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Articles by Greg Smith

About Greg Smith
Greg Smith, known to many site visitors as Sven Hammer, founded Fat-bike.com in 2011 and the site quickly became the #1 online community for all things Fat. A lifelong rider and storyteller, Greg has been covering fat-biking since 2011—sharing news, reviews, art, and adventures from the trail, beach, and back alley. Based in Milwaukee, he blends cycling culture with a punk rock edge across podcasts, blog posts, and community events.
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Searching for Winter via Fatbike – Bikepacking Glen Tilt

January 21, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Fat (Video) Tuesday – Searching for Winter via Fatbike – Bikepacking Glen Tilt
Follow along on a last of the holiday fat-bike bikepacking ride up Glen Tilt in Scotland attempting to find winter […]
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Fat-bike.com is on BlueSky! Why? Community! 

January 20, 2025 Greg Smith 1
We are firming up where you can find us on the Social Media sites. One place where we know we […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-17-25 – Fat-bike Worlds – Fat-bike Tour Destinations – Trail Reports

January 17, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-17-25 – Fat-bike Worlds – Fat-bike Tour Destinations – Trail Reports
Borealis Fat-bike Worlds this weekend in Crested Butte – http://fatbikeworlds.org Fat-bike Worlds in Crested Butte are coming next weekend. 3 […]
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APB for Stolen Custom Fat-Trike – The Plague of Milwaukee Bike Thefts Hits One Fat-bike Rider Particularly Hard

January 16, 2025 Greg Smith 2
One of our local fat-bike brethren had a bummer start to the new year when his Customized Fat-Trike was stolen […]
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Old Man ~ Fat Bike 68 – Goodbye 2024 Hello 2025

January 14, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Fat (Video) Tuesday – Old Man ~ Fat Bike 68 – Goodbye 2024 Hello 2025
Check in with Old Man – Fat Bike to see what 2024 brought him and plans for 2025! Check out […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-10-25 – More Events – Fat Pursuit is Underway – Fat-bike Adventures in Finland

January 10, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-10-25 – More Events – Fat Pursuit is Underway – Fat-bike Adventures in Finland
The Fat Pursuit is underway this weekend. Check in with the happenings. Check out the Fatbike Downhill Experience In Pyhä, […]
shell track fat-bike-enduro beach photo
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Team IDGAF! at the 2024 Shelltrack Fat-bike Relay

January 8, 2025 Greg Smith 1
The Shelltrack Fat-bike Relay Race in Manitowoc, WI has been going on since at least 2012 making it one of […]
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Fatbike Neujahrsride (New Year’s Day) 2025

January 7, 2025 Greg Smith Comments Off on Fat (Video) Tuesday – Fatbike Neujahrsride (New Year’s Day) 2025
Lukas Stöckli made this short but beautiful German mountain area ride of he and his friends on their 2025 season […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 1-3-25 – New Year’s Day Ride – Events

January 3, 2025 Greg Smith 1
Happy New Year! Need a reason to go to St Lucia? This Fat-bike Fishing idea could seal the deal. – […]
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Father and Daughter Fat-biking in Prince George

December 31, 2024 Greg Smith 2
Today’s Fat (Video) Tuesday comes to us from the Tourism Prince George YouTube account and is the story of a […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-27-24

December 27, 2024 Greg Smith 2
Welcome Fat-bike Family! Hope you all had a great start to the holiday week! Racing at Cuyuna Saturday, January 18th […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Happy Holidays Fat-bikers!

December 25, 2024 Greg Smith Comments Off on Wallpaper Wednesday – Happy Holidays Fat-bikers!
Happy Holidays to all our fat-biking friends, old and new. We hope this season finds you happy, healthy and out […]
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Global Fat-bike Day New Mexico 2024

December 24, 2024 Greg Smith 1
From New Mexico Outside check out this video from the 2024 edition of Global Fat-bike Day near Albuquerque. The sandy […]
Events

Event Promotors Post Your Fat-bike Events!

