May I Assist You? Specialized Turbo Levo Fat Review – by Craig Smith
I was very interested in testing the new Specialized Turbo Levo HT Comp Fat bike for a couple of reasons. I’ve been riding a Felt Lebowske e-fat-bike since December of 2014 and I wanted to see how...
View ArticleEvent Spotlight – Big Fat Race – 1/22/17
Up North in the Chequamegon National Forest, there’s a race coming up that sez it’s a different kind of race. You can click the race flyer to go to the event web page or click HERE to go directly to...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday –“Fat and Furious” (Fatbike Backflip)
Damjan Siriški dropped us a line and shared this week’s FvT feature presentation filmed in the Czech Republic. I like the cookie monster thrash and Damjan has got the skills to pay the bills! Enjoy!...
View ArticleMid-Term Check-In: Vittoria Cannoli
I sit here and write this while psyching myself up for another 3-4 hour ride of breaking trail on the Cannolis. It has been a good winter here on the west coast of the northern lower peninsula of...
View ArticleQloom Winter Apparel Review by K8
Winter riding just got a little sweeter while dressed in Qloom’s Cayley Pant and Jacket. It’s as if someone who really knew their shiznitz from cycling, sailing and skiing and put it all together in...
View ArticleLake McConaughy Beach Ride – By Garrett Olsen
ED – Garrett Olsen is a really talented artist that we’ve worked with and when I saw the pictures of his group beach ride, I messaged him and asked if we could work together and share the story with...
View ArticleStuart & House Win at Fat Bike Nats
Congratulations to all of the new Fat-Bike National Champions! Both the men’s and women’s Pro/Elite Champions, Amy Stuart and Cole House will be guests on Fat-Bike Radio and….you can check out all of...
View ArticleBurley Flat Bed Trailer Review – Part 2 – Skis and Fatties
One of the great things about a fat bike is that they can do work. Just because carbon bikes exist doesn’t mean you have to race, and trailers aren’t just for toddlers and groceries anymore. When...
View ArticleEvent Spotlight – Sweaty Yeti
Race the best groomed fat-bike trails in Wisconsin, Levis Mounds! According to the race flyer, this is the Premier Midwest Fatbike Race (even though they misspelled Fat-Bike). You can click the race...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – Fat-Bike Worlds in Crested Butte
We worked with our amigos at Borealis Fat Bikes and Dirt Components to make sure that we shared the unmistakable beauty of the Fat-Bike World Championships in Colorado. Let’s take a quick look at all...
View ArticleFramed PUB Carbon Big Ride Wheelset Review – by Andy Amstutz
I’m a convert. They’re worth the money. The kids might not have the warmest boots and the wife might not have the biggest diamond, but doggone it, I will have a carbon wheelset for my fat-bike. And...
View ArticleBorealis Flume Review by Dustin Carlson
Borealis Flume Review By Dustin Carlson Do you ever find yourself looking out the kitchen window at a barren wasteland of frozen tundra covered in snow? Do you ever think to yourself, while looking...
View ArticleEvent Spotlight – Frozen Fat Fondo Festival – February 11, 2017
Click the flyer for more information. This week’s Event Spotlight is the Frozen Fat Fondo Festival out along the shores of the mighty Mississippi River. I promised our old friend, Bobby Parker, the...
View ArticleMid-Term Review – Terrene Wazia 4.6
This has been one of those winters where I have been pretty darned stoked to be testing studded tires. It seems like every other weekend has been “studded tire only” conditions due to a big melt and...
View ArticleThe 1st European Championship Bicycle Beachrace – by Ian Nicoud
Bicycle Beachracing: Two of These Things Were Not Like the Others The 1st European Championship Bicycle Beachrace Was recently held in my new home country of The Netherlands. I’ve done my share of...
View ArticleMid-Term Review of the Vee Snow Avalanche PSC Studded 26 x 4.0
This winter my “skinny fat” setup (a.k.a. 4″ tires) has predominantly been the studded 4″ Vee Tire Snow Avalanche in the white Pure Silica Compound (PSC). I’ve bounced around to a couple other 4″...
View ArticleFat Camp Show #21- Mid Winter 2017
Fat Camp show #21 is totally non-monumental but as usual, one heck-of-a-listen. Ken and Andy hammer through some recent fat news, Ken blasts riders that post hole groomed trails, Andy reveals a...
View ArticleEvent Spotlight – Hinton Growler – Alberta 2-26-17
Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada and they’re hosting the first annual Hinton Growler Fat Bike Endurance Race is presented by the Hinton Mountain Bike Association. It is a family...
View ArticleSpecialized Turbo Levo vs. Felt Lebowski – By Craig Smith
Since I’ve been an e-Fat-Bike rider since December of 2014, Gomez asked if I could compare my 2015 Felt Lebowske and the 2017 Specialized Turbo Levo HT Comp. The two bikes are almost opposites in many...
View ArticleFirst Look – 2017 Jamis Roughneck – By Ward Whitmire
Coincidentally, a week or so before being asked if I wanted to test & review the Jamis Roughneck, I had suggested that very bike (and a couple “plus bikes from the Jamis line as well) to an...
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