Last December, I started testing a new set of wheels on my Aluminum Fatback named Otis. I wrote a piece called Otis Gets Pimped (Part 1) that covered some upgrades that we would be testing. This is the second installment, where we’ll check in with how the new pimp’n parts have performed over the last […]
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Otis Gets Pimped (Part One) #otisgetspimped
As some of you might remember, I have a bike named, Otis, that just recently celebrated its first birthday! Back around x-mas time we ran a long term review of Otis where we mentioned that we’ve been working on a little project to upgrade Otis’s wardrobe. We code named this operation #otisgetspimped. In other words, we’re going to take […]
In pursuit of never ending roll — Fatback Hadley Hubs, The long-term review.
Last year, when venturing into a custom wheel build for my then new Trek Farley, the strategy was simple – turn this fat bike into a never ending roll machine. Good hubs equal better rolling momentum. In speaking with Pete Hamer of Freewheel Bike in Minneapolis, MN, we reviewed just about every manufacturer that buillt […]
Borealis Carbondale/Industry Nine Short-Term Review
This review comes after about 20 hours and 150 miles of trail riding. A vast majority of that riding took place in fresh snow because Northern Michigan got a heaping helping of December snow this year. I tried to get onto groomed trails as much as possible but even those were still fairly loose due […]
616 Fabrications – Hub Spy Shots!
Our long time amigo and one of the owners of 616 Bicycle Fabrication, Aaron Joppe, sent Fat-Bike a couple of spy shots of their new hub shell. The only thing he really shared with me about this new set of fat-bike hubs, was that they would be “the lightest on the market!” Earlier this year, […]
Fat-bike 101 – Hubs
This article is part of the Fat-bike 101 series and is intended to help new fat-bike owners, and potential fat-bike owners, with some of the questions they may have about fat-bikes. In addition, it is a chance for experienced riders to add comments to help our new brethren enjoy all that fat-biking offers. Consider these […]
White Industries – SnoWhite Fat-Bike Hubs
Anyone that follows singlespeed mountain biking, knows White Industries and their ENO line of hubs, freewheels and cranks. I run their hubs on my 29r and the front of my rohloff’d pugs. Quality and serviceability is what I love about the White Industries hubs that I own and I’ve put thousands of tough miles on them. Way back […]
Paul Component Engineering Disk RHUB 170
Lookie here what we got in for testing! The new Paul Component Engineering Disk RHUB 170 is designed for symmetrical fat-bikes with 170mm rear axle spacing. Made right here in the good ol’ US of A in Chico, California. If you’ve been around mountain biking for any amount of time it is likely that you […]
Hope FatSno Pro2 Evo Hubs
The new fat-bike specific Hope hubs have arrived in the US and we’ve got our paws on a set! No, Hope didn’t hook us up. In fact, we didn’t even ask. Yet! With a small number originally shipped we simply let Sven pony up and do it! The Fatsno is an evolution of the Pro2 […]