Twenty-Niner-Plus Preview
We’ve got big plans for the 29r+ platform this summer! The Spinner Ryerson is currently testing the hell out of his Krampus. We’re just about ready to start building up a Krampus with all sorts of...
View ArticleKramPug – Cale’s Initial Ride Report
Mi primo y Bike Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Cale built up a set of offset Rabbit Hole rims for his Pugsley, last week and today he shared his initial impressions along with time/speed comparisons to both...
View ArticleRide Reflections – Rabbit Holes on My Mukluk
Written by : Andy Oleson I’ve been able to log some decent single track mileage on my 29+ wheelset up at the Southern Kettle trail system, and have done some side by side comparison testing, swapping...
View ArticleReader’s Ride(s) – Something Wicked This Way Comes
Written by Spinner Ryerson This is my Krampus. It’s my coolest bike ever. I think it’s cooler than yours, but that’s arguably arguable. The only things cooler that I can think of are: Absolute Zero...
View Article¡SPRING CONTEST! – One Month Left to Enter
Entries must be in by June 21st, 2013 Krampus Photo Contest We’ve teamed up with los gauchos del Surly to get you all a chance to win a sparkly new Krampus Frame and Fork! But that’s not all! In...
View ArticleWriter’s Ride(s) ~ Thilver the house Krampus
We started hearing rumors about Surly’s new 29+ bike about this time last year and by the time Interbike rolled around we were all frothing at the mouths in anticipation of getting a chance to throw a...
View Article¡NEW! 38 Frameworks – Mastodon – 29+
We’re thrilled to be able to share with our readers, in a Fat-Bike.com exclusive: 38 Frameworks is releasing their new Mastodon 29+ complete bike. The Mastodon will feature a made in the USA, 7005...
View ArticleFatbiking the Alaska Beach
Written By Josh Spice ‘Camp at clam gulch rec area on the 8th of june. Ride beach through the 11th. Super duper casual. A rolling beach party.’ ~ Jason Boucher’s invitation to ride the beach with the...
View Article29+ Testing – Mukluk vs. Krampus
Written By Andy Oleson About 2 months ago, I built up a set of 29+ wheels to run on my Ti Mukluk for the summer, I did some side by side comparisons between the 29+ and my fat tires, you can read the...
View ArticleSo Dude, How’s that Krampus Ride?
It’s been a month since we built our test Krampus that I named Thilver. I’m legally changing the bike’s name to Silver from this day forward. This bike is just too much of a bad ass to carry a comedic...
View ArticleVibe – Ti Rex – Titanium 29+ Lefty
Our amigos, from out in Idaho (Dave & Christi), sent us their newest addition to the Vibe Cycles line of custom fat-builds. This is Dave’s personal Ti Rex. A hand built titanium 29+! Rock’n...
View ArticleTravers Bikes – Rudy Fat – New UK Titanium 29+
Mike Travers is the man behind Travers Bikes and he shared some information about his new hand-built Rudy Fat Titanium 29+. Take a look and let us know what you think! Travers Bikes Titanium 29er+...
View ArticleFat Bling – 44 Bikes – Red Convertible
We published a builder profile of Kris Henry and 44 Bikes last year and have been keeping in touch with Kris, ever since. Kris & 44 Bikes is on my short list of custom builders that I would...
View ArticleReader’s Ride(s) – White Mike’s Violet Krampus
Michael Kauk sent us six metric gnome tons of Krampus pixels the other day along with some spec’s for his Lavender? Lilac? Violet? Purple Singlespeed Krampus. I lived through the original purple anno...
View ArticleFrostbike 2014
Every February Quality Bicycle Products invites dealers and media representatives up to their Bloomington, Minnesota, world headquarters for Seminars, Social Activities and an Expo. For those of you,...
View Article29+ Bikes at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
More 29+ bikes at the show this year. With the availability of more 29 x 3.0 tires we expect to see more 29-plus bikes coming from a lot of your favorite builders in the future. Meanwhile, here are the...
View ArticleSeen at NAHBS – Groovy Cycles 29+
Rody Walter’s Groovy Cycleworks custom fabricates bicycles, bars, stems and cranks along with other specialty, one off cycling gear. With Rody being the sole builder and fabricator, they truly are...
View ArticleColorado Speciality Velo Brings Singular Cycles Back to the US
After a brief hiatus while Singular Cycles worked to replace their existing US Distributor Colorado Speciality Velo is pleased to announce that they are now the US source for Singular Cycles. Colorado...
View ArticleSarma Announces First Carbon 29+ Rim!
Sarma just announced the very first Carbon Fiber 29+ Rim to hit the market! The new Naran 29+ is tubeless ready – 50mm wide and weighs a mere 450 grams! If you were thinking about building a set of...
View ArticleFirst Look! – Maxxis Chronicle 29+ Tire
Our amigos at Framed Bikes sent us a set of Maxxis Chronicle 29+ tires along to check out and share with our readers! We weighed the Chronicles on our Park Tool scale and the two tires came in at 1076...
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