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News: Fatback Announces Two New Fat Bike Models
Fatback announced two new fat bike models this week: the Skookum and Rhino. Each new bike is designed around a 4.8″ 26er tire and Fatback claims you can fit a 27.5+ or even 29+ wheel if you prefer. Both bikes utilize the Fatback-designed, 197mm rear hub spacing which keeps the Q-factor on the cranks totally …
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9:Zero:7, Borealis, and Fatback Display Cutting Edge Fat Bike Technology at Interbike 2014
Every year I attend Interbike I try to decide what the overall “theme” of the year is. Granted, assigning the entire expo a singular “theme” is pretty contrived with thousands of exhibitors in attendance, but every year at least a few key trends take center stage in the mountain bike industry. While I’ve personally been …
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Review: 4.8in Fatback Aluminum Fat Bike
Hot on the heels of maddslacker’s long-term review of the 3.5in 3.8in-tired version of Fatback’s aluminum fat bike, I had a chance to take the massive 4.8in version for a spin around the Outerbike test loop. Specs First, and most obviously, this rig sports the biggest fat bike tires you can buy, at 4.8 inches wide. …
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Final Review: Fatback Aluminum Deluxe Fat Bike
At a time when the only fat bikes in the world were some one-off custom models and the fairly-heavy, steel-framed Surly Pugsley, Greg Matyas at Speedway Cycles in Anchorage, Alaska was inspired to create a fat bike with the terrain-conquering characteristics of the Pugsley, but in a package that rides and handles like a regular …
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On Test: Fatback Bikes
Read any mountain biking mag or hang out at the LBS and chances are you’ll hear people talking about the latest craze to hit the market: fat bikes. Whether they are a fad or a solid piece of engineering that extends our sport in new directions is a conversation for another day. But in the …
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