As you fine folks read this a group of us will be taking the Lake Express Ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon for 3 days of fatbike beach riding centered around the town of Grand Haven. Saturday looks like a good meet up with several fatbike luminaries from the Michigan scene hooking up with us. Look […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 6-14-12
Beach riding has been the pastime of choice around theses parts lately. With the temps rising that large body of water can make a ride 10-15 degrees cooler than inland trails. A group of us are taking the Lake Express Ferry over to the Michigan side for 3 days of beach riding next week. Should […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 6-8-12
This week’s photo of a Pugsley and a Spearfish near the top of Ben Lomond Peak (Ogden, Utah) at 9,712ft. Dustin shot this photo last Saturday on a ride from North Fork Park at 5,440 ft to the top. The back side of this peak was still covered in snow! Dirt Burger is this weekend […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 6-1-12
Holy mackerel! It’s already June. Just a few more months ’till the winter fatbike season is here! Wait a second, we still have a WHOLE summer and fall to go but, being June, it did get me to thinking about how fast this year is flying by. And, to remind all you event planners that […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 5-25-12
So, if you are a skier you may already know this, the 40th ANNUAL AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER is February 21-23, 2013. What you may not yet know is that if you are a fatbiker there will be a new event, a fatbike race, on the birkie trail that will run 2 weeks AFTER the Birkie runs! More […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 5-18-12
Gomez had a great trip to Michigan and will have several stories over the next few weeks! Have you got any fat-bike.com sticker sightings like that one over there >>>? We’d like to see them. Send them along to info@fat-bike.com and we will work up a Sticker Gallery! Have you subscribed to our Email Newsletter […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 5-11-12
With Spring here the beach has been calling. We did a “Super Full Moon” beach ride last weekend and had a great time. Get your fatbike out and ride the sand! Gomez is out doing a few recon rides in Michigan scouting out potential locations for an upcoming event. Stay tuned! http://tonilund.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-wrap-up.html – Spring Wrap Up […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 5-4-12
Saturday night is a Super Full Moon! Get out and ride, take some pix and send us a story! info@fat-bike.com If you’ve been waiting for the new Kevlar 120TPI Nates check out Bikeman! We’ve added new pix to the Wallpaper Gallery. There are some good ones in there. http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/05/uk-fatbike-gathering-2-south-lakes.html – Report on the UK Fat Bike […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 4-27-12
Lots going on with your fat-bike.com contributors this weekend! The Locust is doing the Stagecoach 400 in Cali. Spinner is at the Decorah Time Trials. Probably K8 too! There is a UK Fatbike Gatering with Pugsley on Patrol and The Coastkid. Gomez is on an S240 bikepacking trip. Puck, Colin, Liisa and I are doing […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 4-20-12
Woah, Ho! A 4/20 edition of the Weekly Dose! If you’ve checked our Event Calendar recently you may notice the the Fatbike specific event fervor of the winter season has subsided some. If you are promoting an event that includes fatbike specific classes for racing or any other fatbike specific event within the context of […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 4-12-12
We’ve been getting out on some beach rides lately including the April Full Moon Beach Ride which included not one but several rides over the weekend. Look for an FMBR section on the site soon. We want to hear from you about your beach ride experiences, Full Moon or otherwise! Send us a story to […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 4-6-12
We are heading up North along the coast of Lake Michigan for a Full Moon Beach Ride weekend. Hope you all can get out and enjoy the Full Moon as well! We had a great time in Michigan last weekend for the St Fattys Day event. You can read a recap here. Our awesome Team […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 3-23-12
Wisconsin Fat-bike Championships at Alpine Valley are tomorrow! Course reports are very positive, I heard the word “air” a few times. Log, snow, gut-busting, bikinis, all these things and more! http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/teams-and-riders/q/date/2012/03/12/shaggy-and-fatty-get-icey – About the inaugural Rovaniemi 150 and the On-One fat bike. http://surlybikes.com/blog/post/operation_musical_chairs – Surly Job Opening http://www.fyxation.com/blog/mesa-mp-release – fyxation Metal Pin Mesas are available. Great pedal! http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/03/operation-bigfoot.html – Going […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 3-16-12
Wisconsin Fat-bike Championships are coming a week from tomorrow on March 24th! The trail crew is pulling out the stops and we are going to have a SWEET course. Come one, come all! See the poster below! And, check out that fan-dingus award, medal, flask deal there on the right! Winter weather? What winter weather? […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 3-8-12