December 21, 2024 Greg Smith Comments Off on Event Promotors Post Your Fat-bike Events!
We’ve got our very popular Fat-bike.com Events Calendar functional again! If you’ve used the Event Submission form in the past […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-20-24

December 20, 2024 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-20-24
Big news this week! The Fat-bike.com Event Calendar is back! We’ve already started adding events. Event managers/promoters, look for a […]
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Global Fat-bike Day 2024 in Chelyabinsk, Russia

December 19, 2024 Greg Smith Comments Off on Global Fat-bike Day 2024 in Chelyabinsk, Russia
Iron Felix sent this story in from a Global Fat-bike ride in Chelyabinsk, Russia! Awesome to read about, and see […]
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Global Fat Bike Day in Storm Darragh 2024

December 17, 2024 Greg Smith 2
This week’s Fat (Video) Tuesday comes from Jeff ‘Summittoppler’ Price in which he heads to Eigiau cottage in Wales during […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat -12-13-24

December 13, 2024 Greg Smith Comments Off on Weekly Dose of Fat -12-13-24
Global Fat-bike Day happened this past weekend with a few more events still upcoming. Did you have a Global Fat-bike […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Jon’s Family Stable

December 11, 2024 Greg Smith 1
Right click the image for a larger version! Jon Says: We have two Wednesdays and a mukluk in the family […]
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Global Fat-bike Day at Santa Cycle Rampage MKE

December 10, 2024 Greg Smith Comments Off on Global Fat-bike Day at Santa Cycle Rampage MKE
The Wisconsin BikeFed bills Santa Cycle Rampage as The world’s largest holiday themed costume bike ride for charity. The ride […]
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Weekly Dose of Fat – 12-6-24 – Its Got to Start Sometime! Might as Well be Now!

December 6, 2024 Greg Smith 10
The Weekly Dose of Fat has been, I believe, the longest running section of fat-bike.com. I posted the first installment […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday – Fat-bikes for Allroy’s kids!

December 4, 2024 Greg Smith 2
Allroy sent this in a while back. Still cool today! Last winter I took a bit of my own advice […]
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Global Fat-bike Day 2024 Event Listings

December 3, 2024 Greg Smith 4
I know, Global Fat-bike Day is coming this Saturday! In the “better late than never” category, here are a bunch […]
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Fat-bike.com – There’ll Be Some Changes Made 

November 20, 2024 Greg Smith 72
Is it Sunrise or Sunset for Fat-bike.com? Have you noticed that fat-bike.com has a new look? A lot has happened […]
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Chewey’s Salon Chair #3 – Hurl From Cars-R-Coffins is on His Way to Portland

May 8, 2021 Greg Smith Comments Off on Chewey’s Salon Chair #3 – Hurl From Cars-R-Coffins is on His Way to Portland
Chewey was lucky enough to catch the cycling icon Tom “Hurl” Everson just before he finished packing and moving himself […]
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Full Spectrum Cycling #105 – JT and Sam D in the Studio and Chewey on the Horn

March 26, 2021 Greg Smith Comments Off on Full Spectrum Cycling #105 – JT and Sam D in the Studio and Chewey on the Horn
Join Sven, JK and Tony as they welcome JT and Sam D to the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio and Chewey […]
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Full Spectrum Cycling #99 – Seeley Dave Schlabowske Chats Trail Grooming, Photography and Bikes

February 12, 2021 Greg Smith 1
Show #99 – With JK on holiday, Sven and Tony man the Everyday Cycles Riverwest Studio where we welcome Seeley […]
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Full Spectrum #96 – Hobbits, eBikes, Slope Soaring?? and Sales, Oh My!

