May 15, 2026

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.

Reader’s Ride(s) – Calvin and Bob

December 11, 2014 Greg Smith 5

Stephen from up in Powell River, BC, Canada sent us this story about the trail building set up that he […]

Ride Impressions – Framed Minnesota 26×4 Fat-bike Tire

December 2, 2014 Greg Smith 6

Derrick, Ross and I have been riding the Framed Minnesota 26×4 Fat-bike Tire for several weeks now with various races, […]

First Look – Framed Bikes Minnesota 26×4.0 Fat-bike Tire

October 14, 2014 Greg Smith 3

We recently received a set of Framed Bikes Minnesota 26×4.0″, 120TPI fat-bike tire. This tire will be standard on Framed […]

First Look – TRP Spyke Mechanical Disc Brakes

August 7, 2014 Greg Smith 3

Mark Peterson and I were at Saddle Drive a couple of weeks ago and met up with David from TRP […]

2015 Salsa Bucksaw

July 21, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

You probably knew this was coming but just in case you didn’t, here are pix and specs on the new […]

New 2015 Salsa Blackborow from SaddleDrive

July 21, 2014 Greg Smith 4

We will be checking this new Expidetion Fat-bike from Salsa, called the Blackborow, later today at Saddle Drive in Utah. […]

stans hugo tubeless fatbike wheel

Stan’s Introduces Tubless Hugo 52 Rims and Complete Wheelsets For Fat-bikes, 27.5″ and 29-plus!

June 20, 2014 Greg Smith 1

You may remember that we got a sneak peak at the prototype of a new Stan’s tubeless rim aimed at […]

SE Bikes F@E Fat-bike

June 9, 2014 Greg Smith 4

Our friends up at ZuZu Pedals in Port Washington, WI got in a couple of the new, $899 MSRP, SE […]

Seen at NAHBS – Groovy Cycles 29+

May 5, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

Rody Walter’s Groovy Cycleworks custom fabricates bicycles, bars, stems and cranks along with other specialty, one off cycling gear. With […]

Rocky Mountain Blizzard Fat-bike is Designed for Front Suspension

April 10, 2014 Greg Smith 3

With the introduction today of the Rockshox Bluto fat-bike front suspension fork, word comes from Vancover, BC bike company Rocky […]

RSD Bikes – The Mayor Fat-bike Enters the Scene!

April 2, 2014 Greg Smith 4

The Mayor is in the house! One of the newer members of our test fleet comes to us from north […]

Seen at NAHBS – Ellis Fillet Brazed Fat-bike

March 27, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

Dave Wages from Ellis Cycles has won several awards at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in the past racking […]

Sarma Hoboy Carbon Fat-bike Fork

March 25, 2014 Greg Smith 8

Sarma recently sent us a Carbon Hoboy fat-bike fork to run through the test wringer. We are setting it up […]

Fat-bikes at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2014

March 18, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

Here are shots of all the fat-bikes I saw at NAHBS last weekend. We’ll have more details on most if […]

Seen at NAHBS – Black Sheep Collapsible Titanium Fat-bike

March 17, 2014 Greg Smith 3

Seen this weekend at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show was this Black Sheep Fat-bike. Made from Titanium, check. Rohloff, […]

Sneak Peek – Ritchey Commando Fatbike Debuts at NAHBS Today!

March 14, 2014 Greg Smith 5

Here is our first scoop from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show before the doors event open! Tom Ritchey is […]

Ned Overend is the New Fatbike National Champion

March 8, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

Team Specialized pro, Ned Overend, won the first Fatbike National Championship at the Fatbike Birkie today in Cable, WI! The field […]

First Look – FSA Comet Fatbike Crank

February 25, 2014 Greg Smith 2

Puck started having shifting issues on a recent Full Moon Beach Ride owing to the worn out status of the […]

Interview With Framebuilder Dave Wiseman

February 17, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

Dave Wiseman hand crafts fillet-brazed bike frames out of a small shop just outside Chicago and his fat-bikes caught our […]

Brad Bingham’s Snozocchi Fat-bike Suspension Fork

February 12, 2014 Greg Smith 5

We first saw the Snozocchi on the Kent Eriksen Cycles fatbike and asked designer Brad Bingham of Primary Fabrication Design, […]

Case Study – Levis Mounds Winter Trail System

February 11, 2014 Greg Smith 7

You may remember that a few weeks ago Puck and I traveled to the Northern Fatbike metropolis of Hayward/Cable, Wisconsin […]

Sarma Naran Wheel Build and Initial Ride Impressions

February 6, 2014 Greg Smith Comments Off

Jim built up our test set of Sarma Naran carbon fat-bike rims with a great selection of parts including 135/170 […]

