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Welcome to the heart of fat-bike.com — where it all began back in 2011. Since day one, we’ve been the web’s original home for all things fatbike. From the snowy trails of the northwoods to sun-baked beach sand, we’ve tested, reviewed, and celebrated fatbikes in every condition imaginable.

This category is where you’ll find fat-bike news, product launches, deep-dive reviews, and insights into the ever-evolving world of fatbike riding.

Thirteen years strong and still rolling fat — dig in and explore!

FatBikes

First Look – 2021 Kona Woo

December 21, 2020 Gomez 2
Just in time for our first significant snowstorm, we received a 2021 Kona Woo to review. I didn’t waste any […]
FatBikes

First Look 2021 Pivot Les Fat

October 29, 2020 Gomez Comments Off on First Look 2021 Pivot Les Fat
Our first look at the Pivot Cycles’ new 2021 Les Fat full carbon fiber fat-bike.

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FatBikes

Wyatt Maverick Review by Aristotle Peters

April 13, 2020 Gomez 3
Wyatt Maverick Full Review I have had the privilege of riding the new Wyatt Maverick for the majority of the […]
FatBikes

2020 REEB Donkadonk Review

April 6, 2020 Julio 5
With my mission of relocating to the Front Range of Colorado complete, I was the logical (and all too willing) […]
FatBikes

Defiance Frameworks AK Bike Project # 4 Review – By Travis Hubbard

January 27, 2020 Gomez 1
Our Fatbassador to Alaska and the Yukon Territories shares his thoughts on the Defiance Frameworks AK Bike Project # 4 in a long term Bike Review – ala choy

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FatBikes

2020 Kona Woo – Long Term Review by -JP Syverud-

January 9, 2020 Gomez 5
  This past November we introduced you to the new Kona Woo Fat Bike. The version we received came with the […]
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 […]
FatBikes

First Look – 2020 Kona Woo – by JP Syverud

November 26, 2019 Gomez 3
The fine folks from Kona bikes sent the Fat-Bike Test Labs a 2020 Kona Woo fat bike for some testing. […]
FatBikes

2020 Giant Yukon 1 Review – by Tony Grande

November 25, 2019 Gomez 17
One day after work, before dinner was on the table, I check my email to see that Tio Gomez sent […]
Bike Culture

Is it time to Upgrade Your Legacy Fat-Bike? by Jeff Price

November 12, 2019 Gomez 13
Editor’s Note – we should probably try to set some parameters for what we’re referring to when we talk about […]
FatBikes

2020 – 9:ZERO:7 Lynx Carbon Fatbike News Release

October 31, 2019 Gomez 2
The following is a news release from 9:Zero:7 Bikes… Anchorage, AK. October 30, 2020 At 9:ZERO:7, we take fatbikes very […]
FatBikes

Borealis Tejon Review – by A. Amstutz

August 19, 2019 Gomez Comments Off on Borealis Tejon Review – by A. Amstutz
     It’s been a busy summer.  Parts of the family spent time in Central America, others spent time in northern Ontario, […]
FatBikes

First Look – Borealis Tejon Fat-Bike – by Andy & Alice Amstutz

July 1, 2019 Gomez 1
    It’s been a while since the Black Bike Ribbon Test Pilot – Youth Division was put to work but with […]
FatBikes

Borealis Telluride Review – by Ron Stawicki

June 3, 2019 Gomez 1
PUTTING SOME TIME ON THE BOREALIS TELLURIDE In early March, I received this Colorado designed beast of a fat bike […]
FatBikes

RSD Mayor Review – By Andy Amstutz

March 29, 2019 Gomez 1
    For the past two months, I’ve been riding the newest version of the RSD Mayor Aluminum fat bike, appropriately named […]
FatBikes

My New Trek Farley – By Will Ross

February 7, 2019 Gomez 5
(Editor’s Note) – The following is from our old friend Will Ross! Will recently made a career move to the […]
FatBikes

Giant Bicycles Jumps into the Fat-Bike Arena with The YUKON!

February 1, 2019 Gomez 9
Giant Bicycles has finally joined just about everyone else and is offering a fat-bike called the Yukon. It will come in […]
FatBikes

First Look – RSD Mayor v4 – By Andy Amstutz

January 28, 2019 Gomez 2
  I like being medium.  Medium is good.  Vertically…I’m medium.  I’m about halfway between two extremes of height.  In other […]
FatBikes

Business Spotlight – Bearclaw Bicycle Co. – Michigan

January 7, 2019 Gomez 1
The final stop of my December trip to visit three Michigan bicycle companies landed me in Traverse City, Michigan. I […]
FatBikes

Fatback Corvus FLT – One Year Review

December 17, 2018 Gomez 5
A year has passed since I first rode my Fatback Corvus FLT for the first time. I swear that time […]
FatBikes

2019 Surly Ice Cream Truck Review – By Tony Grande

November 12, 2018 Gomez 7
  Sometimes I’m not sure of who I am.  A father, a husband, a surveyor, or just Kato’s roadie who […]
FatBikes

2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon X01 Eagle Review – By Leia Schneeberger

October 29, 2018 Gomez Comments Off on 2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon X01 Eagle Review – By Leia Schneeberger
  It’s been a long and sometimes strange journey that’s led to my review of the new Salsa Beargrease. Back […]
FatBikes

