Fat (video) Tuesday – Uncle Rico
The Win/Man Trails by Uncle Rico with a guest cameo from that rascal Scott Peterson. The WinMan trails are known for their winter grooming. It’s like Rico, says in the video “fun and swoopy!”...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Shifty Drift Dual Slalom!
Our F(v)T clip this week is from the folks at the Trek Store of Anchorage and it’s a ripper! Hilltop Ski Area built some nice booters for some sweet side-by-side Dual Slalom race’n! Race Director,...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – Unforgettable
Todd Poquette Facebook messengered me a link to this week’s Fat (Tuesday) Video. It’s a trailer for the movie, Unforgettable. The movie is about a bicycle tour around the outer perimeter of the Upper...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Extrawheeling
Today we’ve got a feature-length foreign film about a solo winter bikepacking trip in Finland. The film features the Extrawheel Mate trailer and Extrawheel’s excellent waterproof bags. I’ve had the...
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Lad and Dad in Scotland
We all love making plans of future bikepacking trips, don’t we? Back in October 2019, I set off with a plan of heading up to the Assynt which is in the far north of Scotland for a few days...
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Klunkedekic Video Tuesday
Sunshine and klunky Tuesdays amigos! Does anybody else have Spring Fever? Today’s clip really got my blood going with the story of how the Crested Butte Pearl Pass tour all got started. Do you have an...
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Out and about…
After being out and about on the bike last weekend I spotted a track about 3 miles away on a hillside and thought “I’ve gotta give that a try”. There’s a track in the distance going between them two...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Caribou Stew
Maybe it’s because I just spent a couple of days camping and riding with my bud Adam that I have bikepacking and cooking delicious food in my mind but this film grabbed my attention and we present it...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – What modifications do you make to your fat-bike for...
We haven’t featured a film from our long-time amigo, Bruce the Coastkid Mathieson, for a few months, so here’s his latest bike film. Bruce switches to a 29+ set-up in the summer, which made me...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – CoastKid Plus Bike Backpack
We go back to back weeks to celebrate our long-time hero and friend, Brice Mathieson for this week’s Fat Plus Bike Video feature. Bruce is the God Father of fat bike beach riding. Check out our...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – What to do when your trails are closed
Our amigo and Fatbassador to the Ozarks, Old Man Fat Bike rides everything except dirt in this clip. It looks like he’s upgraded his wheels and bars to Enve carbon fiber since I’ve seen him last....
View ArticleFat (Video) Tuesday – School’s Out for Summer!
When this song came out, In 1972, I was a pugnacious 8th grader that lived to rock! In the Lake household, Mr. Alice Cooper was not very popular with my parental units. My mother’s given name was...
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Solstice Bucksaw Bivvy
Summer solstice, the fattest day of the year! As part of my bivvy a month challenge, the month of June was slowly nearing its end. With other plans covering the weekend (FatFOD), my only chance of...
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FatFOD
Last weekend I met up with some of the fat bike guys from the south of England for FatFOD. FatFOD is an annual met up run by Graham Foot of Smokestone bikes. A couple of social days riding the natural...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Mitchell County Singletrack
My gnome cousin, Joe (from Iowa) shared some pixels of #bikefun con bicis gordas en Mitchell County with us in a sterling display of #fourseasonfatbikes and #fatbikefunskis. It’s Fat Tuesday here in...
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Bucksaw Bikepacking
My bivvy a month campaign is going well this year with some pretty fine camps. This one was up there with the best! The only way is up! Again on familiar territory within the Snowdonia National Park...
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Fat (Video) Tuesday – Formby Fatbikers
Graham Foot is back with the second video from the UK where fat bikers are gathering for fun with fat bikes! We love that sort of thing, so we made this our FvT to celebrate fat bike fun! That’s two...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Coffee Powered Cyclist in the Bald Eagle State Forest (PA)
Today’s clip is from Gary Mikulski, aka – Coffee Powered Cyclist! Gary and Leah go to Bald Eagle State Forest for a mountain bike ride on the McCall Mountain, Black Gap, and White Deer Creek Trails....
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Bike Thoughts from the Coastrider
Bruce shares some thoughts on fat bikes, Surly, and the current state of fat bikes in the UK. It’s an interesting glimpse into the mind of one of fat bike’s early adopters and the beach riding is...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Burning Man
We present today’s version of F(v)T as a reminder that man cannot live by fat bikes alone. I’ve never been to Burning Man, but it’s been a source of wonder and inspiration for as long as I can...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Sylvan Park
Here’s a video produced by the City of Wausau, Wisconsin about their Sylvan Park pump track and trail cluster. People ask me what the hell progressive geometry means and this clip made me think about...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Summer Squatch
You get a front-row seat to Summer Squatch at Levis Mound through the lens of our amigo rrrrRico (roll them r’s) aka MTB trail Sherpa! There are cameos by (yours truly) and pretty much all of my gnome...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fatbikes for Breakfast
Our long-time amigo and fat-biker, Eric Hunter captured some sweet fat bike breakfast vibes out in the High Sierras! The crisp fall air has me thinking about riding in the snow and this video brought...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Brasil Beachpacking
Our amigos at Fat Bike Brasil documented a bikepacking trip that looks incredible! The beach riding and sheer raw wildness of their journey really shine through. I’ve really got to get to Brasil...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – The Cold Vein
Are we all searching for the Cold Vein on fat bikes? That’s the story behind this week’s F(v)T. It’s a pro film from the cats at Montanus….and it’s sofa king GOOD! It snowed a little bit yesterday and...
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Fat (video) Tuesday –¡Fat Bike!
