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Danger Gnome Podcast – How to Summerize your Fat Bike
Tio Gomez talks with a few of the crew that contributes to the site. We ask them (and anybody else that would listen), “What Modifications do you make to your fat bike for summer?” The options discussed go beyond wheels and tires. The good thing here is that there’s no wrong answer. Sometimes it pays […]
2022 Australian Fat Bike National Championships – Race Report by Simon Rimmer
Fat Bikes might have been crafted for the snowfields of the northern hemisphere, but they’re as equally at home on loose trails, muddy tracks and sandy beaches……….and that’s where they’ve captured the attention of Aussie riders because we’ve got plenty of incredible beaches surrounding our Great Southern Land. Arguable one of our best beaches is […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Clarence with Sug’ah Melon
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday is a shot of our Rocky Mountain Blizzard Carbon 50 demo bike at the Clarence overlook on Levis Mound.
Mammoth Empire – Spartacus – The Fatter Fat Bike from the Philippines
If the fat bike in your life is not rotund enough for your flotation needs and you’ve been looking for a bike with the widest profile rims on the planet, you’re in for a treat. Adding to the rich fat bike tradition of bike brands like Bearclaw, Corvus ,and 9:Zero:7, which were founded by bicycle […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – NiteRider
Trevor Sowers is the man behind the lens for today’s Wallpaper Wednesday feature photograph. Trevor is based on the North Coast of British Columbia. If you’d like to see more of his photography check out his – Flickr Page. Feel free to download this image and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – CoastKid Plus Bike Backpack
We go back to back weeks to celebrate our long-time hero and friend, Brice Mathieson for this week’s Fat Plus Bike Video feature. Bruce is the God Father of fat bike beach riding. Check out our interview with Bruce from 2014 on the Weekly Dose of Fat Podcast No. 27. Bruce was also part of […]
S240 – Fat Bike Freedom
The Sub 24 Hour Overnite or S24O is, yet another, sterling example of bicycle freedom and potentially another excuse to ride your fat bike. I’m quite fond of the S24O. I’ve recently taken a couple of S24O trips to two local remote campsites with different set-ups, just to keep things interesting. My old Surly back […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Vadsø, Finnmark Fylke, Norge
GeirB is a Wallpaper Wednesday Veteran with his beautiful arctic landscape riding shots from 70 degrees north in Norway. The low angle of the sun in early December casts some golden light on the clouds and G’s fat bike. You can see more from GierB on his Photo pages at Flickr – https://www.flickr.com/photos/geby/ Feel free […]
UK Fat Bike National Championships Report by Roy McNeill
Well after a 2 year absence due to the pandemic the UK Fat Bike Championships returned again for 2022. Running as a 6 hour race the 30 or so fatties were greeted by pure blue skies, a fast but rough, tough, challenging and above all FUN course in the woods. By the 3pm start temperatures […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Winter Park
Mike Tey sent in some pictures of his Mukluk in Winter Park, Colorado and we sent him some sweet stickers! It’s what we’ve coined the sticker boondoggle. All part of the fat bike love here at the home of fat-bike-fun! Feel free to download this image and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on […]
UP Field Trip – Bearclaw Bikes TŌWMAK
The second leg of my recent trip to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan took me to the east side and the tiny hamlet of Moran, home of Bearclaw Bikes. Moran is near the gateway to the Eastern UP not too far from Mackinac Island Ferry but far enough away to fly completely under the radar […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Stormy Skies
Jake Meadley sent us a shot from Western Australia for today’s Wallpaper Wednesday. This week is the Australian Fat Bike National Championships in Broome. Good luck to all of our amigos toeing the line! Here;’s what Jake shared about his photo. This is my Salted Sandfly. Out for a ride on a stormy day along […]
Out and about…
After being out and about on the bike last weekend I spotted a track about 3 miles away on a hillside and thought “I’ve gotta give that a try”. There’s a track in the distance going between them two hills So 7 days later I headed out to southern Snowdonia in Wales for a bit […]
Gorewear Trail Collection Lupra Jacket
March in Wisconsin is not for the meek. Is seems as though thirty-eight degrees and snaining with fifteen mile an hour winds (gusting to forty) is on the menu most of the time. Spring usually teases us with a few sunny days where the mercury may get above sixty but it snows just about every […]
Danger Gnome Podcast – Black Hills Fat Bike Fun
The Danger Gnome Podcast – Black Hills Episode with Perry & Kristi Jewett from the Ridge Riders of the Black Hills Mountain Bike Club and special guest Adam Saban.
