With a frame and fork that predates 100mm rims and the fattest of fat tires (>4.7”), I’m limited to how fat I can get. Normally, this isn’t that big of a deal and I don’t give it much thought. However, with record snow levels and the prevalent conditions being on the dry and fluffy side […]
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Surly Pugsley Race @ Frostbike
Saturday night at Frostbike (FB), means one thing….The Surly Pug Race! This year featuring the 45NRTH snow lounge. Q somehow sculpted a danish modern living room, conversation pit, lounge, complete with sofas, tables and drink holders and then covered them with white shaggy upholstery….add in two raging pallet fires and twenty cases of beer and […]
Frostbike 2014
Every February Quality Bicycle Products invites dealers and media representatives up to their Bloomington, Minnesota, world headquarters for Seminars, Social Activities and an Expo. For those of you, that are unfamiliar, Quality (QBP) is the parent company of brands like Surly and 45NRTH (among many others). Frostbike is not open to the general public, so […]
World Premier – Surly’s New Fatty! – Ice Cream Truck
Some time back in December on a brutally cold night, I had the good fortune to take one of the Ice Cream Truck (ICT) prototypes for a short spin. It was during that trip to the Twin Cities that Tyler from Surly hatched a plan for former World Bantamweight Pugsley World Champion and Bike Black […]
Shop Profile – Zion Cyclery
With the current expansion of fat bike brands available to consumers, now, more than ever, it’s important to work with a bike shop that knows fat-bikes from the inside out. In a good fat-bike shop, the owner or staff actually ride fat bikes. That way they know, through practical experience, what works and what accessories to […]
Triple F ♦ Upper Chilao
John Watson shot his friend Ty Hathaway taking his Oh-Dee Pug, airborne out in the Upper Chilao in the Angeles Forest in Southern California. I hope we can get the opportunity to see Ty flying over all sorts earthbound terrain in 2014! You can see more of the fun at http://prollyisnotprobably.com/. Thanks to our […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Private Idaho
Ryan Sandy sent us this week’s fat-clip straight outta Nampa Idaho! Ryan and Adam Haynes run the local bike shop, in town, called Rolling H Cycles. Ryan told us ” Fat bikes are really hitting the scene out here in Idaho and our small community of Nampa.’ These two central Idaho bike slingers, put together a […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – White Mike’s Violet Krampus
Michael Kauk sent us six metric gnome tons of Krampus pixels the other day along with some spec’s for his Lavender? Lilac? Violet? Purple Singlespeed Krampus. I lived through the original purple anno period of the early 90’s and still kind’a love me some burple blingage, so without further ado, we present White Mike’s Violet […]
Foto Gordo – T-Bone Railing the Sooper Bole!
Our amigo, Ron Stawicki is one of the nicest dudes that you’ll ever run into at a bike race or a trail workday. Ron is a frenquent volunteer at trail building days and is also an ace mountain bike racer that excels at solo 24 hour races! A few years ago he helped found the Waukesha […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Putting the Romance in Necromancer
This episode of Reader’s Ride(s) features my old amigo Travis’ Love Machine! Travis and I met a few years ago at the 24 Hours of Wausau, held up at Nine Mile County Swamp, plus we’re gnome-fest cousins. Travis is one lucky goucho, because his wife, Kelly, presented this blood red and jet black work of […]
Surly’s New Limited Edition Special Ops Pug
Our amigos up there at Surly Bicycles are at it again with a new Limited Edition Pugsley that they’re calling the ‘Special Ops’. Only 500 of these beauties will be made so if you have your heart set on purchasing one, I would place a phone call to your Surly dealer ASAP! The frame is […]
Second Anniversary
Two years ago my first story published on fat-bike.com. Since then, many of our amigos and hundreds of our readers have contributed content and carnival to the pages of fat-bike. Sven and I truly appreciate, from the bottom of our hearts, all of our readers and sponsors. We look forward to sharing fat-bike news, […]
Interbike Outdoor Demo – Day 2
Day two of the demo is usually a little more busy and crowded, so Sven, Lars, The Captain and I hit the show as early as we could. Sven and I had a mental list of what we wanted to ride and shoot. The two carbon bikes and a couple of Surlys followed by the […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – Beach Wheelie
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 […]
Triple F ♦ dark side of the beach
(click to enlarge) “There is no dark side of the beach really. Matter of fact it’s all dark.” Fat-Bikes and Fun are like peas and carrots… Send us a shot of your fat-bike having some fun! Our email address is still info@fat-bike.com. Please make a note of it.