Framed Minnesota LTD Review – by DosRenshos

October 23, 2018 Gomez 2
First things first. Fat bikes and skate parks do not mix. (with my skill-set) Well…more to the point, super knobby fat […]
FatBikes

Otso Voytek Plus/Fat Review By Seth Bell

October 11, 2018 Gomez 2
Back in July, we received a beautiful Otso Voytek Plus-Fat rig for review.  If you missed the introduction and specs, […]
FatBikes

First look at Surly’s New Plutonium Sparkle Green Machine AKA the 2019 Ice Cream Truck By Tony Grande

October 4, 2018 Gomez 7
So, there I was, in the middle of a serious negotiation for a new camper. The wife and I were […]
FatBikes

Why Cycles Big Iron Review

September 24, 2018 Becky, Bryon & April Vordermann Comments Off on Why Cycles Big Iron Review
  You may ask yourself who is Why? Why Cycles is a fairly new company, being about 2 years old. […]
FatBikes

Product Spotlight – 2019 Framed Alaskan – by JP Syverud

September 17, 2018 Gomez Comments Off on Product Spotlight – 2019 Framed Alaskan – by JP Syverud
  Product Spotlight- Framed Alaskan Carbon By JP Syverud   The story of how I became the test pilot that […]
FatBikes

Framed LTD Bruh! by DosRenshos

August 3, 2018 Gomez 1
I had just hooked my daughter up with a brand new 29er, and was feeling some serious bike envy, when […]
FatBikes

2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon XO1 Eagle First Ride Impressions

August 1, 2018 Gomez 1
  We got our hands on Salsa’s ‘top of the line’ Beargrease a couple of weeks ago. The idea was […]
FatBikes

Salsa’s 2019 Fat-Bikes Released

August 1, 2018 Gomez 2
  The new Salsa Fat-Bikes have arrived! Today we’re here to share what will likely be, a hot ticket come […]
FatBikes

Salsa Blackborow Review by DosRenshos

May 11, 2018 Gomez 7
The Family Truxter. The Shaggin Wagon. The Grocery Getter.  I’m a wagon guy so the idea of this bike appealed […]
FatBikes

Rocky Mountain Suzi Q C70 Review by Nick Holzem

April 16, 2018 Gomez 2
  Rocky Mountain has laid down the blueprint for modern cross-country race fat bikes. Along the way they also have […]
FatBikes

Fatback Corvus FLT Review – the First 120 Days

March 22, 2018 Gomez 2
Back at the very beginning of November 2017, I ordered a Fatback Corvus FLT. I pulled the trigger because after […]
FatBikes

Surly Big Fat Dummy Long Term Review – by Seth Bell

February 26, 2018 Gomez 6
    Editors Note: Seth Bell is an eighteen year veteran of the bike industry and makes his home in […]
FatBikes

2018 Kona Wozo Review – by Aristotle Peters

February 19, 2018 Gomez 6
  I’ve spent the past few months aboard the 2018 Kona Wozo, a bike that is designed as an all-season, […]
FatBikes

Salsa Mukluk Carbon GX Eagle Review By Fatbassador Travis Hubbard

February 12, 2018 Gomez 4
  After a solid six-week shakedown of the Salsa Mukluk Carbon GX Eagle I concluded that I really like this […]
FatBikes

First look – 2018 Rocky Mountain Suzi Q – By Nick Holzem

February 8, 2018 Gomez 1
  The Rocky Mountain Suzi Q fat bike arrived this week and just in time for peak winter season riding. […]
FatBikes

Specialized Fatboy Expert – The Three Way Review

February 5, 2018 Julio 3
  Way back in November, when it was still warm and snow-free here in the midwest, Gomez gave you a […]
FatBikes

Surly Unveils the Next Generation Pugsley

January 29, 2018 Gomez 18
From the moment that the original Pugsley was phased out of production, fat-bikers and surly-philes have asked the question “when will […]
FatBikes

Product Spotlight – 2018 Salsa Mukluk Carbon GX Eagle – By Travis Hubbard

January 4, 2018 Gomez 4
Mukluk – (noun) muk·luk  \ ˈmək-ˌlək \ a soft winter boot traditionally made of reindeer or seal skin originally worn by Arctic aboriginal people of […]
FatBikes

First Look – Specialized Fatboy Expert

November 16, 2017 Gomez 1
Specialized sent us a Fatboy Expert to review and since it’s a light, carbon, top tier component equipped, sexy beast, […]
Bikepacking

The Salsa Blackborow – Mid Tail Adventure Platform

November 2, 2017 Gomez 5
  The big surprise at Saddledrive this Summer was the new Salsa Blackborow. Not the same Blackborow that Sven raved […]
FatBikes

2018 Heller Bloodhound Trail – 27.5 Fat Mountain Bike

September 25, 2017 Gomez 1
  Heller made a bold departure from their 2017 Bloodhound, and set their sights on building a fat (mountain) bike. […]
FatBikes

ELEVEN Bike Review by Nick Holzem

September 18, 2017 Gomez 3
  The test bike from Eleven, that I’ve been riding is a dirt jump inspired fatty with a (Made in […]

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