Spring Bike Safari – Made U.P. Lake Ehfect
I’ve had a plan to get up to the UP to ride for at least a couple of years. Ever since Jason at Bearclaw Bikes announced their drop-bar fatty called the TOWMAK I dreamt about returning to the vast Huron National Forest and its hundreds of miles of rustic roads, trails, and beaches. So when […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Out of the Frying Pan…
Pat Morrison sent in a shot of his Specialized Fatboy from a ride at Kishwaukee Forest Preserve in Rockford, Illinois. Pat happened upon a prescribed burn to clear out the underbrush. Not a big blaze, but enough smoke at one point for him to question if he was riding into or out of the fire. You […]
Field Testing the SARIS MHS Hitch Rack – by Byrone
I got the word in late January about the new Saris MHS Rack System, and I was intrigued. I’ve been using a SARIS Freedom 2 with fat bike trays for about six years and it was a reliable, trusted friend that had hauled my prized possessions without incident. But…it was starting to show […]
Foto Gordo – Arbor Day
Happy Arbor Day amigos! I’m back at the test bunker after a few days in da’UP and I thought that I’d take a peek at some of the pixels that I collected. This one seemed to jump off the camera!
Lad and Dad in Scotland
We all love making plans of future bikepacking trips, don’t we? Back in October 2019, I set off with a plan of heading up to the Assynt which is in the far north of Scotland for a few days bikepacking. However, after 5 hours of driving, an engine warning light decided to throw those plans […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Snow Fat Happens in AZ
Mark Gullo sent in this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday with the message ‘snow fat happens in AZ’. Mark caught his amigo, Luke Mulligan (aka Irishman in the Desert!) with a big ole fat bike grin out on the Blizzard Trail at Arizona Nordic Village. Mark has groomed the cross country and snowshoe/snow bike and XC ski […]
Coral Pink Sand Dunes – Utah – by Greg Madison
Dunes State Park is a great place for fat bikes!
Dose of Fat April 2020
It’s April and the transition from Winter to Spring shook me to the bone with what I like to call Prescription-Strength weather. My bike rides provided a front-row seat to the epic battles between the seasons until I high-tailed it to Sunny California for Sea Otter. I came back to Wisconsin and Winter continued to […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Hartman Rocks
Andrew Meyer answered the call and sent us eleven point two smurfy megabytes with reflections of fat bikes frolicking in the great outdoors. The gnomes down in the mailroom sent him some stickers (I hope). In this case, (above) it’s Andrew’s Salsa at Hartman Rocks in Gunnison, Colorado that is cast in the starring role […]
Mackinac Island Ice Bridge by Dan Fedewa
Dan Fedewa sent in this shot, which piqued my curiosity, so I asked him if he could tell us a little bit more about his photo. This is what Dan shared. Sure….crossing the “ice bridge” from St. Ignace Michigan to Mackinac island (British Landing) on February 5th 2022. We rode around the island. The picture […]
MOOTS’ New Forager Fat Bike
Ready for All Seasons and All Terrain If you’re not hanging up your wheels when the snow flies and you love the solitude of quiet winter adventures. This Overlanding machine is built for you. Moots’ 20+ year history of building fat bikes all comes together in a modern take in the Forager. The Forager is […]
Ice Swampin’ by Raoul Glute
As our sun-starved pallid bodies become reintroduced to the bright warm stranger in the sky, I’m compelled to recall a recent last bit o winter biking frolic. During my typical mid-February cabin fever-induced blues I came across a quaint blurb from a bike-minded Gnomish friend talking of turning cranks across a local frozen swamp. Needless […]
2022 UK Fat Bike Championships
BACK FOR 2022 !! – Saturday 14th May, 2022 The 2022 UK Fat Bike Championships will be on Sat 14th May at Minley Manor, Hants GU17 9UF.It will be a 6-hour race starting at 3 pm (you must finish your last lap by 9 pm). Around the course there are numerous areas of woodland, heathland, […]
2022 Sea Otter Bike Expo (Part 2)
We’re back with part 2 of our coverage of the 2022 Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental. Let’s get right back to the parade of cool bike schwag. Our friends from Corvus Cycles made the trip down the coast to Sea Otter to show their wares. I got to ride the new Ti […]
2022 AusCycling Fat Bike MTB National Championships – Broome
Friday May 13, 2022 Cable Beach is world famous and for good reason. It boasts white sands, massive 10 metre tides, red pindan cliffs, warm waters, killer sunsets, iconic camel rides and even dinosaur prints. Now it hosts Australia’s only beach cycling event – the AusCycling Fat Bike National Championships. If you’re rolling larger than 3.8″ […]
2022 Sea Otter Classic Bike Expo (Part 1)
The 2022 Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental was last week. Racers, fans, and our favorite brands gathered at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey California! I walked the aisles of the expo to bring you the latest and greatest products coming to the US market from all of the best companies. It […]
Danger Gnome Podcast with Four Time Birkie Champion – Corey Stelljes!