January 22, 2021 Greg Smith Comments Off on Full Spectrum #96 – Hobbits, eBikes, Slope Soaring?? and Sales, Oh My!
Show #96 sees Sven, JK and Tony in the studio chatting about a bit of divergent topics. There are bikes […]
eFat

Surface 604 E-Fatbike Review – Part 1 – Urban Assault and City Riding

December 3, 2020 Greg Smith 1
We reviewed the previous model of Surface 604’s Boar Fatbike way back in 2015! The new version has some significant […]
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Full Spectrum Cycling #43 – Russell Jobs from DreamBikes – JK Calls In from Spain

January 17, 2020 Greg Smith Comments Off on Full Spectrum Cycling #43 – Russell Jobs from DreamBikes – JK Calls In from Spain
With JK gallivanting around Europe, Sven and Tony welcome Russell Jobs from DreamBikes to the Everyday Cycles Studio. Russell has […]
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 […]
Accessories

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? […]
Accessories

Green Guru Tubular Insulated Can Sleeve and Sixer 6-pack Insulated Top Tube Holder Review

August 23, 2018 Greg Smith Comments Off on Green Guru Tubular Insulated Can Sleeve and Sixer 6-pack Insulated Top Tube Holder Review
I’ve been using Green Guru Gear for a few years now and believe in their Made in Colorado (USA), upcycle/recycle […]
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Paul Component Engineering Klamper Brakes and Canti Levers – Long Term Review by Mark Peterson

December 18, 2017 Greg Smith 6
Paul Component Engineering Klampers and Canti Lever Long Term Review – By Mark Peterson Ed – Hi, Folks! Apologies to Mark for […]
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Review – 2017 Paul Component Klampers and the Canti-Lever

May 18, 2017 Greg Smith 3
Howdy fat-bike friends! Our friend from out Ogden way, Mr. Mark Peterson, put together this review of Paul Component Engineering’s […]
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Fat Camp Show 20 with Ken and Andy – The Stud Show!

January 14, 2017 Greg Smith 4
Fat Camp with Ken and Andy – The Stud Show (Notes) Show 20!  During their holiday break, Ken and Andy […]
FatBikes

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

December 31, 2016 Greg Smith Comments Off on Rocky Mountain’s New Suzi Q Fat-bike Takes Aim at Trail Rippin’
Photo: Margus Riga – Location: Pemberton, BC The new Rocky Mountain Suzi Q is a step in the trail riding direction […]
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Tumbleweed’s New Fat-bike Looks VERY Interesting!

October 24, 2016 Greg Smith Comments Off on Tumbleweed’s New Fat-bike Looks VERY Interesting!
The folks at the Tumbleweed Bicycle Company have developed the Prospector with bikepacking in mind and have built in some […]
Reader's Rides

Reader’s Ride(s) – Roxy’s SE Bikes F@R

September 5, 2016 Greg Smith 1
They say to never shop on an empty stomach, apparently that applies to the bike store too. On an innocent […]
Site News

Weekly Dose of Fat – 9-2-16

September 2, 2016 Greg Smith 2
Check out Rob’s custom, road-going fat-bike! Fat Camp #16 with Ken and Andy is posting later today with talk about […]
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Review – RST Renegade Fat-bike Front Suspension Fork

August 29, 2016 Greg Smith 13
  Ed – Greg Green took a “First Look” at the RST Renegade Fat-bike Fork several weeks back and now […]
Accessories

Blackburn Chamber HV Floor Pump

August 15, 2016 Greg Smith Comments Off on Blackburn Chamber HV Floor Pump
Blackburn’s new Chamber HV floor pump is purpose-built for lower pressure applications like mountain bike and fat-bike use. It has […]
Site News

First Look – RST Renegade Fat-bike Fork

July 5, 2016 Greg Smith 8
Today we have a new tester to introduce! Greg Green lives on the Big Island of Hawaii and will be […]
Accessories

ABUS Bordo Centium Folding Lock

June 21, 2016 Greg Smith 1
We took a look at German lock maker ABUS’s Bordo Big a couple of years ago and were now we […]

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