The king of fat bike beach riding (Bruce Mathieson) shared a link to this clip on the GFBD Card that I put up on facebook and that got me thinking about beach riding in Scotland. I started to dream about how we could all go over to Scotland and ride with Bruce. In my dream, […]
Bruce shares some thoughts on fat bikes, Surly, and the current state of fat bikes in the UK. It’s an interesting glimpse into the mind of one of fat bike’s early adopters and the beach riding is pretty nice as well. I’m with Bruce, when he says, I’m just going to keep riding fat bikes […]
We go back to back weeks to celebrate our long-time hero and friend, Brice Mathieson for this week’s Fat Plus Bike Video feature. Bruce is the God Father of fat bike beach riding. Check out our interview with Bruce from 2014 on the Weekly Dose of Fat Podcast No. 27. Bruce was also part of […]
Illya Rudkin is a grizzled veteran of our Fat Video Tuesday presentations. I wonder if he thinks fat bikes are dead like many of our fatbassadors from the UK have stated? We don’t worry if the mule is blind. We just load the wagon. In other words, we don’t let popularity get in the way […]
Phil sent in this week’s Wallpaper Wednesday taken during his Global Fat Bike Day solo mission up in the rolling hills of Scotland. Phil shared this about his photo. Your latest Wallpaper wed pic made me look up a photo I took a couple of years ago on a November evening up my local hills. […]
We’re proud to welcome Nick Tryon to our staff of cycling adventurers. Nick is a former Royal Marine and lives on the West coast of Scotland. Nick loves all things outdoors and is one hell of a great photographer.
All of you should be familiar with Bruce Mathieson, the Coastkid. He’s the godfather of beach riding over in Scotland. Tommy from the Netherlands sent me an email asking me if I’d seen his latest video and suggested that we share it here for F(v)T. I’d call that a sterling suggestion! In this clip, Bruce […]
The godfather of fat-bike beach riding, Mr. Bruce Mathieson, catalogues Scotland’s incredible coastal paradise with videos that have been an inspiration for around the last ten years. He’s really been cranking out some great stuff during the Covid lockdowns in the UK. Bruce had this to say about his latest film. Been a crazy year […]
By the looks of things, our amigo Bruce Mathieson has been riding a ton and he continues to be one of my all-time favorite videographers Coastkid’s videos helped feed the stoke world-wide for fat-bike fun. I think of Bruce as the Godfather of fat-bike beach rides. He’s the reason that I took my fat-bike to […]
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday comes to us from Greg Stephen from Scotland. This picture made me think of Harvest, which made me think of Neil Young, which played the song Helpless on the jukebox in my head. This is what Greg shared with us about his photographs, Here’s a few of my Ritchey Commando at […]
This bikepacking adventure was born out of looking at the map and seeing what looks remote yet kind of flat for the bikes. It was also to tick off visiting another part of Scotland we had not been to before. A small further motivation to visit Loch Etive was to find the location of the […]
Like many of my bikepacking or MTB videos before you may have gathered that we like to ride or explore the Cairngorms highland range in Scotland. This film is no different. It is a beautiful area and Glen Feshie is one of a few areas where the estate owners are actively promoting and restoring the […]
JohnClimber aka John Moore is a legacy contributor to the site. This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday features John’s Titanium Traverse Fat-Bike on Formby Beach. I’ve seen photos of this Antony Gormley sculpture many times before I looked up the artist. Click that link if you want to see more of Gormley’s sculptures. I enjoyed quite a […]
Fat Bike Galloway #BAMfatbike2018 After committing myself to the Bivvy a Month Challenge its got me thinking about where to have these mini adventures. With February usually a bit on the chilly side (by UK standards) I had my thoughts on staying in a bothy. A bothy? Let me explain, a bothy is an unlocked […]
Heartbreak Ridge Ballater – Sublime ice age granite ridge You know when you think you know a place? A place which is a few hours away from home but you have ridden there enough times to do most of the trails on the map you think worthy of your valuable time. But as you stop […]
Fatbike Cairngorm Tour 3. This is the third weekend sortie exploring another glen called Glen Edendon. Like the first tour up Glen Tilt (https://youtu.be/dh5QS2MJ0_o) it runs from the southern edge of the Cairngorms north. The plan was to ride its entire length and do a U turn at the top in to Glen Feshie. However […]
Our amigo Illya is back with a video of a trip to the Isle of Harris in Scotland. Here’s what Illya shared about this week’s clip. Fatbikes ride the infamous Postman’s trail on the Isle of Harris. If you live in Scotland or visiting the land of the clans then probably very high on a […]
Our Amigo Illya is back with a clip from the Scottish Highlands. We haven’t shared a Fat Tuesday Video recently, so its always nice to back into the groove! I can think of no better way to get back into the groove, than with a clip from Scotland! Here’s what Illya had to say about […]
The Quaraing on the Isle of Skye is one of the most renowned geological features in Scotland. It is a landslip on the eastern coast of the Isle of Skye. The whole of the ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips. Apparently the Quiraing is the one part of it still moving […]
This is chapter three of our video series from our amigo Illya Rudkin. We interviewed Illya on Fat-Bike Radio and you can listen to the man behind our series here (Starts a 18:20). I always ask Illya to share a few thoughts about his videos and this is the cliff notes version of […]
This week’s Wallpaper Wednesday is like a love song with fat-bikes, all inspired by the Nuptials of Mel and John from Scotland! This brought back fond memories from my own wedding with bikes and dogs and camping. How can you go wrong with Love & Bikes? Here’s what these two newlyweds had to say about their celebration of […]