(L-R) Chris Stevens, Corey Stelljes, Will Ross Tio Gomez talks with four-time Fat Bike Birkie Champion, Corey Stelljes about his incredible ‘four-peat’ winning streak. We get into the weeds a bit with subjects that include lumberjacking, bow staff skills, and something really interesting called ‘MAD/BAT’. At some point in the show, I think we trade […]
Oboz Bridger 10″ Insulated Boots Mid Term Review
A year ago, we published our initial thoughts about the Oboz Bridger Insulated Boots. I’ve got a full winter of riding in on these bad boys. These have been my go-to pair of ride-boots for the last year in temps between 16F to 35F. I thought that it would be interesting to share a mid-term […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – New Richmond
New Richmond….why does that sound familiar? New Richmond is where the 2022 and 2023 Borealis Fat Bike Worlds are held. Nate Riemenschneider sent us a cool shot that he took on the Fat Bike Worlds trail in New Richmond. It must be nice to live close by and be able to ride the course that […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Extrawheeling
Today we’ve got a feature-length foreign film about a solo winter bikepacking trip in Finland. The film features the Extrawheel Mate trailer and Extrawheel’s excellent waterproof bags. I’ve had the pleasure of doing some Exrtrawheel enhanced overnighters so I put this one up on the big screen at home and loved it. Check out more […]
ZEAL Pro Bag Review By JP Syverud
The fine folks from ZEAL Pro sent the Secret Underground Lair of Fat-Bike.com a beautiful new Zeal Pro fat bike cover kit for some testing. The kit we received contained the bike protector cover, a brake light kit, and a set of Fat-Pawz to cover longer bars and poggies. I have always wanted something like […]
Made U.P. Lake Ehfect
You all should be familiar with the name Todd Poquette. He’s the cat behind the 906 Adventure Team and the race director of the Polar Roll, The Marji Gesick, and the Crusher bike races. He’s kind of a big deal. Well now, Todd is also the man behind something called Made UP. As far as […]
Customized Sunspeed Spark in India
A stock Sunspeed Spark Sunspeed Bicycles are sold in India and they make a fat bike called the Spark. Sarthak Narayan Rastogi sent us some photos of his Spark updated with drop bars. He also shared a few insights into Indian fat bike culture. Fat biking is a global phenomenon. It doesn’t just happen in […]
New Merino Offerings from Showers Pass for 2022 – by Greg Gentle
I’m a lucky guy. No…really. I get to try out all kinds of amazing gear. On or off the bike–I get to sample some amazing products, put them through the test, and write about them here. Last month the fine people at Showers Pass released two impressive new pieces to add to their merino base […]
Dose of Fat – March ’22
The calendar says that it’s Spring but Winter isn’t over until the fat-bike sings. The Dose of Fat is back with a look at what’s going on in the fat-bike.com test bunker and what our colleagues are working on out in the field. Stand by for Spring….wait for it….It’s snowing again….remember that gnomes control the […]
Chasing the Last Snow
For the last dozen, or so, years, my wife, Bethany, and I, have been blessed to live with Bodhi, Cecil & Cowboy. Bodhi and Cecil are both gone now but Cowboy is still around. All three of our boys are what they call Bernese Mountain Dogs. They’re like little bears and they have a thick […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Under The Bridge South Santa Fe Riverbed.
Orlando Padilla sent in this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday portrait. I get a real peacock feathers woven blanket vibe from the graffiti that harmonizes beautifully with Orlando’s fat bike. Orlando shot this Under The Bridge South Santa Fe Riverbed. Feel free to download this image and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the image […]
Spring Thaw and Mud Season
The transition from winter to spring is underway and our trails will be experiencing freeze-thaw cycles until the frost is out of the ground. This means checking trail conditions will be more important during the transition between frozen and completely thawed. In the big whiskey, we call it mud season and it usually starts in […]