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These are the building blocks of every fatbike dream build. Since 2011, we’ve been digging into hubs, cranks, drivetrains, brakes, and bottom brackets—everything that makes a fatbike tick. Whether you’re upgrading, wrenching, or geeking out on gear, this is where fatbike performance starts.

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45NRTH Dillinger 27.5×4.0 Review

February 15, 2019 Julio 3
As I was loading up the super blingy Why Cycles Big Iron outfitted with Enve Fat Fork and M685 Wheels […]
Components

Mid-Term Report: Terrene Cake Eater 27.5 x 4.5

February 11, 2019 Ken Blakey-Shell 10
I have been testing the 27.5 x 4.5 Terrene Cake Eaters since late fall and up until very recently Mother […]
Tires

Mid-Term Report: 27.5×4″ 45NRTH Van Helga

January 29, 2019 Ken Blakey-Shell Comments Off on Mid-Term Report: 27.5×4″ 45NRTH Van Helga
At the beginning of this winter I got a bunch of tires to test, mostly of the 27.5 fat variety. […]
Components

Fatback Sweet 16 H-Bar First Impressions

January 10, 2019 Gomez 6
Fatback sent us a set of their new Sweet 16 carbon bars in December. I was honestly pretty skeptical about […]
Components

First Look – ENVE M685 Fat-Bike Wheelset and Fat Fork

December 27, 2018 Julio Comments Off on First Look – ENVE M685 Fat-Bike Wheelset and Fat Fork
While there are currently a quite a few rim/wheel options out there in the fat-bike universe, one major player in […]
Tires

First Look – 45NRTH Van Helga – 27.5 x 4.0

December 6, 2018 Ken Blakey-Shell 1
The 27.5 fat tire selection continues to expand and this is the second tire that 45NRTH has offered in the […]
Components

Fatback Big Su Review

November 26, 2018 Gomez Comments Off on Fatback Big Su Review
  Back in September, we spotlighted the Fatback Big Su Wheelset and after a couple months of gnome roping, we’re […]
Tires

First Look – Terrene 27.5×4.5 Cake Eaters

November 5, 2018 Ken Blakey-Shell Comments Off on First Look – Terrene 27.5×4.5 Cake Eaters
There are a lot of people excited about the Terrene Johnny 5 because it has been touted as a potential […]
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Teravail Coronado 29 x 2.8 Light & Supple Tan Wall Plus Tires

October 25, 2018 Gomez 2
Just when you thought (or perhaps hoped) that 29 plus might be fading into history, QBP’s newest tire brand, Teravail has […]
Tires

First Look – 45NRTH Dillinger – 27.5 x 4.0 – By Seth Bell

October 1, 2018 Gomez 2
  Fat-bikers of the world with that newfangled 27.5” wheel size rejoice, for more tires choices are here!  Fat-bike.com HQ […]
Components

Teravail Coronado 26 x 4.0 final thoughts – By Seth Bell

September 27, 2018 Gomez 6
Howdy campers. You may remember that back in May (holy smokes, how is it already almost October?!) we received a […]
Components

Product Spotlight – Terrene Johnny 5 (26×5.0) Tires

September 14, 2018 Gomez 10
For some time now, Terrene Tire’s Tim Krueger has been talking about a true five inch wide, aggressive new tire […]
Components

Borealis Carbondale 27.5 x 50mm – Maxxis FBR/FBF (Plus/Fat) Wheel Review

September 13, 2018 Gomez 4
“What my fat-bike did on summer vacation” Back in April, we published a comparison of 4 sets of wheels (Two […]
Components

Drop Bars Not Bombs By JP & Seth Bell

August 13, 2018 Gomez 5
Editor’s Note: We solicited ideas from the ranks of the bike black ribbon test pilots and we’ve posted quite a […]
Tires

Comparison of Four 29×2.6″ Tires

July 9, 2018 Ken Blakey-Shell 6
If you follow bike media you will know that at one point not that long ago 2.8-3″ plus tires were […]
Components

Teravail Coronado 26 x 4.0 Mid-Term Review – By Seth Bell

June 4, 2018 Gomez 3
  Hello, lovelies. Coming atcha fresh from the Fat-bike.com testing grounds is our review of Teravail’s 26×4.0 “Light and Supple” […]
Components

Experiment – Jones Loop Bars

May 29, 2018 Gomez 10
I know that bars like the Jones loop have been around for a long time, but I had never really […]
Components

Kona Alloy Wah Wah Pedal Review By: LT. LarSSon

May 2, 2018 Gomez 3
Kona Wah Wah – Aluminum Edition The Kona Wah Wah pedals were dropped at my door via fat-drone with a […]
Components

26″ & 27.5″ Fat-Bike Wheel Comparison

April 26, 2018 Gomez 8
We’re in the midst of testing 4 sets of wheels that range from 26 x 4.8 to 27.5 x 3.8. All […]
Components

Product Spotlight – Pub Carbon Wheelset – 27.5 x 75mm

April 10, 2018 Gomez Comments Off on Product Spotlight – Pub Carbon Wheelset – 27.5 x 75mm
We’re going to get deeper into the 27.5 wheel size over the next few months and the next set of […]
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Maxxis Colossus 26 x 4.8 – Snow Tire Review

