One of the happy denizens the Surly Empire happens to live not to far from me over in Decorah, IA. He also happens to be a giant, like me! Aaand, it so happens that he just took delivery of his very own special Krampus! Joy! So I says, can I ride it? Sure! Says the […]
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Bike Building
New bikes, new gear, new goals, new friends… ice is beginning to cover the ponds up here in Interior Alaska and we at Far North Fatbikes are itchin’ to get the fatties on snow. While this video was made last year as we assembled our fleet of rental fatbikes, we think it’s fitting to watch […]
Weekly Dose of Fat – 10/5/2012 – Caption Contest
CAPTION CONTEST Tommy from Katwijk, the Netherlands sent us this photo that begs to be captioned. Post your caption and we’ll pick a winner next Friday. The winner will receive a pair of 45NRTH Wool Cycling Socks! Thanks for sharing your fat-bike photo,Tommy! Check out his blog at http://micro-adventures.blogspot.nl/ This Week’s Fat-Bike News Digest http://www.desertchallenge.org/race_reports/results_2012.php – Australia’s Simpson […]
Fat (Video) Tuesday – Wheels of Tire
John Boalick sent us a compilation of various clips from his rides in North Carolina over the last year. The music is from one of his all time favorite skate videos, Wheels of Fire (1988). We’d like to see your fat-bike home movies! If you’ve got a fat-bike related, short film that you feel is […]
Fat (Video) Tuesday – Fat-Mail
Mis amigo djonnymac, made a little film of his mail run, riding his snow-white pugsley, del gatos locos. Eleven Minutes compressed into just shy of uno minuto! I bet some of our readers have been almost run over by a moose on their way to the mailbox! If you’ve got a moose vs. fat-bike video […]
Interbike 2012 – More Fat from Vegas
Here’s the rest of what I collected, while working the show today. Surly Rubber Tree I revisited the production sample of the new Krampus and took some detailed shots for y’all. The Krampus demo fleet is rocking a 3rd generation prototype yolk, so all of the photos that you’ve seen before this are not exactly what you’ll […]
Interbike 2012 – Live from the Show Floor
Sven has been here before, but today was my first time in the maze called Interbike. We popped my interbike cherry today, to bring you all of the fat…all of the time! Just like we promised! Phil Wood fat-bike design exercise! Custom Fork crowns on the Manitou Fork. 185mm Cassette Hub. Also available in lower […]
8 Months of Beach Riding ~ the Moonlander and the Damage Done
Last December, I received my Surly Moonlander and since then…I’ve done my best to ride the hell out of it. Snow, sand, mud, slurm and salt, all ridden, without a care in the world. Due to the lack of snow last winter, my fattie has seen more than it’s fair share of beach riding over […]
Fat (Video) Tuesday ~ A short film from Big Fat Larry
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 […]
Fat Video Tuesday ~ Side by Side Comparison
An interesting clip that compares a standard mtb, a 4″ pugs and a 5″ moonie on semi-crusted wettish snow. I wonder what the tire pressures were set at? Oh!…..and you might want to mute the volume……don’t say I didn’t warn you. Let’s hear from every corner of the Globe? If you’ve got a fat-bike related […]
Fat Video Tuesday ~ Driveway Trials
[{(wiki-wiki-whirr )}]- what do you do in your driveway? Let’s hear from every driveway in America? 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 your creative work here!
Wallpaper Wednesday ~ Pimp my Pug, on the Beach
Our homeboy Craig sent us a shot of his Moonlander along side Sue’s White Wedding Pimp my Pug project on a slice of beach we know very well, here in the big whiskey. Feel free to download it and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the image to open the full-sized version which […]
Bonus Video ~ Sov from Surly at Saddledrive ~ Krampus!
Eric Sovern introduces us to Krampus – ala choy
Fat Video Tuesday – Fat-Bike Honeymoon
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 […]
Fat-Bike Surfari ~ Beach Riding Research
Fat-bike beach riding isn’t always peaches and cream. Sometimes you ride the beach…and sometimes the beach wears you like a prison jumpsuit. Last month, Sven, Puck and I went to explore a new section of beach north of Milwaukee. It was windier than a fifty pound bag of politics and Lake Michigan was rock’n real good. […]
Fatbiking in Finland Part III – The Bikes
Finally it’s time to introduce some of the fatbikes found here in Finland. There are probably close to 50 fatbikes in all, and quite many of the owners are active in the Finnish bicycling forum, www.fillarifoorumi.fi. We have our own conversation thread for fatbikes, called ‘The Official™ fatbike-thread’. Here is a selection of some of […]
[MI]tten Made of Sand ~ Episode Dos ~ Big Sable Point
The next stop on my Michigan trip is Ludington. Ludington State Park features 12 miles of beach just north of the town of the same name along the shores of Lake Michigan. I chose Ludington as the furthest north that I would explore on this trip. Cecil and I rolled in and found the park […]
Pugsley vs. Moonlander ?