Shop Profile ♦ Blue Lug ♦ Tokyo, Japan
In our endless pursuit to bring you fat-bike news and culture from around the world, we present Blue Lug – a very unique bike shop from Japan. After seeing some of the incredible work that they produce, I reached out to the owner of Blue Lug, Wakako. She shared insights into her shop’s philosophy and […]
The Landing
Some of our readers across the net asked to see the splash down of our amigo, Eric, busting out a dead sailor off of the ramp that we built, at last weekend’s beach party. We didn’t have any photos, but we do have some video! Watch Eric stick the landing….and don’t try this at […]
Triple F ♦ The Coho Grater
I took this shot on a stormy beach ride that I took up near Belgium in the early part of June. It was the first ride back on the Moonlander, since we built up our test Krampus. Beach riding in raw weather is something that I love and recommend to anyone out there with […]
So Dude, How’s that Krampus Ride?
It’s been a month since we built our test Krampus that I named Thilver. I’m legally changing the bike’s name to Silver from this day forward. This bike is just too much of a bad ass to carry a comedic name. The Ride Big tires + wide bars + short stem = fast, confidence inspiring, fun! […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Long’s Peak Camp
Matt Thyer emailed us a photograph from a recent fat-bike adventure. Matt had this to share with us about the trip. “Made camp at Long’s Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park after a 50-ish mile ride up from the front range last weekend. My Surly Neck Romancer Pug rolls just as fast as an […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Krampus Photo Contest Gallery
How to $ubtract 3 Pounds from a Fat-Bike
Our man, Sven has already touched on this subject in his excellent fat-bike 101 series. In his episode about weight $having, Sven mentions both tires and wheels as targets to put your fat-bike on a diet. We’ve combined those two elements together on an extra small 9:Zero:7 that belongs to Bethany Raven. Bethany’s Dom’L’Orange fatty […]
ENTER NOW! WIN A KRAMPUS!
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 21st, 2013 Krampus Photo Contest We’ve teamed up with los gauchos del Surly to get you all a chance to win a sparkly new Krampus Frame and Fork! But that’s not all! In addition to the the Krampus frame and fork, we’ll be awarding a pair of Surly’s new […]
Writer’s Ride(s) ~ Thilver the house Krampus
We started hearing rumors about Surly’s new 29+ bike about this time last year and by the time Interbike rolled around we were all frothing at the mouths in anticipation of getting a chance to throw a leg over one and take it for a ride. If you haven’t heard…..Twenty-Nine Plus is an expansion of […]
Ride Reflections – Rabbit Holes on My Mukluk
Written by : Andy Oleson I’ve been able to log some decent single track mileage on my 29+ wheelset up at the Southern Kettle trail system, and have done some side by side comparison testing, swapping wheelsets between laps, and one thing is for sure, the 29+ Rabbit Hole/Knards are faster than the 26” Darryl/HuskerDu […]
KramPug – Cale’s Initial Ride Report
Mi primo y Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Cale built up a set of offset Rabbit Hole rims for his Pugsley, last week and today he shared his initial impressions along with time/speed comparisons to both his 29r and his pug with traditional fat bike wheels. He rode his local 30 mile pavement/dirt loop out in […]
Twenty-Niner-Plus Preview
We’ve got big plans for the 29r+ platform this summer! The Spinner Ryerson is currently testing the hell out of his Krampus. We’re just about ready to start building up a Krampus with all sorts of shiney bits for ‘yours truely’, while Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Angry Andy has already been testing a set of […]
Blood in, Blood out – an interview with Jesse LaLonde
Blood In, Blood Out – Written By djonnymac Jesse Lalonde is a regular dude- a regular dude who gets a lot accomplished with little fanfare, content to let the accomplishments speak for themselves. WORS Elite champ, Chequamegon Fat Tire 40 overall winner (on a single speed no less), H8TR100 victor, a regular fixture on the […]
WIN A SURLY KRAMPUS!!!
