starts on the main street of Marquette Michigan. This has taken the top spot for my all time favorite fat bike race. I was nervous about this one as I’ve never been on […]
Event Spotlight – Sweaty Yeti – Levis Mound Trail Center – Feb. 23-25, 2018
If you’re looking for an event that has retained it’s ‘old-school’ vibe from the golden age of Wisconsin Fat-Bike Racing, you’ve found your event with the Sweaty Yeti. The lemans start is signaled with a muzzle-loader fired into the air. The local brewery comes out with a keg and this year the new […]
2018 Kona Wozo Review – by Aristotle Peters
I’ve spent the past few months aboard the 2018 Kona Wozo, a bike that is designed as an all-season, aggressive, hardtail that happens to have fat tires. This bike hasn’t seen much change from its 2017 counterpart, but that’s for good reason. I have had a great time riding this bike and am happy […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Halton Agreement Forest
Paulo LaBerge sent us this week’s Wallpaper image all the way from Ontario, Canada! Here’s what he shared about his scenic capture. Firstly, awesome website! I’ve enjoyed following your news feed, reviews and the pics submitted by your followers for quite a while now. I’ve sent along a photograph that I thought would be […]
Event Spotlight – Silverton Whiteout / Tiki Time
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 support fun here at fat dash bike dot com. You can get all of the details at SilvertonWhiteout.com Check Out the […]
Maxxis Minion FRF/FBR 27.5 x 3.8 Review
We’ve been riding a couple of sets of the Maxxis Minion FBR/FBF 27.5 x 3.8 tires for the last ninety days on a variety of bikes and rims. We published a product spotlight about the new low-fat sneakers from Maxxis Here and we also posted an article about a plus/fat wheel configuration that we tested […]
Fat Bike World Championships – Crested Butte Co – January 24-28, 2018
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 earth and the entire town comes out to throw a huge party cleverly disguised as a bike race (or three). How can […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Aussie Series Premier – Featuring Eckart Altenkamp
We’re stoked to introduce a new monthly series that will feature photos from the 2017 Simpson Desert Challenge Champion, Eckart Altenkamp. So once a month, we’ll flip your wigs with some incredibly beautiful images from Austrailia! This is what Eckart shared about this photo. I took this photo on a training ride for the Simpson […]
Event Spotlight – Fat Forest Fourteen – 2/17/2018 – MI
The Triple F Fourteen, two-thousand eighteen is happening on February seventeen. Just click the flyer to be whisked directly to the grimba.org webpage. You can tell by the look in the eye of the lumberjack in the flyer that this is going to be a fun event! Check Out the Fat-Bike Event Calendar We’ve been […]
Surly Edna 26 x 4.3 Review by Ron Stawicki
Getting Dirty With Edna Few bike parts can affect a bikes fun factor like tires. You can roll with a generic stem or hubs and I doubt it’ll ruin your day but mount up some cheap, heavy tires to your favorite bike and you’ll probably want to trade it in before you can […]
Product Spotlight – 2018 Salsa Mukluk Carbon GX Eagle – By Travis Hubbard
Mukluk – (noun) muk·luk \ ˈmək-ˌlək \ a soft winter boot traditionally made of reindeer or seal skin originally worn by Arctic aboriginal people of Alaska. Mukluks weigh little and allow hunters to move quietly. I received word recently from the Fat-Bike.com Headquarters to keep my eye out for a big box from Salsa arriving at my doorstep. I considered […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Big M by KBS
This week’s WW really ties the whole room together, man…..if you’re into what we have coming up later this week. Our longtime Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot and the C0-Host of the Fat Camp Podcast, Ken Blakey-Shell, is also a member of the crew at the Big M Groomed Fat-Bike Trails, where another of our Michigan […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – One Day Off
A longtime reader, Robert Krügel, dropped us a line with some hot, low-rise, mesh, european pixels from a recent trip to the Ore Mountains. Here’s what he shared about this week’s video clip. Hey Fat-Bike.com Team, My Name is Robert and I’m from East-Germany, I read your Website for many years now, it’s great! Thank you for […]
Event Spotlight Badger State Games (WI) 1/20/18
