Trail Pump Shootout
Welcome to our very first shootout. A few years back, Sven put together a Fat-Bike 101 series and one of the articles dealt with pumps. Here’s a link – fat-bike-101-pumps. So here we are 2 years later...
View ArticleFoto Gordo ♦ Arizona Winter
Todd Wright sent us this great shot from the valley of the sun, Phoenix Arizona! It sure doesn’t look like winter in Wisconsin! Most of the bike industry thinks that this sort of fat-biking doesn’t...
View ArticlePDW Kickstarter for the Fat Stevens Pump
This is what Eric Parsons from Revelate Designs said about the new PDW Fat Stevens on Facebook today. Our Friends at PDW are kickstarting their new massive fatbike pump. Check it out. Finally a...
View ArticleInterview with Dave Gray from Surly Bikes
In 2000, Dave Gray was hired as an industrial designer by, the original Surly gangster, Wakeman Massie. Dave was Surly’s second employee. He was hired along with Tommy HURL Everson, to help take Surly...
View ArticleWallpaper Wednesday ♦ Inspiration Wash
Our long time amigo, Tom McDonald, is an award winning photographer and Fat-Biker from Southern California. This is a shot of Inspiration Wash near Borrego Springs. You should check out all of Tom’s...
View ArticleJumbo Jim 4.8″
Being part of the Bike Black Ribbon crew has it´s benefits. Not only did I have the opportunity to ride an awesome fat bike from MAXX this winter. This bad girl was also equipped with a pair of, hard...
View ArticleEvent Spotlight – Sugar Cayne Bike Fest 5/30/15
Another Sugar Cayne Bike Fest is going down this weekend and this year it’ll be up at Billerica BMX Track, in Massachusettes! The fest will host competitions for BMX, MTB, Cyclocross, Fat-Bikes,...
View ArticleFoto Gordo ♦ Sea of Grass
When I go riding, I see pictures that I can’t always capture, because I need someone to go out and ride across a sea of grass for the camera. Our hitch rack shootout has gotten me some visitors that...
View ArticleFat-Bike Beach and Dune Rides in South Africa!
Dave Caravias contacted us about his guided fat-bike adventures in South Africa. In addition to fat-bike beach riding that rivals anything that we’ve seen, the area also boasts, world class, whale...
View ArticleSurly Big Fat Knard Review
By : Chris Zito Knards When Surly first came out with the Pugsley I found myself one Christmas Eve riding the shores of Lake Michigan wondering, “Could cycling get any more fun?”. Well, it has. It’s...
View ArticleFat-Bike NEWS – Borealis and Lauf form Strategic Partnership
Colorado Springs, Colo. & Reykjavik, Iceland – (June 11, 2015) – Borealis Bikes and Lauf Forks today announced a strategic partnership between the two companies. This relationship promotes the...
View ArticleMaxx Huraxdax – Product Spotlight
By : Jeff Price Fat bikes have really just been born but they are already evolving. The MAXX Huraxdax is a perfect example of this evolution. Thanks to my crazy Uncle Gomez, I’m testing a German,...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – Oregon Coast
Mike Ripley tagged us in this video on twitter and it made me want to go and ride the Oregon coast, now, more than ever! Mike is the man behind mudslinger events in Oregon and our long lost fat-bike...
View ArticleReader’s Ride(s) – Evan’s Singlespeed Pugsley
Written by: Evan Larsson Oh, now I get it! Seeing that it’s late into the spring season with summer, just around the corner, everyone is out and about on their dirt adventures. For me, in the...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – Fun on the Fox River
Matt Haiduk sent us a clip of some late summer suburban fat-bike funski’s on the Fox River. The fat-bike dot com research bunker and testing grounds are nestled in the terminal moraines about 70 miles...
View ArticleIntroducing the Watchman from Advocate Cycles
Advocate Cycles, the first Benefit corporation in the cycling industry to pledge 100% of profits to making cycling better, has launched their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. We met with our old...
View ArticleFoto Gordo – Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! to all of our readers in the US and please join me in wishing our very own Sven Haamer a Happy Birthday! HOPPY BOOZE DAY! Have a great weekend! Time to go for a Ride!
View ArticleFat-Bike Destination – Free Soil Michigan
Last week, I made good on a long standing plan to continue my exploration of the Lake Michigan Shoreline, just north of where I left off on a trip in 2012. The plan was to explore the area north of...
View ArticleOur Fat-Bike Radio Question of the Week!
This Week’s Fat-Bike Radio – Question of the week is : How much would you EVER $pend on a pair of Winter Cycling Boots? We’d like you to call into the radio program and give us your answer. This is...
View ArticleLauf Carbonara Product Launch
You know you are getting close when you see icebergs out the window. Early on a Tuesday morning in May, I got a phone call from everyone’s favorite fatbike web guru, Gomez. He asked me what I have...
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