I’ve been running fat-bike.com since 2011. Over that time, I’ve written thousands of posts, covered hundreds of events, and had countless conversations with riders about gear, trails, conditions, and the weird obsession that connects all of us.
But here’s the thing: those conversations have always been scattered. Facebook comments, emails, DMs, the occasional trail encounter where someone says “Hey, are you the fat-bike.com guy?” The good stuff always evaporated into the scroll.
So I built something.
The Fat-bike Lab is a free community for fat-bike riders – a place to share trail intel, swap gear knowledge, talk conditions, and actually get to know the people behind the bikes. It lives on Skool, which is dead simple to use. No algorithm deciding what you see. No posts getting buried. Just riders talking to riders.
We’ve been running it quietly for the past few weeks with a small group of founding members, and honestly? It’s been great. People are posting ride reports, debating tire choices, sharing builds, and doing the thing that makes fat biking different from every other corner of cycling: helping each other figure it out.
Here’s a taste of what’s been happening:
- One member kicked off a discussion about the new Revel Big Iron Ti and whether titanium really makes sense for fat bikes
- We’ve had real talk about swapping wheelsets for different conditions – studs vs. no studs, rim width strategy, and the budget reality of owning multiple setups
- Build photos, half-fork debates (if you know, you know), and the kind of casual gear talk that doesn’t fit in a review but matters when you’re standing in the garage making decisions
It’s free. No catch, no upsell, no spam. Just a community of fat-bike riders who want a better place to talk about this stuff.
I’d love to have you in there.
Join the Fat-bike Lab at fat-bike.com/community – takes about 30 seconds.
If you’re already a Weekly Dose of Fat subscriber, you’ll recognize some familiar names. If you’re new to all of this, even better. The whole point is connecting riders across regions, skill levels, and bike brands.
See you in there.
— Greg
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