Krampus Photo Contest We’ve teamed up with los gauchos del Surly to get you all a chance to win a sparkly new Krampus Frame and Fork! But that’s not all! In addition to the the Krampus frame and fork, we’ll be awarding a pair of Surly’s new Rabbit Hole Rims and if you act now […]
Late Winter Beach Ride Weekend
On the spur of the moment, last week, Bethany & I, got an invitation from some long time, friends to spend the weekend over in Michigan at their beautiful lake house near New Buffalo. Our hosts DJ & Wendy, along with our buenos amigos Tom and Amy, met us on the shores of Lake Michigan on […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Alberta Clipper
Mike Mahoney sent in this shot, right after he got his new fatty. He had this to say about his new ride. “This image was taken on my second ride on my brand new Pugsley. I have been drooling over a fat bike for a couple of years now and finally pulled […]
Frost BIKE 2013 – Fresh Carbon Beargrease – New Fat Bike Cranks
Salsa’s Carbon Beargrease The bike we all came to look at was not out on the show floor. Salsa’s, Mike Reimer, led me back behind some of the display booths and down a narrow passage to a locked windowless office, where only a few lucky folks got to see something that is going to blow […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Mike’s UK Moonlander
Mike from the United Kingdom sent us this report about his Moonlander. I’d like to share the story of my recent Moonlander build as I think that I might have some snippets of information which others might find useful and generally aren’t found anywhere else on the Internet and are not that obvious. I’ve been […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Finnish Double Feature
Juha Liukkonen shot these two ghostly images riding his sweet Snowblind Pugsley on some snow packed trails near Ristiina, Finland. You can check out Jula’s blog at www.liukkonen.net and view his rad pug build here – Pug’s Year -gallery. Fat Foto Friday is a weekly feature where we try to help kick off everyone’s fat-bike weekend(s)s with a little Fat […]
Fat Bike Summit – Good News for Fat-Bikes
Fat Bike Summit Wins New Allies for Recreational Access IMBA Lends Support for Advocacy Efforts Last weekend, more than 100 fat bike enthusiasts, bike and outdoor industry professionals, land managers, and congressional staff braved whiteout conditions to attend the 2nd Annual Fatbike Summit and Festival at Sawtelle Mountain Resort in Island Park, Idaho. Gathered to […]
Fat-Bikes, Beach Tours & Coffee in The Hague
That’s the photo that led me to come in contact with our new amigo from the Netherlands, Tommy. I learned that Tommy is a guide at Lola Bikes and Coffee and that the shop runs Fat-Bike Tours in The Hague, the capitol city, of the Netherlands, nestled on the sandy shores of the North Sea. Every […]
Fat Foto Friday ♦ Pugsley on Patrol
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. […]
First Look ~ The Oveja Negra MM2-SSB/ON Frame Bag
Back in November, I shared my plan to have our amigos at Oveja Negra Threadworks make a custom frame bag for my Moonlander. I’ve had some fun, playing up the “Space Suit” theme, to the point where you all probably think I’m some sort of delusional space cadet, so its time to drop my NASA comedy routine […]
Like a 10 year old with a Bazooka – Surly Krampus
I love this bike. I went out to Vegas just to ride it. Of course there were beers and friends that I only see about once a year, and more beers, but this conglomeration of steel and rubber was the focus of my trip. I was pretty sure I was going to get one, but […]
Interview with Polar Explorer/Adventurer Eric Larsen
Lee Kinder from Logan, UT had the opportunity to interview Eric and inquire about his incredible expedition to the south pole on a fat-bike. by Lee Kinder – Photography by – Cycle South – Stephanie Scott Photo credit: Cycle South – Stephanie Scott “Remember, it’s cool to be cold!” quips Polar Explorer/Adventurer Eric Larsen. Indeed […]
Wallpaper Wednesday – Moonlander with Aspens
Ray sent in this shot of his Moonlander amongst the Aspens near Flagstaff, AZ. He says: I’ve been rocking a Moonlander in the mud, snow, and dirt all year round since December. This is a recent shot of a ride I did the other weekend when the Aspens were at their most colorful… mostly from the “Inner Basin” […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – What are you afraid of?
Tomorrow is Halloween in the States so I’ll be ringing all of my neighbor’s doorbells (not with hopes of getting candy) but with an empty glass in hopes they keep a stocked bar. Well, enough about me. I want to hear how you celebrate halloween! Do you like movies about gladiators? Have you ever been […]
Fat (video) Tuesday – the Necromancer Trials
The best reverse nose wheelies, on a fat-bike, that I’ve ever Seen! You know the drill…..Blah, blah if you have a fat blah blah video, send it to info at blah dash blah dot whatever and we’ll blah blah blah. Now go ride your blah-bike and don’t forget the fat-cam ala choy!
Get Demo’d – Surly/Salvagetti Style
This will probably be the best time you’ve ever had in your entire life…….just say’n…. For more races, demos and festivals, visit our Event Calendar sponsored by 45NRTH for more Fat-Bike Fun! Do you know about a fat-bike event in your area? Send us your event info and we’ll add it to our Event Calendar. Email the event information […]