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Events, Fat Bike, fat biking, festival, gstaad, snow, snow bike, snow biking, switzerland, video, Videos, winter - February 18, 2016

Watch: Snow Biking in Gstaad, Switzerland

A 3-day snow bike festival was recently held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Participants enjoyed 3 days of fat bike action with stage races, Eliminator Night Race, Fun Ride, and parties, as well as a Fat Bike & Mountain Bike Expo with many popular exhibitors. Catch up on all of the action in the three videos above!

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Fat Bike, fat bikes, fat biking, Gear, winter - February 17, 2016

14 New Fat Bikes Released this Winter

While generally new bike announcements are very scarce between Interbike and Sea Otter, fat biking is breaking the mold, with many companies thinking that the best time to launch a bike for riding in the snow is… well, winter–at least, in the northern hemisphere. For your convenience, I’ve rounded up all of the new fat …

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“Fat Is Here to Stay” – How Fat Bikers Are Working with Other Users to Ensure Trail Access

“Fat is Here to Stay” was the title of Gary Sjoquist’s first presentation. Sjoquist is the Advocacy Director for Quality Bicycle Products (QBP), the host of the Fat Bike Summit held during Crested Butte’s Fat Bike Worlds. QBP’s tagline is “More Butts on Bikes,” reflecting the company’s focus on advocacy… not just selling bikes, but …

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Trail Report: Fat Biking Argentine Pass in Silver Plume, CO

Silver Plume is a small historic mining town located along the I-70 corridor in central Colorado, one of many kitschy attractions en route to the ski resorts that dot the same stretch of interstate. Located in Clear Creek County, an old railroad grade snakes up the mountain that has become a secretly-popular place for hikers and cross country …

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MTB News Recap: Mechanical Doping, New Santa Cruz Hightower, Fat Bike World Champs

In this episode we talk about this week’s mountain bike news including the mechanical doping scandal, the new Hightower 29er/27.5+ bike from Santa Cruz, and the Fat Bike World Championship race in Crested Butte.

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