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About summittoppler
Summittoppler, based on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, UK. With beach riding and mountains on my doorstep you could say I live in the perfect place for fat biking.
Bikepacking

Riding Into Spring: An Equinox Bivvy on the Mukluk

March 31, 2026 summittoppler 0
The Equinox Last Friday marked the arrival of the solar equinox, that precise biannual moment when the Sun appears to […]
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Bikepacking

A Chilled Out Snowy Evening at Eigiau Cottage

February 26, 2026 summittoppler 0
I’ve now stayed at remote mountain Eigiau Cottage more than thirty times, yet it still excites me every visit. There’s […]
Bikepacking

Fatbike to the cottage (summer version)

August 15, 2023 summittoppler 2
Some of you may recall a post (https://archive.fat-bike.com/2022/12/fatbike-to-the-cottage/) and video that I posted back in the winter of me riding […]
Adventure Bikes

2024 Salsa Cycles Fat-Bike Announcement

August 3, 2023 summittoppler 11
The marketing department at Salsa Cycles HQ have just released details of their 2024 Fat-Bike line up and if you […]
Bikepacking

Solstice Bivvy

June 27, 2023 summittoppler Comments Off on Solstice Bivvy
I’ve had a few weeks off the bike recently and with the recent summer solstice falling midweek during a decent […]
Apparel

C5 GORE-TEX THERMO GLOVES Review – by Summittoppler

December 22, 2022 summittoppler 2
C5 GORE-TEX THERMO GLOVES I’ll get straight to the point about these gloves, fantastic once again by GORE! I’ve used […]
Apparel

GORE C5 GORE-TEX INFINIUM™ THERMO JACKET Review

December 1, 2022 summittoppler 1
I’ve been wearing Gore Wear kit for nearly 20 years now so you could say I’m a keen user. What […]
Accessories

Revelate Nano Panniers

April 8, 2021 summittoppler Comments Off on Revelate Nano Panniers
Bikepacking has evolved over recent years from using panniers to strapping bags to various places on your bike. Panniers are […]
Destinations

Fat Bike Iceland

August 8, 2017 summittoppler 6
For years I’ve always had a dream of riding somewhere desolate and remote on my bike. I thought that dream […]
Components

Smokestone Henderson short term review

July 6, 2017 summittoppler 1
The Smokestone Henderson fat bike is the brainchild of Graham Foot from Slam69 Cycles in Gloucester in the UK. I […]
Site News

The History of Global Fat Bike Day – By Jeff Price

November 1, 2016 summittoppler 5
  We’re all looking forward to the global phenomenon of Global Fat Bike Day this year but how did it […]

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