Gallery
Wallpaper Wednesday – The Vernal Equinox
The first day of spring makes every fat biker wish for one last snow ride. This is a shot from our amigo Jeff Davis of his Salsa Blackborrow along Grimes Creek in Idaho. Jeff’s caption […]
idaho
Gallery
Wallpaper Wednesday – Global Fat Bike Day in your own private Idaho
Our amigo Jeff Davis celebrated Global Fat Bike Day out in Idaho last weekend and one of his shots is today’s Wallpaper Wednesday! I love the B-52’s! Feel free to download this image and use […]
Events
JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit 2023 (ID)
January 6-8, 2023 – 60K or 200K | Bike, Ski, Run – Island Park, Idaho The world record holder for the Iditarod Trail Invitational and the 2012 Tour Divide champ – would like to invite you […]
Destinations
Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park – (you’re livin in your own private) IDAHO
Back in September, Greg Madison contacted us with some photos that he’d taken at Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park in Idaho. Greg’s a retired teacher and lives in Boise. Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park is […]
Accessories
FBJ Creations Custom Frame Bag
Today’s product spotlight takes us on a journey to Island Park Idaho to talk about a relatively new bag company called FBJ Creations. Some of you may be familiar with them because FBJ Creations is […]
Ride Report
Crust a ride (and you’ll be sitting on the top of the world)
(editor’s note:) I’m a card-carrying crustifarian so it should come as no surprise that today’s fat-bike fairytale is entitled Crust Cruising. We suggest that you take your favorite surf-punk classic and trade the word Surf with the […]
Gallery
Wallpaper Wednesday – Le Grand Teton
[adrotate banner=”38″] Over the years, we’ve been incredibly fortunate to meet folks from all over the world that share our passion for plus and fat-bikes. More recently (about a year ago) I was introduced […]
FFF
Foto Gordo – Fat on Skinny
[adrotate block=”7″] Weekend Checklist ◘ fat-bike ◘ singletrack ◘ hawaian shirt ◘ log ride ◘ ice cold beverage(s) It’s been awhile since we threw some gasoline on your Friday afternoon ride stoke, but since this […]
Videos
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Winterfest Fat-Bike Race
Scott and Aileen Frey are old friends of the site and Aileen has shared quite a few of her video’s, with us, from the great state of Idaho! This clip was submitted by Aileen’s husband, Scott, a few […]
Advocacy
Idaho’s First State Park Opens Groomed Trail to Fat-Bikers!
[adrotate banner=”114″] Michelle Jorgensen is a Park Ranger at Harriman State Park of Idaho. She sent us an email and wanted to share a brief article about Fat Bikes at Harriman State Park of Idaho, which is […]
Events
Event Spotlight ♦ The Snowball Special
[adrotate block=”8″] (click the race flyer to go to the event web-page) The first annual Snowball Fat Bike Race on the Sun Valley Nordic Trails! The “Snowball Special” was the name of the Union Pacific […]
Videos
Fat (video) Tuesday – Private Idaho
Ryan Sandy sent us this week’s fat-clip straight outta Nampa Idaho! Ryan and Adam Haynes run the local bike shop, in town, called Rolling H Cycles. Ryan told us ” Fat bikes are really hitting the […]
Events
Event Spotlight – JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit – 60K-200K (ID)
The world record holder for the Iditirod Trail Invitaional and the 1100 mile Iditirod to Nome race and the 2012 Tour Divide champ – would like to invite you to come and do a race […]
FatBikes
Vibe Cycles ~ Snow Angel ~ Custom Fat Blingage
Our amiga, Aileen, from Boisie, told me that she spied a custom Vibe Cycles fat-bike at a local Idaho trail advocacy shin-dig, so we both started to pester Dave and Christi over at Vibe to get […]
Ride Report
Fat-Bike Boise, Idaho
Cat Calls Written by Aileen Frey “Fat bike, come back here!” the stranger called out as we cruised by. “Fat?” I repeated as I turned to see my daughter’s frown. Her first fat bike ride […]
Site News
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Bikepacking the Owyhee Uplands
Aileen Frey sent us a great video, but I have to warn you ahead of time, that there’s skinny bikes mixed in with fat-bikes, wild horses and a beautiful snake. The Frey’s and some friends toured […]
Videos
Fat-Video-Tuesday ♦ Owyhee Springtime
Gauchos en gordas bicicletas en Idaho con su perro llamado Marley. Mud season has ended here in southern Idaho. Snow is melted. The winds are drying out the clay and sandy trails are in their prime […]
Events
Event Spotlight ♦ the Snowy 45
Click the Flyer to open the event web-page. For more races, demos and festivals, visit our Event Calendar sponsored by 45NRTH for more Fat-Bike Fun!
Site News
Fat (video) Tuesday ♦ Panini Pua Kea
Scott and Aileen Frey sent us this short clip from a ride earlier this month near their home in Idaho. Leenie had this to say about the ride. “Scott had this past Friday afternoon off and […]
Advocacy
2nd Annual Fat Bike Summit a Huge Success
Nearly 40 people attended the 2nd annual Fat Bike Summit on Friday, Jan. 25th at the Sawtelle Mountain Resort in Island Park, ID. The Summit, co-hosted by Quality Bicycle Products and Fitzgerald’s Bicycles, brought land […]
Reader's Rides
FAT-TRIBE Thursday – Idaho, Alaska, Michigan, Quebec & Australia!
It’s our second installment of Fat-Tribe Thursday and you guys continue to amaze us with your contributions! Keep up the clicking and the sending, with the riding and the smiling! This week’s video came in from […]
Reader's Rides
FAT-TRIBE Thursday – Idaho, Alaska, Michigan, Quebec & Australia!
It’s our second installment of Fat-Tribe Thursday and you guys continue to amaze us with your contributions! Keep up the clicking and the sending, with the riding and the smiling! This week’s video came in from […]
FFF
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Idaho Dunes
Here’s an awesome shot of Mark Metzger and his pooch, Pauhana, on the dunes of Bruneau State Park in Southwest Idaho. Mark says, “This place is Fat-Bike heaven with acres and acres of sand dunes […]
Business Profiles
VIBE Cycles New Fat-Bike – the “Frigid Bitch”
Vibe Cycles out in Boise Idaho first popped up on our fat-bike radar with a bamboo fatty that was spied at the North American Hand Built Bicycle Show last March. Dave and Christi, from Vibe, have been […]
Events
Event Spotlight – The 2nd Annual Fat Bike Winter Summit and Festival
These guys are working to get vast tracks of trail opened up to fat-bikers out west! Trails like the ones in this video from their race at Grand Targhee in 2012 The 2nd Annual Fat […]
Apparel
Interview With Lou Binik of Foxwear
I’ve been buying cycling clothes custom made by Lou Binik for a couple of years now and I like his gear so much that I approached him for an interview to get a bit of […]