Chris Ferguson sent us a shot that he took of his camp on his first overnighter of the year. This is at Sutton Salt lake in central Otago, New Zealand. It looks like a beautiful spot to wake up to, in the morning! Slap this photo up on your computer desktop and you might have […]
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New Zealand – Godley Valley – Fatpack
We’re pleased to welcome back Kevin Higgins. Kevin is our correspondent from Alexandra, NZ which is an hour from Queenstown and Wanaka, and surrounded by epic riding! Kevin was born and raised in San Jose, California but now lives with his wife in New Zealand. Kevin runs a small bicycle business called Hellcat Cycles. He revitalizes prewar bikes for rental around Lake Wanaka and […]
On One Carbon Fatty Fork
We’re pleased to introduce Kevin Higgins. Kevin is a new correspondent from Alexandra, NZ which is an hour from Queenstown and Wanaka, and surrounded by epic riding! Kevin was born and raised in San Jose, California but now lives with his wife in New Zealand. Kevin runs a small bicycle business called Hellcat Cycles. He revitalizes prewar bikes for rental […]
Fat-Bike Love – KaKa Point, New Zealand
By : Kevin Higgins The missus and I were heading to the east coast to visit some friends down from the North Island. Kaka Point is a tiny community about two hours south of Dunedin nestled in a small bay right on the big, blue Pacific Ocean and it was a no brainer which […]
Amazing Fat (bike) Kid from New Zealand
Kelvin Arthur from Massey University gave us the ‘heads up’ about a 10 year old boy, named Mac, and his dad riding the length of the North Island of NZ (about 1300km/800+ miles) on their Pugsleys to raise money for St Johns. St. Johns is the ambulance and first aid service in NZ. About a year ago […]
Foto Gordo – Kiwi Sunrise (Double Feature!)
Our long time amigo Ant from the other side of the planet (New Zealand) is back to share a glimpse of his Southern Hemisphere haunts. Nothing says spring like autumn in New Zealand! You can’t tell in these shots, but Ant’s fat-bike is an XL original purple pug! This is what Antoine had to say […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Beach Tunnel
Our long time friend and early adopter, Antoine Pethers shot his original purple pugs in a tunnel that goes under the main road at Murrays Bay in New Zealand. You can check out more of Ant’s photography here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/79498713@N00/ Dig it, for realz! Spread that Fat-Love like guava jelly…or is it jam? How would […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Black Sands in New Zealand
Antoine shot this while riding the black (volcanic) sand beaches west of Auckland in New Zealand! The beach looks spectacular! Antoine says: The black sand is a very different riding proposition to the golden sands on the East Coast. Some sections are firm, some very hard going – it didn’t seem to matter if it […]