Components
First Look – Vee Tire H-Billie – It’s a ‘tweener!
The new Vee Tire H-Billie is a kind of a ‘tweener tire. It is marked as a 4.25 on the side wall and definitely comes in between other fat-bike tires being larger than the likes […]
Month: March 2014
FatBikes
Seen at NAHBS – Ellis Fillet Brazed Fat-bike
Dave Wages from Ellis Cycles has won several awards at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in the past racking up such show stoppers as “Best Lugged Bike”, “Best Road Bike”, “Best Steel Frame” and, […]
Winter Riding
Ride Spotlight – Gene Goes to Mackinaw Island
Gene from Michigan took one of the Ice Bridges to Mackinaw Island recently on a 5-person fat-bike expedition. If any of you has been to Mackinaw Island during the summer I’m sure you will recognize […]
Components
Sarma Hoboy Carbon Fat-bike Fork
Sarma recently sent us a Carbon Hoboy fat-bike fork to run through the test wringer. We are setting it up on a new build and will have more pix and ride info soon but to […]
Accessories
First Look – Bordo Big 120 Folding Lock
Abus, the German maker of high-quality bike locks, is pretty well known among my messenger buddies and commuter friends. How about an Abus lock specifically for fatbikes? Well, not really but the nickname “Fat Bordo” […]
FatBikes
Boo Bikes AluBooyah Ski Mountaineering Fat-Bike
I saw this Boo Bikes AluBooyah Ski Mountaineering Fat-Bike at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show and talked to Jacob Lapenna about it there but wanted to know more about it. Jacob sent me the story […]
29+
29+ Bikes at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
More 29+ bikes at the show this year. With the availability of more 29 x 3.0 tires we expect to see more 29-plus bikes coming from a lot of your favorite builders in the future. […]
FatBikes
Fat-bikes at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2014
Here are shots of all the fat-bikes I saw at NAHBS last weekend. We’ll have more details on most if not all of these fat-bikes coming up over the next week or two. For now, […]
FatBikes
Seen at NAHBS – Black Sheep Collapsible Titanium Fat-bike
Seen this weekend at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show was this Black Sheep Fat-bike. Made from Titanium, check. Rohloff, check. Front suspension, check. Collapses small enough to go as checked baggage on your next […]
FatBikes
Sneak Peek – Ritchey Commando Fatbike Debuts at NAHBS Today!
Here is our first scoop from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show before the doors event open! Tom Ritchey is getting into the fat-bike scene! We will have more on this development soon but for […]
FatBikes
Press Release – EcoSpeed/Fatback Electric Fat-bike Announced
EcoSpeed Inc, (Portland,OR) industry leader in the manufacture of electric motor assists for bikes and trikes announces collaboration with Fatback Bikes (Anchorage, AK) for a ‘Made in the USA’ mid-drive electric fatbike. EcoSpeed has adapted […]
Site News
Viking Nordic Center in Southern Vermont opens up to Fatbiking
Peter Foley sent us a note that Viking Nordic Center in Southern Vermont is opening up to Fat-biking effective immediately! They’ve got 39km of trails and a 12-16″ base of snow with a 12-24″ dump due this […]
FatBikes
First Look – Boo Bikes Alubooyah Fatbike
When we first saw the AluBooyah fatbike prototype at Interbike last fall we were intrigued. Initial test rides on the one and only prototype available at the time were encouraging and we put in our […]
Site News
Ned Overend is the New Fatbike National Champion
Team Specialized pro, Ned Overend, won the first Fatbike National Championship at the Fatbike Birkie today in Cable, WI! The field was packed with fast fatbike talent but Ned was first to the line and continued […]