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Available fatbikes

Below are two links from singletracks.com. The first is a pretty comprehensive list of budget fatbike offerings and the second is a list of mid-range fatbike offerings. It is pretty amazing to see the number of companies now offering fatbikes, along with the components now available. http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/fat-bike-buyers-guide-budget-models/ http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/fat-bike-buyers-guide-mid-range-models/

Nice fatbike video

This is a nice video that shows the versatility of a fatbike. Gary Buckham at Pugsley on Patrol always has nice videos. Enjoy. http://www.pugsley-on-patrol.org.uk/?p=748

Gary Fisher talks about fat bikes

Cool interview from the guys at fat-bike.com with Gary Fisher. If you don’t know who Gary Fisher is, go back to bed. Video – Gary Fisher Talks to Fat-bike.com about Fat-bikes!

Avalanche of new fat bikes

I have been following the posts over at fat-bike.com and there are lots of new fat bikes, fat tires, and other fat related gear coming out this fall. Check out this post, but also look around at fat-bike.com and watch all the cool videos introducing all the new fat bikes. Interbike V 4.0

Bikepacking with the Farley

Here are some thoughts by Bullet on bikepacking with the Trek Farley.

Quick and easy tubeless set up for a fat bike

An article by Bullet. I’ve been wanting to convert the Farley to tubeless for a long time now but wasn’t confident that the process was going to be as easy and reliable as I wanted. I like to over complicate things and feel like a simple solution is generally the best. As it turns out […]

My First Fat Bike

An article by Bullet. I like bikes. If it has wheels and pedals, I’m interested. From early on in my life they granted me a sense of freedom and independence. My bike took to far off places with my friends. We rode through neighborhoods, dirt tracks and trail systems. Life was good. When I was […]

Across Australia on fat bikes

This is a nice series of posts about riding the Canning Stock Route in Australia. It is one of the most remote and inaccessible dirt (and sand) tracks on the planet. Scott Felter is the man behind the bikepacking bag maker Porcelain Rocket. Enjoy, plan your next adventure, and get out there. This is good inspiration. http://www.porcelainrocket.com/2013/08/25/canning-stock-route-part-3-for-the-gearheads/ […]

Some thoughts on my bikepacking setup

Since my first bikepacking trip a couple weeks ago I have been experimenting with better ways to carry my gear. Two of my sons and I recently did a short trip in the Uinta mountains where I was able to try out some other options. I learned on my last trip that it didn’t really […]

Fatbike options for 2014

Here is a link to a nice article on fatbikes available for 2014. http://bike2travel.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-world-of-fat-bike-in-2014/