I started riding fat-bikes on a Pugsley, gifted to me for my 50th birthday and then last December I got a Moonlander complete. I haven’t ridden the Pugsley since getting my Moonlander, so I’m contemplating selling it. But first, I’d like to hear from our readers on the subject of Pugs vs Moonie. I […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Grave Digger Pug
This is the bike that delivered Colin Ford the Wisconsin State Team Fat-bike Championship, and the Pugsley World Championship. His fat-bike is a Surly Necromancer Pugsley, Colin likes it cuz its black…steel…and can handle the BRAAAAAAAP! Its inspired by Grave Digger, the World Champion Monster Truck, and he rides it just like a 3 wheeler, […]
Spinner’s Interview with Sov from SURLY
Spinner hooked us up with this PRIMO interview as he sat down with Sov, well, actually he sat down with a High Life in front of a computer, and pulled questions outta his bike seat rester regarding what he thinks is one of the coolest and most popular fat bikes around – The Pugsley. […]
(Fat) Sub 24 Hour Overnight – (S24O)
I’ve had this idea in my head about bikepacking my fattie on the beach for awhile now. Mis amigo, Cale just came back from a long trip in Baja, that made the trip planning itch, all the stronger. In the past month I’ve traded email and read stories from experienced fat-packers that make a pretty […]
HOW TO ~ Fill your flask without spilling a drop!
Sven was out pounding the pavement yesterday and one of our local bicycle dealers slash fat hyphen dot com readers suggested that we do more ({[HOW TO]}) stories right here in on the interwebs, so here we go…. Fat-Bikers seem to have made the stainless steel flask standard equipment on their mounts across the world, […]
Reader’s Ride(s) – Dave’s Record Setting Pug
This is Dave Pramann’s Pug. An original 2005 Surly Pugsley that was built by famous FatBike designer John Evingson. As you can see below it has quite a pedigree! FatBike Record Holder bike for Arrowhead…15hrs:47min FatBike Record Holder bike for Ragnarok…7:02 w/aero bars Fatbike Record Holder bike for Chequamegon 40…2:37 Fatbike Record Holder bike for […]
New Rack for Moonlander! from Old Man Mountain
Out of the Sierra Madre Mountains – Old Man Mountain (OMM) has a rich history in Mountain Bike touring racks that reflect their company philosophy – “don’t discriminate, innovate”. That’s why OMM built the first mountain touring racks designed to work with suspension mountain bikes and why they’ve brought that mind-set to their racks made for Fat-Bikes. […]
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 […]
Carver Cold Catfish Cup – Race Report
Written by Reed Smidt – Race Director The Carver Lake Cold Catfish Cup – Race # 3 was held on Sunday, February 19 at Carver Lake Park in Woodbury, MN. The temperature peaked at 45 degrees making almost all the single-track trail off limits for racing and riding in general. Fortunately, Carver Lake Park […]
Fat-Bike Photos From Frostbike
Gomez and Sven, reporting from Frost Bike in Bloomington, Minnesota. Take a look at some of our “fresh from the show floor” photo’s and start to plan your new build or upgrade your current fat-bike. What new fat-bike products do you covet? http://www.hopetech.com/ http://surlybikes.com http://salsacycles.com http://45nrth.com http://fyxation.com http://www.mountainracingproducts.com/white-brothers/
2012 Pugsley World Championships
2012 Pugsley World Championships February 25, 2012 The Ax is Back Registration will be Day of the race at Cooper’s Pub in Decorah, IA 1101 Highway 9 W Decorah, IA 52101-2409 8:00 to 10:00 Registration Race starts at 10:30 There is no Pre-Registration, however please select the Attending option in the Facebook event The course […]
Reader’s Ride(s) ~ Butch’s 9:Zero:7
Everybody knows Butch…..or rather, everyone should know Butch. Think of the best dude you know and that’s Butch. Butch sold his baby poop brown pugs last winter to help finance an extended exploration of the great American west last winter, leaving him without a fat-bike till late this fall. He wanted to […]
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 […]
Getting Fat in Ohio ~ Field Report by DJ
