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14 Advanced Tips for Dressing for Cold Weather Rides
You know the basics of dressing for cold weather rides, which boils down to wearing layers and avoiding cotton. But here are some tried and true tips I’ve learned after several seasons of winter fat biking. Mostly I’m referring to riding in sub-freezing weather and dry conditions. Riding in the rain is another matter, which …
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Watch: Fat Biking in the Beautiful Swiss Alps
“The Snow Bike Festival is Europe’s “Winter Festival of Snow Biking”. The third edition of the innovative snow-bike event took place at Gstaad, Switzerland, from January 19 to 22, 2017: 4 days of thrilling snow-bike action. For the first time, the International Cycling Union UCI honored the race with a “Stage Race Class 2” accreditation. …
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Pursuing Gravel on a Fat Bike: 120 miles, 7,000 feet of climbing, 13 hours
If you haven’t heard of JayP’s Backyard Series races, you’re in for a real treat! Based in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Gravel Pursuit route travels along the Yellowstone National Park border in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. It hugs the Wyoming border and cross in and out of the Montana/Idaho state line along the Continental Divide. …
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US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship: Who Is the Fastest in the Sand?
If racing fat bikes in the snow isn’t your thing but you still enjoy competing on your fat bike, mark your calendar for this year’s US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship in Wrightsville Beach, NC March 10-12, 2017. This is the third annual US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships, and organizers are hoping to sell out …
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USA Cycling National Fat Bike Championships Coming to Michigan on January 28
The USA Cycling National Fat Bike Championships, sponsored by Rocky Mountain Bikes, is heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan January 28, with the event taking place at the Indian Trails Bike Park. The race will feature junior, amateur, and pro/open levels and various divisions for juniors, seniors, masters, and singlespeed riders. While there are no race-day sign-ups, competitors may …
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