Beach Riding
Lizard Skins – Bottom Bracket Seal??
Well, Lizard Skins don’t officially make a BB seal this is, in truth, the venerable Headset Seal that has been around for MANY years but that doesn’t mean that we can’t give them a go […]
Year: 2012
Tops
My Favorite All Season Fat-Biking Shirt
I am totally in love with my Smartwool base layers. Most specifically, the Smartwool Microweight Long Sleeve Crew. This is my go-to shirt for almost any ride and is comfortable for me in weather from […]
Mojo
(Fat)-Bike Mojo Gallery and First Winner
Congratulations to Mark P. of Salt Lake City for being the winner of the first prize we are giving away in our (Fat)-Bike Mojo contest, the Bob Korn Pugsley print shown below! We are not […]
Fat-bike 101
Fat-bike 101 Intro
With the availability of ready-to-ride fat-bikes, thousands of new fat-bike riders have joined the fat-bike scene over the past couple of years. New fat-bike riders are joining the fray daily and many of them have […]
Winter Riding
Grip Studs – Customizable Traction
Grip Studs recently sent us for review a couple of packages (250 studs total) of their tungsten carbide, screw in studs along with an installation tool for inserting them into your favorite fat-bike tires. The […]
FatBikes
Schlick Cycles Northpaw Rohloff
Greg from Schlick Cycles sent us these photos of a custom-built Northpaw fat-bike with a Gates Belt Drive, a Rohloff Speedhub and a SRAM Dyno front hub that they built for a rider in Eastern […]
Site News
(Fat)-Bike Mojo
You know what bike mojo is, right? (Fat)-Bike Mojo is the same thing only on a fat-bike! Often attached with zip ties to the handlebar, but regularly strapped, lashed or otherwise attached to other areas […]
Apparel
New Foot Gear from Gore Bike Wear
Gomez, Mr. Jim and I will be sporting and testing a couple of winter footwear products from Gore Bike Wear. The “Road SO Overshoes” do a lot like what it sounds. They go over your […]
Components
Hope Sealed Bearing Aluminum Jockey Wheels
Gomez wrote a while back about the damage beach riding can do to your fat-bike. Well, new for 2013, Hope brings us 11-tooth Sealed Bearing Aluminum Jockey Wheels that address at least part of those […]
Accessories
White Lightning Easy Clean Tire Brush
Around these parts we ride fat-bikes on the beach a lot and cleaning up the rig after a ride is a chore made easier by the White Lightning Easy Clean Tire Brush. Easily adjustable to […]
Components
Hope 170mm and 135mm Q/R Skewers
Hope has made a Q/R set available for their FatSno hubs. The FatSno hubs are made for symmetrical fat-bikes with a 170mm rear axle and a 135mm front axle. The CNC machined Q/R arm has a […]
Accessories
Old Man Mountain Sherpa Rear Rack
I’ve wanted a great rear rack solution for my Nuvinci N360-equipped Schlick Northpaw for some time and had previously used a Planet Bike Versarack. While I got the Versarack to work OK, it was not […]
FatBikes
Yellow Watson Cycles Great Divide
This is Andrew Watson’s latest Great Divide fat-bike and that yellow is absolutely stunning! We’ve featured Andrew Watson’s work in the past and even had a great interview with him so give those a look […]
FatBikes
Scoop! – Sandman Bikes 2013
We recently shot off a note to Conrad at Sandman Bikes in Belgium to learn about their plans for the 2013 model year. Sandman, as you many know, is a maker of fat-bikes that are […]
Components
Paul Component Engineering Disk RHUB 170
Lookie here what we got in for testing! The new Paul Component Engineering Disk RHUB 170 is designed for symmetrical fat-bikes with 170mm rear axle spacing. Made right here in the good ol’ US of […]
Components
Carver Ti O’Beast Fat Bike Fork
Thanks to Carver and Bikeman we had a super special deal on the Ti O’Beast fat-bike fork for our newsletter subscribers a while back and I just had to shell out my own hard-earned bucks […]
Components
New Product – Schlick Cycles Northpaw-S 47mm Rim
Schlick Cycles today announced their new 47mm Northpaw S rim designed for all-season fat-bike riding. We had a chance to ask the guys at Schlick Cycles a few questions about their new rim and what […]
Accessories
Portland Design Works Fat-bike Fenders
Portland Design Works has introduced two fenders designed specifically for fat-bikes. The Dave’s Mud Shovel™ front and rear fenders feature an extra long, wide design to block snow, water, and sand. The front fender attaches […]
Site News
Interview With Chris Zito – Pugsley Pioneer
FBC – Tell us a bit about your life and how bikes fit in. Z- I got into bikes in the early 90’s when looking for a job and a friend suggested that I work […]
Accessories
Keeping Your Gear Dry While Beach Riding on Your Fat-bike
Fat-bike riding on the beach is one of my favorite things to do. Carrying gear while beach riding presents a few issues that are not as big a deal in more traditional bike packing. The […]