One of our favorite videographers that we’ve featured on F(v)T is back with a short clip simply entitled Fat Bike! It’s not the length of the clip that should really matter, but rather the amount of...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Old Man Fat Bike Fifty-Five
We’ve been fans of Old Man Fat Bike (Jens) for a few years now and we’ve featured some of his videos on FvT. After watching his newest release I’m a little worried that we’ve been a “bad influence”...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – The Friendly Arctic
I’ve been lucky enough to get to meet some of the most incredibly talented people in the fat bike world. Two of the most talented are Bjørn Olson and Kim McNett. I met them at the Homer Big Fat Bike...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – What to pack for a Wisconsin GFBD Celebration
It was cyber Monday so I made a silly video. The clip takes a well-hydrated look at what one might bring to a GLFB Celebration behind the cheese curtain. It’s an attempt to share what you might find...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Global Fat Bike Day 2022 in Scotland with CoastKid
The king of fat bike beach riding (Bruce Mathieson) shared a link to this clip on the GFBD Card that I put up on facebook and that got me thinking about beach riding in Scotland. I started to dream...
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Fatbike to the cottage
Some of you may have seen a few of my previous trips to this little cottage in the heart of Snowdonia in Wales before. I had intended on using it again for last weekend’s Global Fat Bike Day but...
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Fat Video Tuesday – Namibia
Louis Reichert sent in this week’s F(v)T. In the grand scheme of things, Namibia pretty much takes the cake when it comes to getting planetary for Global fat Bike Day. I normally try to say something...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – 48 State Fat Bike Tour
Congratulations to William Martin for completing his 48-state fat bike tour! Today’s video is from Northern California, but you should check out all his videos. William was a guest on the Danger Gnome...
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Arctic Alta (NORWAY)
The largest fat bike race in Norway is the Arctic Alta (also a ski race). Check out the video for the split-screen bike/ski action and I think that you’ll get fired up for this one! Check out their...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Ride
Here’s a video from Shawn at Trail Vision QC. I bet that you’ve heard the saying “earn your turns”. Well, Shawn not only climbs the trail, but he also shovels some of the snowiest technical trail...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Pat Smage is Skookum AF
Local Legend and Trials Wizard Pat Smage has a new Corvus Cycles Skookum AF and he takes it out back to his trials garden in some fluffy snow for some funbelievable trials riding. Sticker it Forward...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Bikepacking the Otways
A father/son trip from Australia is this week’s featured video. A couple of beautiful Ti Fat bikes with Bike Bag Dude luggage take a sneaky weekend trip to the Otways (Great Otway National Park)....
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Hugh Jass Grande Finale at Blackhawk (WI)
The Hugh Jass Fat Bike Race Series wraps up its season at Blackhawk Ski Area near Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday 2/25/23. The trails at Blackhawk are a nice mix of XC and machine-built flow trails....
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Polar Roll Recap Video by Matt Block
Check out Matt Block’s video recap of the 2023 Polar Roll! Matt provides a great play-by-play of his podium battle with Corey Stelljes and Cole House. Cole, Matt, and Corey finished 1-2-3 at the 2023...
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Event Spotlight – 28 Below (SD)
The winter wonderland of Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills of South Dakota is the backdrop for 28 Below. A 50k ride, race, and tour, which is a pretty great way to describe a fat bike event. Check...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Bike Birkie ’15
Here’s a blast from the past! Eight years ago, the Telemark Ski Lodge still existed and drone footage was somewhat novel. These days, everyone and their cousin have a drone. The American Birkebiener...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – The 2023 Sweaty Yeti by Nathan Long
Check out Nathan’s video recap of the 2023 Sweaty McYeti! Nathan provides great coverage of his fourth straight solo win at the SY. Fat dash bike dot com even gets a mention in there somewhere along...
View ArticleFat (Video) Tuesday – Hermit-Life
Today’s F(v)T presentation comes to us from a fellow earthling that wants us to refer to them simply as Hermit. I recently shared an email with our old pal ‘dirty’ and he told me that he had moved to...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fatbike Touring – Southwestern USA
Good stuff from Foresty Forest. A great film about Freedom to roam the backcountry on a loaded fat bike. through Death Valley, with Ghost Towns, and endless scenic vistas. Check him out on YouTube and...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – The Oregon Coast
Dallas Mignano thought that his video from a recent trip along the Oregon Coast would interest our readers. The video is as long as a television show. Do any of you kids stream youtube videos on your...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – Favorite Videographers
This is the first in a series of videos from our favorite videographers that have inspired all of us over the last decade-(plus). Today’s clip is from Tscheezy. It was shot back in 2010. Tscheezy was...
View ArticleFat Video Favorites Part Two
Here’s the second video in the fat-bike favorite, F(v)T videographers of all time and the universe series. Deo and his wheelie-rich videos from the East Coast of Canada and have been one of my...
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Fat (video) Tuesday – Fat Bikepacking Oregon’s South Coast
Back with part 2 of the series about bikepacking the Oregon Coast from Dallas Mignano. I’m going to make it out to ride the Pacific beaches again. Stream this one for some dreamy Oregon coastal beach...
View ArticleFat Tuesday Video – Overnight in Aubrac
Snowy bikepacking in Aubrac, on the trails between Aveyron, Cantal, and Lozère, in France Would you share your Plus or Fat Pixels? Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to...
View ArticleFat (video) Tuesday – 2024 Trio World Championships in Talkeetna, Alaska
Our fatbassador to Alaska, Travis went up to the 2024 Trio World Championships in Talkeetna, Alaska with his amigo Al. I’ve enjoyed riding with Al and Travis up in the AK. Al is a talented rider and...
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