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State Bicycles 4130 Fixed-Gear / Single-Speed – Updated frame/fork and Components

March 17, 2022 Greg Smith 0

In 2009, State Bicycle Co. emerged into the fixed-gear scene with our original model – the 4130 Fixed-Gear / Single-Speed. Since then, tens of thousands of riders have taken to the streets on the State […]

FatBikes

Why That Bike? – John Trusky’s Review of the RSD Sergeant V3

January 2, 2020 Greg Smith 5

This article originally appeared on the Everyday Cycles (where John purchased his RSD Sergeant with his own hard-earned money) website and is used with permission. The Sergeant has been in RSD’s line up since 2016, […]

FatBikes

Aris Shreds the Fatback Skookum

March 2, 2017 Greg Smith 0

After I spent some time getting initial impressions of the Fatback Skookum we had in for testing (you can see the Fatback Skookum Product Spotlight here) I wanted a guy with mad skills to spend […]

FatBikes

Product Spotlight – Fatback Skookum

January 31, 2017 Greg Smith 2

The Fatback Skookum is a carbon-framed, 5-inch platform fat-bike aimed squarely at the 4-season crowd. The Skookum was my favorite fat-bike at Interbike when it was introduced and the opportunity to ride one for a […]

FatBikes

Rocky Mountain’s New Suzi Q Fat-bike Takes Aim at Trail Rippin’

December 31, 2016 Greg Smith 0

Photo: Margus Riga – Location: Pemberton, BC The new Rocky Mountain Suzi Q is a step in the trail riding direction from the Canadian bike company and uses the 27.5” FAT wheel size. The Suzi Q […]

FatBikes

Tumbleweed’s New Fat-bike Looks VERY Interesting!

October 24, 2016 Greg Smith 0

The folks at the Tumbleweed Bicycle Company have developed the Prospector with bikepacking in mind and have built in some unique features including what they bill as it being the first production fat-bike to use […]

FatBikes

Review – 2016 RSD Mayor Fat-bike

April 25, 2016 Greg Smith 10

RSD Mayor out in the snow. It’s quite orange but hard to get the true color in a photo! This is our second RSD Mayor test bike. Mr. Jim, our shop guru has been riding […]

FatBikes

Reader’s Ride(s) – Jon’s Sarma/Surly Hybrid

March 14, 2016 Greg Smith 2

I bought my Surly Moonlander a few years back. I knew I wanted a designated fat bike to ride on snow trails so I decided that 100 mm rims and 5 inch tires were the […]

FatBikes

Neat Mike Shares Info on His Son’s 20″ Mongoose Massif With Mods

February 4, 2016 Greg Smith 0

You may recall that a while back we did a story on many of the currently available fat-bikes that are aimed at kids and I asked for readers to send me their impressions if they’ve […]

FatBikes

Tom Talks About His Son’s 24″ Specialized Fatboy

January 14, 2016 Greg Smith 4

Before the Holidays we did a bit on many of the currently available fat-bikes that are aimed at kids and I asked for readers to send me their impressions if they’ve owned a 20” or […]

FatBikes

First Impressions – Surface 604 Boar E350, Yep, It Is An Electric Fat-bike

December 15, 2015 Greg Smith 7

Our time with the Surface 604 Boar E350, the first eBike we’ve had in for testing here at fat-bike.com, began for us out at Interbike 2015 where we were thinking about doing a piece on […]

FatBikes

A Roundup of 20 and 24-inch Fatbikes for Kids and Adults of Small Stature

November 30, 2015 Greg Smith 9

Maybe you are a parent looking for a fat-bike for your kid, possibly your significant other is a person of small stature, untall if you will. Or maybe, just maybe, it is time for you […]

FatBikes

Shand Tumshie Rohloff-equipped Fat-bike

November 12, 2015 Greg Smith 1

Our buddy at Gates, Paul Tolme, pinged us with a couple of pix of a new Rohloff-equipped fat-bike from Scottish manufacturer Shand called the Tumshie. (I didn’t know what a Tumshie is but thanks to the […]

FatBikes

Reader’s Ride(s) – Mike’s Pivot LES Fat

October 27, 2015 Greg Smith 6

ED – Since we haven’t been able to secure one of Pivot’s LES Fats for extended testing, I was keeping my eyes open for one of our readers who has one and Mike from down […]

Fat Tandems

Rider Report – Ventana El Gran Jefe Fat Bike Tandem

October 20, 2015 Greg Smith 5

Patrick sent in this report about the Ventana El Gran Jefe Tandem Fat-bike that Alex at MTB Tandems built for he and his wife Gabrielle. 95% of my cycling is on a tandem with my wife. […]

FatBikes

Devinci Minus RS Fat-bike

August 6, 2015 Greg Smith 2

Faithful Fat-bike.com reader, Trevor, hipped us to the fact that Quebec-based bike company, Devinci, is entering the fat-bike fray with their 2016 Aluminum Minus RS model. The Minus RS will be available in 3 sizes, […]

FatBikes

State Bicycle Company Megalith Fat-bike Review

May 18, 2015 Greg Smith 5

Our very own radio personality, Mr. J.K. Livin’, penned this review of the State Bicycle Company Megalith Fatbike and discovered a good, basic fat-bike that responds well to a few simple upgrades. Let’s check it […]

FatBikes

Introduced at Sea Otter – $2999 Borealis Echo GX

April 15, 2015 Greg Smith 1

Borealis Bikes has upped the ante and lowered the price of the carbon echo with the new echo GX! Debuting at the 25th Annual Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, CA, the echo GX breaks the […]

FatBikes

Salsa Blackborow 1 Review – A 3-pack of Riders

March 18, 2015 Greg Smith 1

Salsa was kind enough to send us over one of their Blackborow 1, 5.0″-class fat-bikes for some extended testing. We had it for a couple of months and no less than 4 of our test riders […]

FatBikes

Ned Overend Tells Us About His Fat Bike Birkie Bike Setup!

March 12, 2015 Greg Smith 3

Readers have been emailing me about the bike setups used at the Fat Bike Birkie so I shot an email to Ned Overend to ask him about his Fat Bike Birkie ride! Ned was the […]

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