NAHBS fatbike pix, ride reports and, finally, snow in the Midwest. It was a good week! http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/nahbs-2012-day-2-gallery-ahearne-to-hunter-33329 – Ahearne fat-bike. http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-received-couple-calls-from-beat-on.html – Jill back on a fat-bike. http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/2012/03/there-are-strange-things-done.html – And goes on a women’s fat-bike weekend in the Yukon! Jill that is. http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/03/04/nahbs-2012-fresh-goods-from-paul-components-pacenti-vp-components/ – See that Paul RHUB? 170mm baby! http://tonilund.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-search-of-snow-crust-excursion-to.html – Toni goes on an overnight. Lots of bike packing […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 3-2-12
The Pugsley World Championships was the event of the week with the race winner Maciej Nowak, ladies winner Kate Heil and newly crowned Pugsley World Champion Colin Ford all enjoying a great event. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/us/indoor-park-in-milwaukee-lets-mountain-bikers-ride-in-winter.html – Major media coverage for fat-bikes from The New York Times! Compare/Contrast with Ray’s Indoor MTB Park. Make sure to check out the […]
PWC – Event Report – 2012
Our entire den of pug-scouts from troop 666 in Milwaukee converged on Decorah, Iowa for the PWC (Pugsley World Championships). For the readers that might not know…….Decorah is a hidden gem of mountain biking located in the driftless region of Northwestern Iowa. Several of our Gnomefest cousins hail from Decorah along with Sov and some […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 2-24-11
Heading to Iowa for the Pugsley World Championships today! Decorah is a great biking town and is becoming quite the fat-bike hotspot. News when we have it! http://bikedecorah.blogspot.com/2012/02/wheres-white-pwc-its-on.html – The latest news on the PWC. http://salsacycles.com/culture/in_search_of_snow/ – In search of snow. http://blog.carbondrivesystems.com/?p=2600 – Article on Gates’ website about a belt drive fat-bike. http://coastkid.blogspot.com/2012/02/3-bikes-all-very-similar-all-quite.html – 3 bikes for Scotland. http://deathrideradventure.blogspot.com/2012/02/mayors-ride.html – […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 2-17-12
I am heading up to Minnesota to meet up with Gomez for a continuation of the “Fat-n-Frosty Road Trip” and take in some of the fat-bike culture in the Twin Cities as well as attend Frostbike looking for all that is new in fat-bike fun. We’ll have a report, or several, for ya’ll next week! […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 2-10-12
With fat-bike events planned in Wisconsin and Minnesota this weekend and Manitoba and Minnesota next. Be sure to check our fat-bike event calendar for more info! If you get our Newsletter you saw this last week but for those of you who have not subscribed yet, our friends at Q7 Cycling are offering out site […]
ShellTrack Beach Attack
Race Recap written by ~ Josh Gabriel The beaches of Manitowoc were stormed by nearly a dozen, four person teams on the sunny and unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon of February 4th. Fat-bike aficionados were invited by The Broken Spoke Bike Studio, The NEW OM(NorthEast Wisconsin Off-road Mountain) bike club and Pabst Brewing Company to dirty their […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 2-3-2012
If you are in the Milwaukee area Cory the Bike Fixer is running a rental special on fat-bikes. Regular prices are $40.00 for 2 hour, $85.00 for 24 hour and $150.00 for all weekend. The special prices are $40.00 for 4 hour, $60.00 for 24 hour, and $125.00 for all weekend! In addition, they are […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-27-12
The Team SnowBike Enduro at Lake Geneva Canopy Tours was a rousing success! Right about 90 racers on 29 teams competed in the 3-hour enduro. There are a bunch of pix from the Team SnowBike Enduro here. If you missed out on an event shirt we have a few left. Socks too. we’ll have them […]
Team SnowBike Enduro – Race Report!
…a race report from Ernesto & Gomez The Wisconsin Fat-Bike Race Series, 2nd edition, took place in Lake Geneva, WI, this weekend. The same place Wisconsin keeps its sea monster. This race was the TSE, which also stands for the Team Snowbike Enduro. This 2nd edition of the TSE was held at a hill top quarry that has […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-20-12
It is finally here! Tomorrow is the Team SnowBike Enduro in Lake Geneva, WI. Conditions are really good. The base of the track is nicely packed. Gomez, Puck and I rode a few laps yesterday. Not really humping we were in the 18-minute range for the 2-mile loop. The course is a lot of fun. […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-13-12
Friday the 13th! Whoo Hoo! And we finally got a bit of snow here in SEWI. The SnowBike Team Enduro event in Wisconsin is coming up NEXT weekend the 21st. with the recent snow, more on the way and below freezing temps it should be a good one. Don’t miss it and then come crying […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 01-06-12
First dose of fat for the new year and there’s lots of fat-bike stuff going on out there in this, the first week of 2012. A couple of new fat-bike components made it to market. Both 45 NRTH Hüsker Dü tires and Surly Marge Lite Rims are available in limited quantities. Hit up your local […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-30-11