March 29, 2018 Gomez Comments Off on Maxxis Colossus 26 x 4.8 – Snow Tire Review
About two years ago, back in March of ’16, then BBR Test Pilot, David Glover tested a pair of the […]
Components

Terrene 26×4″ Studded Cake Eater – Mid-Term Update

March 1, 2018 Ken Blakey-Shell 6
This winter I have been testing out a pair of studded 26×4″ Terrene Cake Eater “light” casing tires. For full […]
Components

Fat (video) Tuesday – How to drop your tire sponsor

February 6, 2018 Gomez 3
The trend of bicycle tire manufacturers choosing to stamp their tires with enormous logos has reached pretty ridiculous (Hi-Viz Yellow) levels. […]
Components

Terrene Tires – Cake Eater 26 x 4.0 Light Non-Studded Review

February 1, 2018 Gomez 1
Terrene Tires and the Krueger Brothers (Tim & Ryan) sent us an assortment of their newest fat-bike sneakers that they […]
Components

Maxxis Minion FRF/FBR 27.5 x 3.8 Review

January 25, 2018 Gomez 2
We’ve been riding a couple of sets of the Maxxis Minion FBR/FBF 27.5 x 3.8 tires for the last ninety […]
Components

KONA Wah Wah 2 Pedal Review – By Tony Grande

January 22, 2018 Gomez 10
  So, there I was, sitting around on a Sunday morning, minding my own business when outta nowhere I get […]
Components

26 x 4 Light Studded Terrene Cake Eater – Initial Look

January 15, 2018 Ken Blakey-Shell 8
  Terrene is the new kid on the block for tire companies but already have a second studded fat tire […]
Components

Surly Edna 26 x 4.3 Review by Ron Stawicki

January 8, 2018 Gomez 13
  Getting Dirty With Edna   Few bike parts can affect a bikes fun factor like tires. You can roll […]
Beach Riding

Good Times on Mexican Beaches – by Pistil Pete

December 11, 2017 Gomez 1
  Ed ~ We ran a story about the Origin8 Supercell tires earlier this year, primarily, due to Pistil Pete […]
Components

Fat Bike Tires on Plus Bike Rims

November 20, 2017 Gomez 5
My amigo Thad Carson (taddyhogg) tipped me off that he’s been running the Maxxis 27.5 x 3.8 tires mounted to […]
Components

Terrene McFly Plus Tire Review by Smithhammer

November 6, 2017 Gomez 1
Over the last couple months I’ve taken the Terrene “McFly” 29 x 2.8 tire on a variety of overnighter trips, […]
Components

Product Spotlight – Terrene Tires – Cake Eater – 26 x 4.0 & 26 x 4.6

November 1, 2017 Gomez 3
Our amigos at Terrene Tires sent us the follow up to their rugged 4 season Wazia fat-bike tire, the Cake […]
Components

First (& Second) Look – Surly Edna 26 x 4.3 Tire

October 9, 2017 Gomez 3
Our amigos at Surly recently added a new fat-bike tire to a legendary list of names like Bud & Lou […]
Tires

Product Spotlight – Maxxis 27.5 x 3.8 Minion FBF/FBR Tires

September 26, 2017 Gomez 2
We’re checking out a pair of Maxxis 27.5 x 3.8 Minion FBF & FBR tires. These are the tires that […]
Components

Origin8 Supercell Tire 26 x 4.0 Review

September 7, 2017 Gomez 6
The one and only, Pistil Pete asked about this tire and after our editorial staff took a look at them […]
Components

Product Spotlight – Terrene “McFly” 2.8” 29+ Tires – By Smithhammer

August 21, 2017 Gomez 2
Marty McFly: Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don’t have enough road to get up to 88. Dr. Emmett […]
Components

First Peek at the 45NRTH Hüsker Dü (two?) 26 x 4.0

August 14, 2017 Gomez 7
  So last year the good folks at 45NRTH decided that they wanted to improve one of our favorite fat […]
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 […]
Components

Fatback Carbon Cargo Fat-Bike Forks

March 13, 2017 Gomez Comments Off on Fatback Carbon Cargo Fat-Bike Forks
    People that follow the history of fat-bikes, know that Fatback has written many of the chapters, in the […]
Components

*NEW* Maxxis Summit – Moosetrak 4.8 Studded Tire

March 10, 2017 Ken Blakey-Shell 1
Maxxis recently held their annual “Summit” in the mountains of Northern Georgia at the Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Resort. Maxxis […]
Tires

First look at the 4.8″ Snow Avalanche SC & PSC Studded Tires

February 28, 2017 Gomez 1
First look at the 4.8″ Snow Avalanche We recently got hooked up with Vee Tire’s Snow Avalanche studded 4.8″ tires. […]
Site News

Mid-Term Review – Terrene Wazia 4.6

February 9, 2017 Ken Blakey-Shell 5
This has been one of those winters where I have been pretty darned stoked to be testing studded tires. It […]
Components

Framed PUB Carbon Big Ride Wheelset Review – by Andy Amstutz

February 2, 2017 Gomez 3
I’m a convert.  They’re worth the money.  The kids might not have the warmest boots and the wife might not […]
Tires

Mid-Term Check-In: Vittoria Cannoli

January 19, 2017 Ken Blakey-Shell Comments Off on Mid-Term Check-In: Vittoria Cannoli
I sit here and write this while psyching myself up for another 3-4 hour ride of breaking trail on the […]

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