Fog eVader Face Mask Breath Deflector

February 4, 2014 Greg Smith 5

With the return to Wisconsin of a “Real” winter after an absence of nearly 20 years I’ve been encountering an […]

Fat-biking and Ice Fishing

February 3, 2014 Greg Smith 2

Joe from out east in Hubbardston, MA originally sent in the photo above for a Wallpaper Wednesday but I liked […]

DIY Winter Flat Soled Boots

January 29, 2014 Greg Smith 5

Eric is a 34-year old fat-bike, x country, downhill cyclist and hails from Val-d’Or north west of Quebec Canada He contacted us […]

First Look – Sarma Naran Carbon Rims

January 15, 2014 Greg Smith 2

Just arrived at FB.c World Headquarters is a pair of Naran Carbon rims that Dimitry at Sarma sent for testing! […]

Midwest Fatbike Summit and Grooming Seminar Update

January 14, 2014 Greg Smith 7

Puck and I took a trip to Northern Wisconsin hamlet of Cable to attend the Midwest Fatbike Summit and Grooming […]

Review – Fat Tire Kit for the Thule T2 Platform Hitch Rack

January 9, 2014 Greg Smith 7

When Thule sent us a pair of the 919 Fat-bike Upgrade Kits for the T2 rack we hooked up fat-bike.com […]

First Look – KHS 3000 4 Season Fat-bike

December 26, 2013 Greg Smith 9

I stopped by Marty Gauss’s Total Cyclery in Kenosha, WI a couple of days ago, Christmas Eve to be exact, […]

Cold Rolled Fatbike Film Release Details

December 3, 2013 Greg Smith 2

The action documentary “Cold Rolled” will be released in five weekly installments beginning Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 (Global Fatbike Day). […]

About the Rohloff and Gates Carbon Belt Drivetrain

September 26, 2013 Greg Smith 9

This is the second story that Euan Pennington sent us and it focuses in on the Rohloff/Gates Carbon Drive he […]

Reader’s Ride(s) – Euan’s Rohloff 9:Zero:7

September 19, 2013 Greg Smith Comments Off

Australian, Euan Pennington, originally published this story on his blog and let us know about that but we thought it was […]

Interbike Day 3 On the Show Floor – Part 2

September 19, 2013 Greg Smith 17

Lots of action in the fat-bike space at the show on Wednesday. Here are more pix of what we saw. […]

Felt – Bosch Concept Fat-bike

September 17, 2013 Greg Smith 23

Frankly, we’ve been wondering when Felt would have a go at a fat-bike. And, while we’ve heard rumors and seen […]

Fat-bikes at the Mammoth Kamikaze

September 14, 2013 Greg Smith 4

Eric Hunter shot us a note a couple of weeks ago that he was doing the famous Kamikaze Bike Festival in […]

Product Preview – 11Nine Fat-bikes

September 12, 2013 Greg Smith 2

The following is a release from 11Nine Fat Bikes! ev·o·lu·tion – noun the gradual development of something, esp. from a simple […]

Fat-bike Hack – Dave’s Cheap Fat-bike Hitch Rack

August 6, 2013 Greg Smith 13

Fat-bike chum and Big Bridge welder, Puck, was looking for an inexpensive way to slap a couple of fat-bikes on […]

9 Months with Paul Component RHUB 170mm Rear Hub(s)

July 29, 2013 Greg Smith 1

Having originally received one of the first RHUBs for review from Paul at the get go, I’ve been riding the […]

First Look – 100mm Square Taper Royce Titanium Bottom Bracket

July 9, 2013 Greg Smith 1

Gomez ran across a bit about a new 100mm, square taper BB and got our curiosity peaked. A few emails […]

First Ride – Borealis Carbon Fat-bike

July 3, 2013 Greg Smith 15

Folks, we are pre-empting our normal Wallpaper Wednesday to bring you this special report. Wallpaper Wednesday will resume next week […]

Fat-bike 101 – Pumps

June 20, 2013 Greg Smith 21

This article is part of the Fat-bike 101 series and is intended to help new fat-bike owners, and potential fat-bike […]

Reader’s Ride(s) – Brian’s Rohloff 9:Zero:7

June 13, 2013 Greg Smith 8

Brian from across the lake in Holland, MI shot us this story about his Rohloff equipped 9:Zero:7. I love single […]

First Look – SRAM X5 Fat-bike Crankset

June 10, 2013 Greg Smith 8

I recently picked up a 170mm SRAM X5 fat-bike crankset for the Schlick 29-Plus prototype I built up and initial […]

Fat-bike 101 – Hubs

May 30, 2013 Greg Smith 8

This article is part of the Fat-bike 101 series and is intended to help new fat-bike owners, and potential fat-bike […]

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