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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

Cannondale Fat CAAD – First Ride

December 4, 2015 Gomez 9
On monday, my gnome-cousin up in Wausau, Travis, sent me a shot of one of Cannondale’s new Fat CAAD fat-bikes […]
FatBikes

Framed Wolftrax Review – By Dave Krueger

December 3, 2015 Gomez 6
So it’s been a few of weeks since we announced here at Fat-Bike.com that I have been parking a Framed […]
FatBikes

A Roundup of 20 and 24-inch Fatbikes for Kids and Adults of Small Stature

November 30, 2015 Greg Smith 9
 Maybe you are a parent looking for a fat-bike for your kid, possibly your significant other is a person of […]
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Product Spotlight – Ritchey Commando

November 10, 2015 Gomez 1
Ever since Sven first reported about Tom Ritchey bringing back the Commando in the form of a steel 4″ fat-bike […]
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Advocate Cycles – Watchman – Review

November 2, 2015 Gomez 4
  Last July I hit the road for 3 weeks out to Colorado and Utah with one of the very […]
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Product Spotlight: Farley 9.8 by Trek

October 22, 2015 Aaron Hautala 8
Walking into my studio last week I noticed two ginormous boxes. Immediately I thought to myself, “now what did we […]
FatBikes

Quiring Triple B – Complete Build

October 12, 2015 Gomez 8
  It all started when we first got a glimpse of Vee Tire Co’s 2XL Monster Fat 5.05 inch tire […]
FatBikes

Product Spotlight – Framed Wolftrax

October 8, 2015 Gomez 4
By Dave Krueger It arrived under a clear night sky and a blood moon. It’s a Framed Wolftrax! The folks […]
FatBikes

World Premier – Quiring Triple B – 1st Bike designed to run Vee’s 2XL Tires

September 28, 2015 Gomez 10
Straight from the Quiring Cycles Skunk Works we have the very first photos taken of Scott Quiring’s new Triple B […]
FatBikes

Fat-bikes on the Show Floor at Interbike 2015 – Day 4

September 21, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on Fat-bikes on the Show Floor at Interbike 2015 – Day 4
We saved some of the best square footage, for our last photo post from interbike 2015. Sven is going to continue […]
Events

Interbike 2015 – The Good, The Fat & the ?

September 18, 2015 Gomez 3
It’s Day 3 – Part Two of the Interbike rodeo championships at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. We walked […]
FatBikes

Interbike Outdoor Demo 2015 – Day 1

September 14, 2015 Gomez 4
Sven and I are at the Interbike Outdoor Demo in Boulder City, Nevada to share what’s new for 2016! Much of our […]
FatBikes

Long Term Review of Trek Farley 8

September 10, 2015 Gomez 7
  By – Dave Krueger (aka Barba Glacialis) I took my Farley 8 home in October of 2014. Since then, […]
FatBikes

Moonmen #M09 – Lunar Mission at Levis

August 27, 2015 Gomez 1
    The moment that I saw the very first Moonmen Fat-Bike, I knew that I wanted to take one […]
FatBikes

World Premier! The Surly Wednesday

August 26, 2015 Gomez 16
Back in July, I was dispatched to Utah for a mission, to document and photograph, Surly’s new fat-bike. I was also […]
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New! 2016 S-Works Fatboy

August 10, 2015 Gomez 7
  Specialized Bicycle will be offering their Fatboy in three Carbon Framed Levels and five different M4 Aluminum Framed Levels as well […]
FatBikes

NEW! 2016 Specialized Hellga (Women’s Fat-Bike)

August 10, 2015 Gomez 7
  Specialized has a brand new fat-bike that is made just for the ladies, called the Hellga! The Hellga comes […]
FatBikes

Devinci Minus RS Fat-bike

August 6, 2015 Greg Smith 2
Faithful Fat-bike.com reader, Trevor, hipped us to the fact that Quebec-based bike company, Devinci, is entering the fat-bike fray with […]
Events

Saddle Drive 2015 – Part Deux

July 22, 2015 Gomez 1
It was another picture perfect day here in the ‘tah of Ute’ for Saddledrive 2015! You can parlay a gander […]
FatBikes

The New 2016 Kona Wo

July 20, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on The New 2016 Kona Wo
Hey Sven did you see the new Buicks Konas are in….down at the dealership? Looks like the color for fat-bikes […]
FatBikes

MAXX Huraxdax – The Review

July 20, 2015 Gomez 5
by Jeff Price Firstly, a huge thank you to Gomez and Maxx Bikes for a fun packed couple of months […]
Components

Lauf Carbonara Tested

July 13, 2015 Chris Reichel 4
  Disclaimer: I have never done a fork review before and I run all of my fatbikes rigid. I have […]
FatBikes

Reader’s Ride(s) – Graham’s KTM Fat Rat

June 22, 2015 Greg Smith 5
Graham, who lives in Queensland, Australia, sent us this info about his new KTM Fat Rat fat-bike. Graham reckons it […]
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Reader’s Ride(s) – Evan’s Singlespeed Pugsley