Five fantastic Friday’s of fat-bike news in December but it looks like we’ll have to gip ya and go for only four in January. Fear not, we’ll pack ’em full! FYI, the December Contest ends tomorrow. If you haven’t tossed in your entry for “What Shall We Call A Group of Fat-Bikes?“, tomorrow is your […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-23-11
Well folks, the Holiday Season is upon us but the fat-bike news just keeps-a-comin’! With the end of the year on the way Gomez and I are going to scale it back a bit for the week between Xmas and New Year’s Day but fear not, we’ve scheduled some tidbits to keep your appetites satiated! […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-16-11
More mainstream media news on fat-bikes. Big News? Grooming trails specifically for winter fat-bike use! Can some one say explode? The Holidays are coming! Why not get that fat-biker in your life something to wear from the fatbike.com store? http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-12-12/fattening-winter#.Tupa3pjAU1c – The Brainerd Dispatch has a story about fat-bikes.Big news? Yep – “The DNR is designing […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-9-11
After being a tad sparse last week we are back with LOTS more fat-bike news you can use than you can shake a stick at. Event Coverage, How-to’s, Moonlander Sightings, Fat-Bikes on winter trails, Mainstream Media coverage and more. Come and get it! News Flash! – The Tuscobia Winter Ultramarathon race in Northern Wisconsin is back […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-2-11
December already! Wow. The days are getting shorter and cooler but no significant snow here yet though we’ve had a tease or two. http://surlybikes.com/blog/post/new_things_arriving – Announcements about Moonlanders, Clown Shoes and such! Get Some! http://nuxx.net/blog/2011/11/28/low-cost-fat-bike-stand/ – Low-cost PVC fat-bike stand. http://milltowncycles.blogspot.com/2011/11/custom-bike-build-my-mukluk.html – Ben’s Mukluk build at Milltown Cycles. http://xxcmag.com/archives/4318 – News on fat-bike acceptance at ski resort Grand Targhee […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 11-25-11
A day late but certainly not a dollar short, here is the past week in fat news: http://atraincycles.com/453/fat-bike-season-is-coming/ – a sweet fat-bike from A-Train. http://deathrideradventure.blogspot.com/2011/11/kayakfat-bike-ride.html – Kayak and Fat-bike ride. http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/snow-adventures-with-fat-bikes/article_b50a87e1-daa0-5a99-9490-9f1939bd4101.html – Idaho Newspaper gets in on the fat-bike action. http://olympiacycleski.blogspot.com/2011/11/light-fat-bike.html – Lightening up a Pug. http://alaskabikeblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/frigid-bits-white-night-no-1.html – Fat-bike ride Saturday night in AK. http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/touring-sa-on-a-pugsley/ – a bit about touring South […]
Fat-Bikers X-Mas Wish List
Want to know what the fat-biker in your life covets? We’ve put together a list and checked it twice! Surly Moonlander (Duh!) it’s so fat that St. Nick has one on order for (his-jolly-ole-self)! surlybikes.com/bikes/moonlander Ahearne Cycles Custom Engraved Flask and Cage Send in your art and create a gift that will last a […]
Ride Report – are we a gang or a club? the hunter or the hunted?
Something strange happens when I grab the handle bar and saddle to load up my fat bike. It’s this overwhelming laughter and smirk that appears, on my face, while the “Hellz yes” comes out uncontrollably. It all starts at that moment. This ride will be a great ride… any ride, no matter where, you will […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 11-18-11
Once again we bring you a compilation of fat-bike news from around the Internets. Yet again I am stoked about all the coverage our “freak bikes” are getting and look forward to next week when I think Regis and Kelly might have somting on their show about fat-bikes, or not! You never know. http://salsacycles.com/culture/one_fall_ride_bobby/ – Bobby […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 11-11-11
I love this day! 11-11-11! Number are cool. Fat-bikes are cooler! Here is a collection of links to fat-bike stories around the web for this week. http://salsacycles.com/culture/one_fall_ride_tim/ – Riding with TJ and his Mukluk on the CAMBA Rock Lake Trail. http://www.theadventuremonkey.com/adventure-monkey/riding-the-salsa-mukluk/ – More Mukluk riding at Gnat’s River Ramble. http://twentynineinches.com/2011/11/08/salsa-cycles-mukluk-final-review/ – Guitar Ted says that calling a Mukluk […]
Weekly Dose of Fat 11-4-11
Lots going on out there in the fat-bike world. Below is a collection of fat-bike related news we ran across this week. Heck fat-bikes are becoming so popular that outside Magazine even has an article down there somewhere! http://billsmagicalmysterytour.blogspot.com/2011/10/growing-fat-bike-craze.html – Bill weighs in on the growing trend of Fat-Bike Mania! https://acrobat.com/app.html#d=yvU8-ezgLcA9JiPHGVWfEQ – Far North Fatbikes Newsletter with […]
Weekly Dose of Fat
Here’s some of what we read around the web this week as Fat-Bike-related news stories are popping up more than ever. http://sportsyakima.com/2011/10/fat-chance-get-past-their-looks-and-you-might-like-fat-bikes/ – A story on the Yakima Herarld’s sportsyakima.com site about the growing interest in fat-biking in southern Oregon and Northern California as well as an intro to fat-biking in general. Like a lot of stories geared […]