Fatbikes: 2 Mukluks 1 ti’ Fatback 1 9:Zero:7 2 Pugsleys: the Fugsley, and Don’s DUC32 Pugs Stats: December 11, 2011 19.34 miles 2:23 ride time (8.1 mph average pace) 2270ft vertical You’d think it would be a singletrack traffic jam on a day like this: sunny, cold—but not too cold, with the saturated ground nicely […]
Surly “Neck Romancer” Pugsley First Impression
It’s a brisk early-winter day here in Nebraska, and while most cyclists are making a hasty retreat indoors for another boring trainer session, others are layering up to hit the great outdoors. Steve Barr is about to be one of those cyclists making the jump out into the frozen countryside. Why? Because today, he is […]
First Ride-Mukluk 2
I doubt I could have picked a better day to really dive into the Fat Bike scene- 27 degrees, no wind, 2-3 inches of snow, some virgin singletrack, some packed ski trail, all the while basking under a clear morning sky at my favorite trail-Levis Mound. Oh, and atop a brand spankin new Salsa Mukluk […]
Mighty (endo)morphin power tire
Seemingly, the new debate about fat tires is which orientation of Nate’s, Larry’s, or Big Fat Larry’s is going to be the best combination of tires. One tire that I don’t hear people talking about is the original gangster of fat tires, the Surly Endomorph. A tire that shouldn’t be forgotten amongst all the new […]
Moonlanders A’hoy
Mission Control at Geoff’s out in Iowa City is reporting that Moonlanders and Clown Shoes have landed.
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 […]
Custom Rolling Darryls
I didn’t set out to build the coolest set of Fat-Bike wheels in the world, but this is how I did it. Parts: 2 Parts Surly Rolling Darryl Kawasaki Green rims. (Very Limited Edition. One of 33 pair!) Because Greg thought I had to have them! 2 parts Hugi Hayes hubs, the rear salvaged my […]
The Empire Strikes Back
Gnome Fest was a great time once again this year. There are many great times planned and some that just seem to happen. I’ve been known for a great many things, and some…. kind of questionable things, but it seems one of my super powers is breaking things. I broke my very first serious mountain […]
New Rims – World of Bikes – Massive Qty’s – First Ride Impressions
I made my first visit to Iowa City last week to have my good friend Adam swap out the rims on my g-fiddy pugs for some of Surly’s fancy new powder-coated Rolling Darryl, drilled 82mm units. My rear wheel on the pugs had developed quite a wiggle and when I washed up the bike in […]
Dear Nate, I love you.
Without question, it was love at first sight. Infatuation, maybe, but it’s quickly proving to be deeper-lugged. We hooked up a few times and I’m pretty happy with the ride quality. I know it’s moving fast, but I’m actually thinking about proposing… proposing the idea of bringing another into the relationship. The Surly Nate is […]
Matt’s Gnome-Fest Raffle Winner – “Babe the Blue Ox”
There’s a wild mountain bike festival every September called Gnome-Fest in the north-woods of Wisconsin and last year Surly Bicycles donated a Pugsley frame and fork to be raffled off to support the local trail group at Levis-Trow Mounds. As luck would have it……. one of our amigos (Matt Sylvester) won the raffle and has […]
Moonlander – everything is explained by Sov
Sov from Surly explains everything you need to know about the new Surly Moonlander. We hope to feature an in depth interview with Sov to learn more about this most illuminating of earthlings in the coming months.
Red Rolling Darryl Rim Transplant
Next week I’ve scheduled the G-Fiddy to undergo rim transplant surgery in Iowa City, Iowa. Renowned fat wheel specialist, Dr. Adam Blake will perform the surgery at the World of Bikes clinic in Iowa City. My mismatched wheel-set, comprised of a Large Marge in front and a Graceful Fat Sheba out back will be replaced with […]
Surly Marge Lite
The new Surly Marge Lite is 65 millimeters wide just like the Large Marge but the Marge Lite shaves a lot of weight over regular Marges while reportedly retaining torsional stiffness. This rim, like Surly’s Rolling Darryl and Clown Shoe rims, utilizes a 64 dual-spoke hole pattern. Lace 32 holes all on one side when […]