Monthly Archives: February 2015
Frosty Fat Bike Series #5: Soldier Hollow
The fifth race in the series was a night race at Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Winter Olympics cross country ski venue. Despite the warm weather we have had, the course was in good shape with plenty of snow cover and it was groomed nicely. In fact, riders that had dirty tires were asked to clean […]
Bikepacking in Utah Canyon Country Video
Here is a nice video of bikepacking in the desert. This is a nice time to be down there, not too hot, lots of water around, not too cold with our mild winter. Now just need to find some time to get away. http://bikepackersmagazine.com/bikepacking-fatbikes-utah/
Bunyan Velo #5
The new issue of the excellent online magazine Bunyan Velo is now out. The magazine is described as, “a quarterly collection of photographs, essays, and stories celebrating the simple pleasures of traveling by bicycle.” Check it out. http://issuu.com/bunyanvelo/docs/bv05
Winter Randonnee Series #3: Tibble Fork
Come join us for our 3rd Winter Randonnee ride Saturday, February 21, at 6:00 PM. Meet at the parking lot at Tibble Fork up American Fork Canyon. We’ll ride up to Mineral Basin. We’re hoping that the snow will be consolidated that high up. The snow at Soldier Hollow last night for the Frosty Race got […]
JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit Race Report
Here is a nice, well-written report of the 200K race by Christopher Tassava. Regular readers of this blog may remember that we posted his race report last year in the inaugural event, where he DNF’d. Nice job this year Christopher. http://salsacycles.com/culture/fat_pursued_a_flatlander_returns_to_the_fat_pursuit
10 Years of fatbikes video
Here is a nice video about 10 years of fatbikes.
Bikepacking in Moab
Another nice post on bikepacking on fatbikes in the desert around Moab. With our pathetic Winter here in Northern Utah, I’ve been thinking more and more about heading south and riding in the desert. Last night I went for a ride up on the Alpine Loop above Sundance ski resort. Lots of pavement at the […]
Fat-bikepacking with a small frame bike
Here is an excellent article and video on bikepacking with a small frame bike. Dig around on the this excellent website/blog as there are lots of great articles. http://adventuremonkey.com/blog/bikepacking-gear-setup-small-frame-fatbike
Frosty Fat Bike Race Series #4: Powder Mountain
Saturday, February 7, was the date of the fourth race in the Frosty Fat Bike Race Series. The venue was fantastic—Powder Mountain ski resort in Northern Utah. The course was designed and built specifically for fat bikers, with large berms, jumps, and lots of ups and downs. In fact the US Cycling Fat Bike National […]
The Salsa Anything Bag
Many of us are fans of the Salsa Anything Cage—now comes the Anything Bag. I haven’t seen it in person so I am not yet convinced that it is better than other dry basg, but this bag does look well made. http://salsacycles.com/culture/new_product_wednesday
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