The Outer Hebrides are a formation of islands off the North West coast of Scotland which are joined by causeways and ferries. Since Bruce (Coastkid) put the idea in my head to go there on the fat bikes, I bought the maps which meant I was going! Unfortunately, Bruce couldn’t make it in the […]
Forth Fat, Bruce – aka; Coastkid’s social gathering on the East Coast of Scotland in North Berwick. The idea of Forth Fat is simple, ride fat bikes and socialise. After making the journey last year I was keen to be involved again in a great weekend of bikes and beer!! After unpacking my gear in […]
Our video this week is from our long time friend from Scotland, Bruce Mathieson! Bruce took his Pugsley out for a bit of a spin, but we’ll let him tell you about it in his own words. Hey Gomez, hope you are well and having a good summer! Here is a wee film you may want to […]
The Godfather of Beach Riding, Bruce Mathieson, sent us one of his excellent video clips to share. Bruce presents this film as a joint effort, created with his amigos Brian and Craig. Where does your Fat-Bike Take You? Share your hosted video with us and we’ll provide you with the virtual theater of the inter-webz, […]
Our amigo Jason Liddell from Scotland has been getting some dramatic beach riding photos with great reflections in them. This is what Jason had to say about this shot. “Here’s a shot showing two frequent riding companions of mine, Craig Finlayson (Surly Pugsley) and Brian Thomson (OneOne Fatty), riding our local coast here in East Lothian, […]
Weekly Dose of Fat Show #26 Sven, Gomez and J.K. Livin’ are in the studio! Chris Daisy from Zion Cyclery did that there music. This show is sponsored by Surly Bikes – Surly makes sense in a world of chaos…that’s why they might seem crazy. People get a bike from Surly and they ride […]
Mark Weldon took his new Carver O’Beast for its first proper ride on the hills and coast of North Wales! He captured a rather angry looking sky and his beautiful Titanium Carver in this week’s Not a Wallpaer Wednesday feature photo. This is what Mark had to say. Been riding the fat bike on the […]
The second Forth Fat took place recently in North Berwick, Scotland and Tommy sent us this video to give you all a sense of what you missed if you did’t make the event. Had a good ride lately? We’d love to share your videos! Shoot me a link to your hosted video and we will […]
This is one of the many reasons that I love this job! We get notes, like this, from all over the world. Snippy is our first contributor from the Isle of Skye! We’re elated that you’re loving your new fatty Señior Snips! Thanks for sharing your beautiful coastline with us! Balance We try to […]
And then there’s this from Bruce Mathieson: aka: the coastkid. Bruce is the Viceroy of Scottish Beach Cycling and rides, one hell of good wheelie! His clips of exploring the scenic beach riding around East Lothian, have inspired thousands – (myself included!) A trip to Scotland to ride fat-bikes on the beach is, most definitely, on my […]
Our old amigo Bruce – aka coastkid, is world famous for his video artistry and fat-sporations along the coast of Scotland, but somehow, we haven’t featured one of his works here, for quite some time. Today we remedy that situation by sharing a clip that Bruce describes, thusly…… “a cycle out to Sandwood Bay in […]
Jason Liddell took this shot of his 9:Zero:7 with the magic light of the East Lothian coastline bathing the beach in colour. You can see more of Jason’s photographs at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jason-l/. Triple F is a weekly feature, designed to inspire fat-bike fun, fueled by submissions from our readers. Would you like to help? Send your uncle […]
It’s been awhile since we’ve featured one of Gary Buckham’s (Pugsley on Patrol) videos, so today, we’re going to do, just that! Send Uncle Gomez some fat bike fun films! The gnomes that read my mail monitor gomez@fat-bike.com.
Our long time amigo Gary Buckham aka Pugsley on Patrol took a shot that makes still life seem like it’s ready to roll. Fat Foto Friday is a new weekly feature for us. We’d like to help kick off everyone’s fat-bike weekend(s)s with a little Friday afternoon foto-stoke, thanks to the help of submissions from our readers. […]
John Moore from England took this shot at a UK Fat-Bike Gathering, last year in Northumberland. Feel free to download it and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the image to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. Got your own Wallpaper Worthy Photo? If you’ve got a fat-bike related image […]
If this doesn’t make you want to ride beaches in Scotland, I don’t know what would! Simply beautiful! We’d love to see what fat-biking is like in your part of the world! If you’ve got a fat-bike related, short film that you feel is “Fat (Video) Tuesday” material, slap a link in an email with […]
Bruce the ‘coastkid‘ lent his go-pro to his close friend B.F. Larry and this well scored, short film speaks for itself. We hope you enjoy the ride! We’d love to see what your tires experience? If you’ve got a fat-bike related, short film that you feel is “Fat (Video) Tuesday” material, slap a link in […]
Mike Taylor Chronicles the first month of riding his new custom painted pugsley around (where else?) – Scotland! Got your own fatbike video? If you’ve got a fat-bike related image that you feel is “Fat (Video) Tuesday” worthy, slap a link in an email with what, where, why-type info and videographer’s credit to info@fat-bike.com and you may see […]
A while back I did a video titled “What is fat Biking?” and since then I’ve wanted to do another, so here it is, Pugsley on Patrol 98 – What is Fat Biking?
Latest video in the Pugsley on Patrol series. Filmed in the Tweedsmuir Hills of the Scottish Borders with music by Mindthings. Filming took over 5 hours and produced over 10 Gb of HD footage which was edited down to the 4.38 minutes you see here. Two cameras were used, a GoPro HD for the “camera-on-a-stick”, […]
Hey All! Gary from Pugsley on Patrol has joined the fat-bike.com crew and will be regaling us with stories and experiences from that fatbike paradise, Scotland! – Sven There was a time when I had never even heard of the term “fat bike”, let alone actually seen one in the flesh or lifted my leg […]
