Business Profiles
Far North Fatbikes
I corresponded with Josh at Far North Fatbikes in Fairbanks, Alaska about their Fat-bike rental business and asked him to fill us in with some info about their business. Here is some of what we […]
Articles by Greg Smith
FatBikes
Lightfoot Cycles Bigfoot Ranger Recumbent Fat-Bike
I shot a note off to Rod Miner of Lightfoot Cycles when I came across the Bigfoot version of their recumbent bike called the Ranger. He responded quickly and offered up this info on the […]
FatBikes
Watson Cycles Great Divide FAT Tire
Watson Cycles Great Divide FAT Tire From the Watson Cycles Website: The Fat Tire tames otherwise un-rideable terrain. Designed to conquer the most menacing of landscapes, this expedition bike is your go-to for everything from […]
Beach Riding
On the Many Different Types of Sand
Fat-biking a shoreline of sand is one of the quintessential fat-bike experiences and one that any fat-bike rider will want to experience over and over. One of the keys to the enjoyment of riding a […]
Accessories
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 […]
Accessories
Colorful Rolling Darryl Fat-bike Rims
Colorful Rolling Darryl Fat-bike Rims URGENT! After a quick heads up from one of our peeps in Iowa we gotta get to ya’ll on the quick! From Surly there are some new, limited-edition, powder-coated Rolling […]
Accessories
45Nrth Husker Du Fat-Bike Tire
If you were around the punk/hardcore music scene in the early ’80s I hope you got to check out Hüsker Dü, the Minneapolis band that was the inspiration for the name of 45North’s new 26×3.8″ fat-bike […]
FatBikes
Moots FrosTi Fat-Bike
After seeing Moots’ race fat-bikes, built for ultra endurance racers like Eric Hindes and Mark Curicak, at Interbike the past couple of years we always wondered if they were going to make them available to […]
Beach Riding
Port Washington Beach Ride
Had a super October ride on the beach north of Port Washington, WI a couple of days ago. It was a great, October afternoon with temps in the ’70’s! Rare this time of year. The […]
Accessories
Surly Rolling Darryl
The Surly Rolling Darryl is an 82mm wide fat-bike rim that has proven very versatile for either symmetrical fat-bikes or more traditional offset rigs. The 64 hole spoke pattern lets the rider/wheelbuilder select either a […]
FatBikes
Surly Pugsley
While other Fatbikes were around before the Surly Pugsley the Pug is likely the fatbike most people have seen first. Inspired by pioneering fatbike builders out of Alaska, the Pug Frameset has been on the […]
FatBikes
Schlick Cycles Northpaw
The designer of the Northpaw, Greg Smith, worked with frame-building legend Tom Teesdale to dial in the design to meet the needs of year ’round Fatbikers. After riding several friend’s Pugsleys and really having a […]
Accessories
Surly Larry Tire
The Larry is a 3.8-inch FatBike tire, the second from Surly, that has a more rounded profile than the Endomorph, Surly’s original FatBike tire. The Larry provides an improvement in corning performance for fat tire […]
Accessories
Revelate Tangle Frame Bag
I got my Revelate Tangle Bagfrom Eric a couple of months ago and it has been strapped to my Schlick Northpaw FatBike ever since! The quality of construction of the Tangle is great and the […]