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 […]
Our amigo Rrrrrico Suave or you might know him as MTB Trail Sherpa is back with the next episode of a featured mini-series about life down in the fat-bike paradise known to our friendly Illinois brothers and sisters as merely Rockford. This is Rico’s race report from an early December event that’s part of the […]
Click the owl in the beak for more information When I lived in the Suburbs of Chicago, back in the last century, I used to love to load up the van and head out to the frontier town they named Rockford after Jim Rockford of The Rockford Files. (Or was it the place that pilgrims […]
On this episode we temporarily say adieu to JK, recap Fatter by the Lake and crown a new Pugsley Games Axe holder plus a lot more randomness for your cranium! Beautiful night at the Illinois Beach Hotel! Ex Uncle making the good tunes! Raising money for charity and Jim wins a Mastodon! Making s’mores at […]
Click the Flyer for more Information This Saturday there’s a brand new fat-bike race series starting and the series is being held on a brand new trail system down in Rockford, Illinois! This grassroots Fat-Bike race series begins this Saturday! It’s put on by the Rockford Park District. It’s a great way to check out […]
Sven, JK and Tony did a live recording of the Grand FunDuro Ball at the Illinois State Park Beach Resort and Convention Center with guest segments in eluding chats with John Trusky, Electra Bike winner Michelle, tire talk with Ernie and Brad, event hosts Chris Daisy of Zion Cyclery and Gomez, Aaron from Surly and […]
Matt Haiduk sent us a clip of some late summer suburban fat-bike funski’s on the Fox River. The fat-bike dot com research bunker and testing grounds are nestled in the terminal moraines about 70 miles (as the crow flies) up river from where Matt plies his trade as a fat-bike evangelist to the brothers and […]
Sven took this shot of Puck during a recent ride at the Illinois Beach State Park and, yep, that was a HUGE flock of seagulls. Download the appropriate size and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the link below to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. 1920 x 1440 […]
Zito, Puck and I took a trip over the Memorial Day Weekend to Illinois Beach State Park for a ride along the beach in Zion, IL. The beach at the park is in great shape and is one of the few along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan that is currently ridable due to the […]
Here’s a nice story that all of us – from long beard to newbie – can appreciate. It’s a two part story from a reader named Pat that was born on St. Patrick’s day. It’s a story that Sven and I, often hear, when we talk to fat-bikers from all around the country and it never fails to […]
Download the appropriate size and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the link below to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. 1920 x 1440 (4:3) 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 (16:9) Zion Cyclery’s own Chris Daisy lights up the night during a nocturnal Fat Camp ride at […]
Back at the end of March, I took Otis for his first beach ride, just across the border, down in Zion Illinois. I took this shot on my way back from the Dead River. Otis is suspended off of the ground by what was once the roots of this small cluster of cottonwood trees on […]
Written and Photographed by : Andy Oleson BBR Test Pilot, Angry Andy, shares the results of a one week demo of the new Squatch fatty. Squatch is fat bike company that follows in the tradition of bike shops, that start their own bicycle brand. Squatch is run by Mo & Aaron, down in the western […]
Birthday Ride Written and Photographed by – Andy Oleson So about 10 years ago I made a pact with myself to go out every year on my birthday and do a 100 mile ride regardless of the miles I had or had not put on prior, maybe as a way to hold on to my […]
The Illinois Riviera – Written and Photographed by Julio Like most cyclists, I enjoy a mid-week evening group ride. On a recent Wednesday night, rain appeared eminent and the night’s ride looked like it was a wash. Normally when this happens, I either look to fit in a quick, impromptu road/gravel ride from home or […]
I may just have died and gone to Fat-Bike Heaven. If you live in the North Central part of the U.S. you can visit Fat-Bike Heaven too…..DeKalb, Illinois…Downtown at North Central Cyclery. I made the trip down, to see for myself, what has been described to me as the premier Fat-bike shop in the upper-midwest/great […]