June 19, 2015 Gomez 1
  Written by:  Evan Larsson Oh, now I get it! Seeing that it’s late into the spring season with summer, […]
FatBikes

State Bicycle Company Megalith Fat-bike Review

May 18, 2015 Greg Smith 5
Our very own radio personality, Mr. J.K. Livin’, penned this review of the State Bicycle Company Megalith Fatbike and discovered […]
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Framed Alaskan Alloy Review

April 30, 2015 Gomez 5
Framed Alaskan “Summer Kit” review by Michael McColgan   Editor’s Note: This is Michael’s dirt review of the Alaskan Alloy […]
FatBikes

The Boo Review – An Alubooyah at Levis

April 9, 2015 Gomez 2
Alubooyah Review: by Steve Meurett “Iron bamboo”-tam vong, as it’s known in Viet Nam where it’s sourced-perfectly suited and strong […]
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US Fat-Bike National Championship Belt Holding / 9:ZERO:7 Carbon Whiteout!

April 2, 2015 Gomez Comments Off on US Fat-Bike National Championship Belt Holding / 9:ZERO:7 Carbon Whiteout!
Sven and I sat down with, US Fat-Bike National Champion, Will Ross, earlier this month to talk about his championship ride […]
FatBikes

Salsa Blackborow 1 Review – A 3-pack of Riders

March 18, 2015 Greg Smith 2
Salsa was kind enough to send us over one of their Blackborow 1, 5.0″-class fat-bikes for some extended testing. We […]
FatBikes

Ned Overend Tells Us About His Fat Bike Birkie Bike Setup!

March 12, 2015 Greg Smith 3
Readers have been emailing me about the bike setups used at the Fat Bike Birkie so I shot an email […]
FatBikes

Rocky Mountain Blizzard Review

February 12, 2015 Greg Smith 12
This Rocky Mountain Blizzard review was prepared by Matt Gersib for fat-bike.com. Thanks, Matt! Last month we introduced you to our […]
FatBikes

Specialized Fatboy Expert – More Time in the Saddle – Julio’s Review

February 2, 2015 Julio 6
  Back in mid-November, Fat-Bike.com majordomo Gomez sent a smoke signal my way and asked if I wanted to put some […]
FatBikes

First Look – Specialized Fatboy SL

January 31, 2015 Gomez 5
2015 Fatboy SL Complete size medium bike weight:  approx. 24 lbs w/ Stan’s (I believe it was 24.1 lbs) Same […]
FatBikes

Fyxation Blackhawk Fat-bike Now Available!

January 29, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on Fyxation Blackhawk Fat-bike Now Available!
Ben from Fyxation let us know that their new Blackhawk fat-bike is available now at their new Milwaukee headquarters and at […]
FatBikes

Framed Alaskan Review

January 29, 2015 Michael McColgan 3
ad I’ve been getting some saddle time on Framed’s newest entry into the market of fat, The Alaskan. Framed made […]
FatBikes

2015 11Nine Fatbikes Epicyon Full Suspension Fat-bike

January 22, 2015 Greg Smith Comments Off on 2015 11Nine Fatbikes Epicyon Full Suspension Fat-bike
11Nine has gone BIGGER on their 2015 Epicyon fixed-pivot, full-suspension fat-bike. Travel on the fork has ben increased from 110mm […]
FatBikes

Product Spotlight — Rocky Mountain Blizzard

January 15, 2015 Matt Gersib 5
by Matt Gersib As we roll into 2015, there are an increasing number of fat bikes claiming to be “developed […]
FatBikes

Framed Minnesota 2.0 Womens Full Review

December 15, 2014 Jenny Scott 5
My goal for this holiday season is to make sure more women get Fat…seriously, we need more women riding Fatbikes, […]
FatBikes

Fatboy Expert ~ Ridden for a Month (of Sundays)

December 8, 2014 Gomez 5
  The Specialized Fatboy Expert, that is the star of this review, was all lined up for Angry Andy to […]
FatBikes

Specialized Kid’s 20″ and 24″ Fatboy

November 21, 2014 Gomez 1
Specialized has what every kid wants to see under the x-mas tree this year! The Fatboy 20 and the Fatboy […]
FatBikes

Builder Profile – Matter Cycles – Benefat

November 20, 2014 Gomez 2
Today’s article is sort of a two for one dealio. In the first part of the article, I share a […]
FatBikes

Salsa Bucksaw – Bravely going where no fat bike has gone before.

November 17, 2014 Aaron Hautala 6
  The results and assessment of a three week ride. — Photography and words by Aaron W. Hautala When I […]
FatBikes

Product Spotlight – Framed Minnesota 2.0 Womens FatBike

October 28, 2014 Jenny Scott 7
Editor’s Note :  Please welcome Buttcrackjenny to the site! Jenny is one of this year’s new Bike Black Ribbon Test […]
FatBikes

Framed Bikes Mini-Sota 24″ – Fat 4 Junior

September 29, 2014 Gomez 2
  We shared the 2015 Framed Bikes line with you back in August. Included in that line was something relatively […]

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