Rides Archives - Full Spectrum Cycling

Full Spectrum Cycling #219 – Seeley Dave – NICA Race in Cable – Chewey Visits Wisconsin

September 1, 2023 Greg Smith Comments Off

Show #219 – Sven and Tony are in the studio. Join us for a call-in from Seeley Dave to chat about the NICA race in Cable, WI, his fat conversion on the Yuba Sweet Curry, […]

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Growler Grabber – Secure Transport – Easy Access!

May 23, 2019 Greg Smith 1

Words by Tony Berger, Photos Tony and Greg Smith Were you a fan of “That Seventies Show” like I was? Do you remember the episode where Hyde made the pot brownies to sell at the […]

Ride Report

Eklutna Lake, AK – Trail Report August 2016

September 12, 2016 Greg Smith Comments Off

Fatbassador Travis, from Anchorage, sent us this trail report about an overnighter he did recently! The Eklutna Lake trail is just a 36 mile drive north of Anchorage. It is a very popular trail for […]

Travis Reports on the Resurrection Pass Trail in Chugach National Forest in Alaska

August 4, 2016 Greg Smith 3

Resurrection Pass, Chugach National Forest, AK – Trail Report The Resurrection Pass trail is located on the north end of the Kenai Peninsula in the Chugach National Forest. The trail is a 39 mile traverse […]

Global Fat-bike Day Report From Two Rivers, WI

December 10, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

2014 marked the 2nd year that George Kapitz hosted a big get together for Global Fat-bike Day in Two Rivers, WI. George, who owns the Broken Spoke Bike Studios in Manitowoc and Green Bay, WI, […]

Winter Riding

Ride Spotlight – Gene Goes to Mackinaw Island

March 27, 2014 Greg Smith 2

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 […]

Ride Report – Sunday Sunrise Service and Mimosa Tasting

November 11, 2013 Greg Smith 2

Sometimes the best rides come up as spur-of-the-moment ideas and so it was for this past Sunday’s ride dubbed the Sunrise Service Beach Ride and Mimosa Tasting by The Fatbike Cult of MKE. The genisis […]

Adventuring at Erica (Australia)

October 24, 2013 Greg Smith 3

Ed’s Note: Euan Pennington from the land of Madness and Vegemite sandwiches brings us another story of adventures from the Land Down Under! Thanks Euan! Photos by Jo Foley. A week off work. The cat at […]

Beach Riding

Lizard Skins – Bottom Bracket Seal??

December 27, 2012 Greg Smith 6

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 […]

Tops

My Favorite All Season Fat-Biking Shirt

December 24, 2012 Greg Smith 8

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 […]

Winter Riding

Grip Studs – Customizable Traction

December 6, 2012 Greg Smith 5

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 […]

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Old Man Mountain Sherpa Rear Rack

October 22, 2012 Greg Smith 1

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 […]

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Keeping Your Gear Dry While Beach Riding on Your Fat-bike

July 12, 2012 Greg Smith 7

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 […]

Beach Riding

NuVinci N360 Fat-friendly Rear Hub

May 15, 2012 Greg Smith 7

We first saw the NuVinci CVP continuously variable hub at Interbike back in about 2007 and were impressed by the idea of a hub with no gear steps, just a smooth twist of the grip […]

Beach Riding

Fatbiking in the “Offseason”

March 22, 2012 Greg Smith 5

Spring has sprung, at least in the northern hemisphere! It happened here in good ole WI at 12:15AM on March 20th and while the weather is already acting like summer, the end of winter officially […]

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Full Spectrum Cycling #219 – Seeley Dave – NICA Race in Cable – Chewey Visits Wisconsin

Growler Grabber – Secure Transport – Easy Access!

Eklutna Lake, AK – Trail Report August 2016

Travis Reports on the Resurrection Pass Trail in Chugach National Forest in Alaska

Global Fat-bike Day Report From Two Rivers, WI

Ride Spotlight – Gene Goes to Mackinaw Island

Ride Report – Sunday Sunrise Service and Mimosa Tasting

Adventuring at Erica (Australia)

Lizard Skins – Bottom Bracket Seal??

My Favorite All Season Fat-Biking Shirt

Grip Studs – Customizable Traction

Old Man Mountain Sherpa Rear Rack

Keeping Your Gear Dry While Beach Riding on Your Fat-bike

NuVinci N360 Fat-friendly Rear Hub

Fatbiking in the “Offseason”

Pogies – Keeping the Digits Warm

Weekend Bonus – Northpaw in the Northwoods

Time Tested – SmartWool Microweight Base Layer

On the Many Different Types of Sand

Port Washington Beach Ride