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colorado, event, Events, Fat Bike, fat biking, race, race series, winter park - February 3, 2015

Race Report: Inaugural Winter Park Fat Bike Race Series

With fat bikes taking the market by storm, it is only natural that some races develop around the platform. Even USAC is getting in on the action with a “Fat Bike National Championship” in February. Here in Colorado there have been a few fat bike race series over the last several years, but with venues …

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How to Find the Best Places to Snow Bike

I’ve asserted before, and I’ll say it again: being able to fat bike in the snow has revolutionized the way many riders view the sport of mountain biking. For riders located close to the poles of our planet, fat bikes have allowed this sport to go from a half-year pastime to a full-blown year-long addiction. …

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Review: Showers Pass Refuge Jacket and Pant–the Perfect Fat Bike Shell

After two solid years of year-round fat biking in Colorado, with seasons that seem to change quickly to bitter cold, I have been enthusiastically searching for the Goldilocks of shells to wear while riding my fat bike. My criteria: a lightweight shell that can handle the brutal minus-something cold of the Rockies, but versatile enough …

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Final Review: Foes Mutz Full Suspension Fat Bike

Marketing professionals would say I am not an “early adopter.” When shaped skis replaced traditional skis, I eschewed them for the better part of a decade, opting instead to stick with my skinny sticks. I soldiered on on a hardtail mountain bike for years after full suspension captured the mountain bike market. I still don’t …

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arrowhead 135, Events, Fat Bike, News, race - January 16, 2015

News: Grueling Fat Bike Race: Arrowhead 135 Set for January 26th, 2015

After communicating with race organizers and directors, this year’s infamous Arrowhead 135 may perhaps be even more brutal than in previous years. With the surge in fat bikes and crops of new competitive racers riding them, this slice of Minnesota masochism is the race to watch this winter for those who are willing to push …

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