Wausau Wisconsin hosts the 2018 Badger State Games and the Fat-Bike Race in on January 20th. Details on how to get registered are up on the event webpage. Central Wisconsin has great fat-bike riding opportunities at several trail systems, in Wausau and the surrounding area. The Badger State Games hold competitions in dozens of categories, […]
The Bonus Bivvy
Well, it’s our last post of 2017 and instead of looking back on a pretty crazy year, let’s talk about what the plan is for the New Year! Our amigo, Jeff Price, over in the UK suggested that he’d like to engage in a Bivvy a Month in 2018 and I thought that was a […]
Product Spotlight – 2018 Kona WoZo – By Aristotle Peters
Happy Winter to everyone in the Northern Hemisphere! I am especially happy this year because I have the pleasure of reviewing the 2018 Kona Wozo. This bike checks all the boxes on my holiday wish list, with an aggressive trail bike geometry, a solid spec, and some beefy Maxxis Minions. Here is what Kona has […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Heli-Fat Iceland
My new amigo Magne Kvam sent us this week’s video all the way from Iceland. You’ve probably seen Heli-Ski adventure in a Warren Miller film, so it’s only natural that Heli-Fat-Biking would be next, right? Magne’s a man of few words. This is all he shared regarding this week’s clip. “Fly out, ride back.” You can […]
Kali Adventure Club – Part 2 – By Will Ross
Ed ~ This is part 2 of Will Ross’ story about his trip up to Point Lay, Alaska. You can read part 1 of the story here – https://fat-bike.com/2017/11/kali-adventure-club-part-1-by-will-ross/ Thursday, Day 3 of our time spent at Kali School in Point Lay, Alaska was a big day. The five of us coaches kicked off the day […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Doublepond
Peter De Mattia sent us this week’s Wallpaper feature from Northern New Jersey. This is what he shared with us about his image. Here is a photo I took of my 2014 Trek Farley on the Doublepond Trail in Wawayanda State Park in northern New Jersey. This is such a great park, with singletrack […]
JayP’s Fat Pursuit 60K Summary – by Smithhammer
It is the evening before the start of JayP’s “Fat Pursuit” 60k race. The tribe is trickling into the pub at the Pond’s Lodge in Island Park, Idaho. Many of us know each other from the greater fat community and/or previous events, and as we crush pizzas and pints, a reunion of sorts is taking […]
Fat Video Tuesday 2017 Simpson Desert Challenge!
Eckart Altenkamp is the winner of this year’s edition of the 2017 Simpson Desert Bike Challenge and he sent us an update on this year’s event. Echart shared “We only had 12 participants in 2017… and I think that’s is a shame. It is such an amazing event… and the volunteers running it deserve […]
Borealis Aspen Crestone – Photo Spread – by David Kreuger
Ed ~ We would usually publish this sort of article under our ‘Reader’s Ride(s)’ category, but Dave is the Head writer for the Black Ribbon Bike Hour and one of our veteran Test Pilots. Dave’s also a damn fine photographer! Borealis recently issued their critically acclaimed Crestone in a stunning Columbia Blue and Gold “Aspen” […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Winter is Here!
The calendar says that Winter doesn’t officially start until next week but in the French Alps…and here in Wisconsin, Jacque Frost is painting the landscape with ice and snow! Our Wallpaper features a shot from earlier this year, taken by Patrick Strahm at the end of this past Winter. You can check out more […]
Event Spotlight – Surly Masher – MPLS – 2/3/18
When the bike world and the beer world align under a banner that reads SURLY, you know that unlike most watered down, new school, fat-bike events that go down these days, there’ll be DERBY! In addition to a good old-fashioned bicycle hootnanny, there’ll be Surly craft-brewed beer. Surly Bikes plans to have their demo fleet, […]
Good Times on Mexican Beaches – by Pistil Pete
Ed ~ We ran a story about the Origin8 Supercell tires earlier this year, primarily, due to Pistil Pete bringing them to our attention. After our story published, we sent the tires down to Pete for some desert riding and a beach trip down in Mexico! Our story today comes as a two-part report […]
Product Spotlight – Revelate Designs Williwaw Pogies
Our favorite sub-arctic set of pogies, the Revelate Designs Williwaw, received an upgrade recently and just in time for Winter, we have a set here to test. The folks at Revelate never stop innovating their product line. The new Williwaws feature a zippered vent, for when your hands get too warm and a new bar […]