Where and how to fat bike . A fat bike is a bike with really wide tires, somewhere in the 3.8- to 5-inch range, which can be twice the width of a mountain bike tire. But that burly rubber allows ...

Winter fat bike trails are everywhere, but first you’ll need the right equipment to get started. These two-wheel proponents of “bigger is better” have frames made to fit 3.5-inch or larger ...

Those newfangled bikes with the crazy fat tires can even roll over water. Well, frozen water. My 15-year-old son and I recently pedaled a pair of rented fat bikes down the middle of Minnehaha Creek.

Many fat bike routes are remote doublewide roads or sidewalk-width tracks but 33 miles south of Crested Butte, Gunnison Trails grooms nearly 20 miles of singletrack at Hartman Rocks Recreation Area.

Like others, he recommends borrowing or renting a fat bike before purchasing, as prices can range $1,500-$2,000, per Boje. “Try it first, make sure it works for you,” he recommended. “One ...

Kentwood on March 4 will host its first-ever winter, fat tire bike relay race. The Frozen Frenzy Fat Tire Bike Relay will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Covenant Park, 3724 Shaffer Ave. SE ...

Why Winter Tires Are Essential for Electric Bikes Winter brings challenges like snow, ice, and slippery roads, which make standard bike tires ineffective. Traction tires for e-bikes ensure grip ...

Most fat tire riders take their bikes, equipped with 4-inch wide tires, to groomed or hard-packed snowy trails during the winter months. In Durango, a small minority also use them to commute or to ...

Whatever you want a fat tire bike to do, the Farley 9.6 can handle it; from challenging mountain trails and winter riding, to fat bike racing and loose surfaces.

Chelsea Strate, a professional winter fat bike racer who lives in Minneapolis, said she uses a three-tier system of layering — a wicking base layer, an insulating middle layer and an outer shield.