This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from our Fatbassador to New York, Roberto Rainville! Bob calls this one “Giddy Up Ice Cream Truck”. It was shot on an abandoned wood-planked bridge that crosses the North Branch of the Saranac River in Onchiota, NY. The Loon Lake Mountains overlook Mud Pond in the background. Got […]
Last week we shared Bob Rainville’s recap of the Saratoga Fat Bike Rally and today we’re featuring a video report from the event that comes to us from David Boshek and North Country MTB. Happy Tuesday! Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The […]
2020 Saratoga Fat Bike Rally Feb 8, 2020, Saratoga Spa State Park, The Warming Hut Since 2015, humans of the Fat Bike tribe have descended upon a small state park in Saratoga every February for the mandatory fun and camaraderie known as the Saratoga Fat Bike Rally. The 6th version of the Rally saw more […]
Our Amigo from the Empire State, Bob Rainville also helps out with the Saratoga Fat Bike Festival in Up-State New York. Bob’s been kind enough to volunteer as an unofficial Fatbassador to New York and share some of his imaginative pixel arrangements, like the one above. Bob’s got one hell of an eye and a […]
Dean Leavitt sent us some snaps of his Olive Drab Trek Farley in various poses in search of cool fat-bike dot com stickers and that’s how you get’r done every Wallpaper Wednesday! We’re rolling ever closer to or eight-year anniversary of our WW column. How do you think we should celebrate? Got your own Wallpaper […]
This is a Fun-Raising Poker Ride for the WaterShed Trails of Port Jervis. Everyone has a chance to win this NOT race event, so come and take your chances. It will showcase the WaterShed Trails in Port Jervis, NY. Fat Bikers will get special treatment on this day, but the ride is open to all […]
On Saturday, February 9th, 2019 fat riders, racers, and the fat-curious descended upon the Saratoga Spa State Park’s Warming Hut for the 5th annual Saratoga Fat Bike Rally. And par for the course, Ma Nature kept things interesting right up to Rally Eve! Just south of New York’s Adirondack mountain region, Saratoga benefits from plenty […]
Today’s Wallpaper Wednesday feature comes to us from Gregg Murray from the beaches of Staten Island, New York. Gregg doesn’t mention gnomes in the description of his portrait, but the trained eye can detect the handiwork of these clever little devil’s. Note the classic pointy hat construction at the top of each carefully erected rock cairn. Here’s what […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our stickers for pixels trade has yielded, yet another, weekend ride stoke, booster rocket! This week’s digital super vitamin energy pill is provided by Robert V Rainville Jr, out of upstate New York. Have you ever seen a squirrel’s claws? I’ve been doing a fair bit of studded tire rides this week and I’ve been channeling my […]
Fat-Tribe Thursday is back to support the age old, adage that one picture says a thousand words! All of you have been so awesome with sharing your photos and fat-bike fun, we decided it was ‘high time’ that we post some of them to show the entire world wide, fat-bike tribe! If you’re new to fat-bikes, please […]
Editor’s Note : One of our long time, amigos, Shawne Camp sent us a story that reminds us that the holidays are about giving and that no child should go unremembered by Santa on Christmas morning. I think we should add a Toy Drive to Global Fat-Bike Day next year and make kids happy […]
First up is a video of Putu and Mr. Bane hitting the beach in Long Beach, NY Ken sent us a shot of his brand new 9:Zero:7 on its maiden voyage on Rosedale Beach, near Batemans Bay, on the east coast Australia about 300km south of Sydney. Mitchell Hoffman sent us this shot of “Trent […]
Justin from New York sent in this weeks Wallpaper Wednesday! He had this to say about the photo This pic was taken by myself on what may be my favorite fat ride to date! This took place on the South Shore of Long Island on Sunday, Oct 21, 2012. The tide was low, slight onshore […]
Alex sent in this ride report from New York, Thanks, Alex! Commence report now: Hit the great 909 Pleasant Valley, NY on the Mukluk 2 Sunday. It was my first real ride on her. The trails are looking great! Super effort by everyone involved in the clean up. We had bad snow damage early October. […]
